Name the three Curtis brothers from oldest to youngest.
Darry (Darrel), Sodapop, and Ponyboy
What is the name of Sodapop's horse?
a) Minnie Mouse
b) Mickey Mouse
c) Mighty Mouse
b) Mickey Mouse
Why are the three brothers living on their own?
Their parents were killed in a car accident.
Explain Dally's behavior at the drive-in when the boys first meet Cherry and Marcia.
He puts his feet up on Cherry's chair and makes rude and inappropriate comments to the girls.
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
S.E. Hinton
What is the name of the group considered to be the "west-side rich kids"?
Socs/Socials
What do Ponyboy and Johnny do to disguise themselves?
They bleach and cut their hair.
Why didn't Darry go to college?
a) He didn't want to
b) He didn't get in anywhere
c) they couldn't affod it.
c) they couldn't afford it
Explain what was happening to Ponyboy that made Johnny feel like he had to fight back?
He was being drowned in the fountain.
How is Dallas Winston best characterized?
a) tough and mean-looking
b) funny and creative
c) loyal and kind
a) tough and mean-looking
Ponyboy, Soda, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Johnny, and Darry are all ___________.
a) Socs
b) greasers
c) cowboys
b) greasers
What does Cherry admit to Ponyboy about Dallas?
a) She already knew him.
b) She could fall in love with him.
c) She thinks he belongs in prison.
b) She could fall in love with him.
Why did Randy and Bob attack Johnny and Ponyboy?
They had picked up their girlfriends at the movies.
Explain why Johnny seems to be more afraid of the Socs than the other Greasers?
He was jumped by a bunch of them and was very badly injured.
The Socs jumped Johnny and left him in a vacant lot. What type of conflict is this?
a) internal- person vs. self
b) external- person vs. nature
c) external- person vs. person
c) external- person vs. person
Who is spying on the Socs for the greasers?
Cherry Valance
When Ponyboy and Cherry are talking about the difference between Greasers and Socs, Cherry says that greasers are too______?
a) emotional
b) intelligent
c) dishonest
a) emotional
Why do Johnny and Ponyboy travel to Windrixville?
a) to hide
b) for a vacation
c) to find jobs
a) to hide
Explain what is significant about sunsets in the story?
Ponyboy realizes that the greasers and Socs aren't that different because they both watch the same sunsets. It makes them all more human and relatable.
Who is the narrating the story?
Ponyboy
Who does Johnny kill?
Bob
What does Dallas give Ponyboy and Johnny to help them escape?
a) money, a gun, a warm coat
b) a gun, food, disguises
c) a map, a knife, money
a) money, a gun, a warm coat
Why did Darry slap Ponyboy?
a) Ponyboy failed Math.
b) Pony came home past curfew.
c) Ponyboy was caught stealing.
b) Pony came home past curfew.
Explain what life is like at home for Johnny?
Terrible. His father beats him and his mother ignores him.
How would you best describe the setting of the story?
a) In a major city in the past
b) Midwestern location in the 1960s
c) a couple of decades into the future
b) Midwestern location in the 1960s.