Characters
the narrator of the story
Ponyboy
reason the girls left their boyfriends while at the movies
the boys were drinking
why Ponyboy was jumped at the beginning
the Socs saw him walking alone from the movies
what is a heater
gun
why the author goes by initials
no one would buy a book about a gang of boys if written by a teen girl
Johnny
always carries a switchblade because of this reason
Johnny was beat up badly by Socs
why Darry yells at Ponyboy
he wants him to stay out of trouble and keep good grades
a cancer stick
cigarette
age the author wrote the book
15
trying to keep their family together by working two jobs
Darry
they were seen with their girls
the reason Soda dropped out of school
to help Darry with the bills
the fuzz
the police
favorite musician of the greasers
Elvis
Johnny feels that this character is gallant
Dally
he had to cut and color his hair, which is what he was most proud of
the main conflict in the novel
Soc vs Grease
if something is hot
stolen
favorite band of the Socs
the Beatles
really good at shoplifting and attending school
Two-Bit
Ponyboy feels this character is gallant like the southern gentlement in his book
Soda
the church was on fire
Johnny and Ponyboy ran in to rescue the kids
someone has drank too much
pickled
the mountain that the church was on
Jay Mountain