Fast Facts
Who is the main character/narrator of The Outsiders?
Ponyboy
Who are Ponyboy's two brothers?
Sodapop and Darry
Where do Johnny and Ponyboy hide when they are on the run?
An abandoned church
Which soc does not attend the rumble?
Randy
intense physical pain or emotional suffering
agony
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
S.E. Hinton
Who is Ponyboy's favorite brother? (at the beginning of the book)
Sodapop
What is the name of the soc that Johnny kills?
Bob
Who wins the rumble?
The greasers
changing your behaviors to match the people around you
conformity
How old was S.E. Hinton when he wrote the book?
16
What is the difference between a soc and a greaser?
Socs: live on the West side of town, are rich, people think they are good and nice
Greasers: live on the East side of town, are poor, wear grease in their hair, viewed as "hoods"
What does Dally give Johnny and Ponyboy when they are on the run? (There are 3 things)
He gives them money, his jacket, and a gun.
What are Johnny's last words to the boys?
Stay gold, Ponyboy.
to distract or turn away from
divert
In what decade was The Outsiders first published? (1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s)
1960s (1967)
Why is it taboo for Johnny and Ponyboy to talk to Cherry and Marcia?
The boys are greasers and the girls are socs.
What to the boys do when the church catches on fire?
They run inside to try to save the kids.
Which vocab word describes why Two-Bit fights?
conformity
not hopeful or encouraging; depressing
bleak
What is one theme that is present in The Outsiders?
Social classes, violence, conformity, money, love loyalty, education
Why does Ponyboy run away from home?
Darry hits him.
There is a poem in chapter 5. What lesson does it aim to teach?
Appreciate what you have when you have it. Good things don't last forever.
What does Ponyboy realize right as the rumble is about to start?
He doesn't hate the socs anymore.
to speak in an unsteady or hesitant voice
falter