Chapter 1
Where is Ponyboy at the start of the novel?
Walking home from the movie house.
How do the boys get into the drive-in movie?
They sneak in through the fence.
What was the name of Sodapop's horse?
Mickey Mouse
Who said it?
"You don't cry in front of Darry."
Ponyboy Curtis
How old is Ponyboy?
14
Name the greaser:
In our neighborhood it’s rare to find a kid who doesn’t drink once in a while. But ________ never touches a drop—he doesn’t need to. He gets drunk on just plain living. And he understands everybody.
Sodapop
What does Ponyboy say he would never do in a fight?
Use a weapon.
Who said it?
“You don’t ever think...not at home or anywhere when it counts. You must think at school, with all those good grades you bring home, and you’ve always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense?"
Darry Curtis
Name the greaser:
"His hair was almost white it was so blond, and he didn’t like haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his forehead in wisps and kicked out in the back in tufts and curled behind his ears and along the nape of his neck. His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world."
Dally/Dallas Winston
What does Cherry hate?
Fights
Who said it?
"We have troubles you’ve never even heard of. You want to know something?...Things are rough all over.”
Cherry Valance
Which character has been to jail?
Dally/Dallas Winston
Which character dropped out of school?
Sodapop
Who said it?
“Leave her alone, Dally.”
Johnny
Which character is "movie star" handsome?
What is Sodapop Curtis.
Why does Darry hit Ponyboy at the end of the chapter?
What is Ponyboy fell asleep in the lot, came home late, then yelled at Darry for yelling at Sodapop.
Who said it?
"Come on, Johnny, we’re running away."
Ponyboy Curtis
Which character is like "a puppy that's been kicked too many times?"
Johnny Cade.