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100

Where do the boys hide out?

An abandoned church.

100

What are the 3 things that Dally gives to Johnny and Ponyboy

50 dollars, a gun, and his jacket

100

Dally asks Johnny for a "cancer stick." What is this?

A cigarette

100

Who comes up to visit Johnny and Ponyboy at the church?

Dally

100

Why doesn't Ponyboy want to let Johnny cut his hair?

His hair is a big part of his identity as a Greaser.

200

What does Dally tell Johnny about his own father?

They don't care about him at all.

200

What is Ponyboy's vice? He goes through at least a pack of these a day.

Cigarettes 

200

When the boys say "tuff" what do they mean?

Cool

200

Who comes to visit Ponyboy in the hospital?

Sodapop and Darry
200

Why isn't Ponyboy afraid of the fire?

He thinks that he or Johnny started it.

300

What do the boys do to change their appearance?

Both cut their hair, and they dye Ponyboy's hair blonde.

300

What kind of sandwiches do Johnny and Ponyboy eat while they're at the church?

Baloney

300

What is a "rumble"?

A big, all out fight between gangs

300

What does Johnny tell Dally he wants to do?

Turn himself in.

300

Why does Cherri never want to see Dally again?

She's afraid she'll fall in love with him.

400

Where does Dally take the boys to get food?

Dairy Queen

400

What book does Ponyboy read to Johnny while they're at the church?

Gone with the Wind

400
Madras is a type of what?

Clothing material

400

Why doesn't Ponyboy get badly burned from the fire?

He was wearing Dally's Jacket.

400

Why has Dally been so hard on Ponyboy?

He's afraid to lose him.

500

How does Ponyboy get into the burning church?

He throws a rock to break a window, and climbs through.

500

Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy quotes to Johnny?

Robert Frost

500

What is the "cooler"?

Jail

500

What does the paper say about Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally?

They're Juvenile Delinquents turned heroes.

500

What reason did Cherri give for not wanting to talk to Ponyboy at school?

She is afraid of what her parents would say.

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