Ch 7-8
What problem does Soda, Darry, and Ponyboy face?
The boys may be put in a boys' home
What happens to Johnny towards the end of Chapter 9?
He dies
After the rumble, where did Dally take Ponyboy?
To the hospital to see Johnny
Randy argues with Ponyboy over…
Who killed Bob
Along with the book, What did Johnny give Ponyboy?
A letter
What book does Johnny ask Ponyboy for?
Gone With The Wind
Cherry tells Ponyboy she can’t go see Johnny because…
he killed Bob
What advice did Dally tell Ponyboy?
To wise up
From a phone booth, Dally tells Darry that…
He robbed a grocery store
What is the result of Ponyboy's court hearing?
Ponyboy is acquitted (found not guilty).
The judge dismisses the charges against him and determines that Ponyboy acted in self-defense.
Randy tells Ponyboy that he will not be at the rumble because…
Fighting does not solve anything
Why does Dally want to leave the hospital so quickly?
He wants to go to the rumble
What did Johnny say after Dally told him that they beat the Socs?
Fighting was useless
What happened to Dally?
He was shot by the police
What does two-bit mean when he says "Ponyboy, listen, don't get tough. You're not like the rest of us and don't try to be..."
- He is not violent or naturally tough like the other Greasers.
- He doesn't need to change who he is to fit in with the Greasers.
According to Randy, how did Bob's parents treat him?
Randy says they "spoiled him rotten" and never told him "no" or set limits for him.
Why does Ponyboy say that Johnny is like a southern gentleman?
He risked his life to save the children
What physical condition is Ponyboy in after the rumble?
Ponyboy has a concussion, exhaustion, and shock. He was delirious and unconscious for three days.
What did Ponyboy think about when it came to Bob?
What was he like?
The doctor had a long talk with the judge before the judge asked Ponyboy easy questions and acquit him. What can you infer about what the doctor told the judge that changed the judge's view of Ponyboy?
The doctor probably told the judge about Ponyboy saving the children from the fire and the pain and trauma he had experienced.
Why did Johnny not want to see his mother when he was in the hospital?
After years of neglect and abuse, he wants nothing to do with the parents who never truly cared about him when he was alive and needed them.
When Johnny tells Ponyboy “Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold," what does he mean?
Why does Ponyboy insist that he killed Bob, not Johnny?
He's in denial and can't accept that Johnny is dead; he's taking on the guilt himself.
Dally robbed a grocery store and point an unloaded gun at the police. Why did Dally intentional do something that would get him shot by the police?
Johnny was the only person he loved and he couldn't handle his death.
He would rather die than live without Johnny.
His life no longer had meaning because his entire identity was wrapped up in being tough and protecting Johnny
Explain the dramatic irony in Johnny's letter to Ponyboy.
The reader knows: Dally is already dead by the time Ponyboy reads the letter
Dally never knew: Johnny's final message was an attempt to save him—to remind him that the world wasn't entirely hateful and that there was still goodness worth living for