characters
figurative language
SE Hinton
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
100
The narrator of the novel.
Who is Ponyboy?
100
We all heard a low moan is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
What city and state she wrote the story in, and used as the setting for the book.
Where is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
100
What two things did Ponyboy, the narrator, have on his mind when he came out of the movie house?
What is a ride home and Paul Newman.
100

Even though Ponyboy's point of view on Johnny is that he is scared of his own shadow, what does Johnny do that indirectly characterizes him as doing what is right no matter what.

What is standing up to Dally when Dally was harassing Cherry and Marcia?

200

Thought of as the gangs "pet".

Who is Johnny?

200

Two-Bits dancing grey eyes were stormy are this type of figurative language, and it shows this type of mood.

What is personification and metaphor. Shows the seriousness of the situation.

200

What year did she write the book?

What is 1965?

200

Who is the Protagonist?

Who is Ponyboy.

200

Why do the boys jump the fence at the Drive-thru

What is to avoid paying for the movie?

300

The character who first introduced Ponyboy to the idea that not all "socs" act the same way.

Who is Cherry?

300

When Ponyboy finished telling the story of Johnny, he looked at Cherry and her face was white as a sheet. This is what type of figurative language and shows what mood ?

What is simile. 

300

How old was she when she wrote the book?

What is 17?

300

Why Ponyboy doesn't think his brother Darry loves him.

What is he is always yelling, at him, he expects more from him than Soda, he says "he never uses his head", and he is rough with him without meaning to be.

300

What gang did Marica and Cherry belong to?

What is the Socs?

400

Scares Ponyboy and Johnny at the drive in, pretending to be a "soc".

Who is Two-Bit?

400

The last thing Cherry says to Pony about socs not all being like the ones who jumped Johnny, before they go back and sit down.

What is " things are rough all over"

400
How she ends the letter she wrote to "the reader".
What is stay gold?
400

Who Ponyboy considers to be the dangerous one of the gang, lacking emotions, and has pent up anger with no where to direct it.

Who is Dally?

400

The detail that Johnny remembers about the soc that beat him up, ( and what cut his face up).

What is he had rings on his hand

500

Gets a coke thrown in his face for speaking rudely to Cherry and Marcia at the drive- in?

Who is Dally?

500

Why Ponyboy and Johnny liked sitting with Cherry and Marcia, as opposed to "greasy" girls.

What is they didn't have to listen to them swear or beat them off with a club.

500

What did she write the book based on?

What is her high school?

500

Why Darry works so hard to keep Soda and Ponyboy out of trouble.

What is their parents died and he is scared of them being taken and put in a boys home.

500

Why were the girls at the Drive-thru?

What is because they're boyfriends had alcohol in their car

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