Characters
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Vocabulary
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The Soc Johnny kills

Bob

100

Why did the Socs come back to the park looking for Johnny and Ponyboy?

Johnny and Ponyboy hung out with their girls

100

Why is Ponyboy upset about cutting his hair?

It is his pride and trademark as a Greaser

100

Why are Johnny and Ponyboy considered heros?

They saved the children from the burning church

100

bent over and forward with knees bent so as to be close to something

crouched

200

Who does Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help?

Dally

200

What inference can the audience make about Bob's rings?

He is the same Soc who beat up Johnny. Johnny recognizes the rings. The rings are a symbol of the Socs wealth.

200
According to Ponyboy, why is Dally one of Johnny's heros?

He is real

200

What happened to Johnny as a result of the church fire?

He was burnt and knocked unconscious from the beam that fell on him.

200

uncontrolled laughter, crying, or extreme emotion

hysterics

300

Who does Ponyboy receive a letter from?

Sodapop

300

Why does Ponyboy spit at the Socs?

Because he can't think of anything else to say

300

How many days do Johnny and Ponyboy stay hidden? (3 days, 5 days, 1 week, or 2 weeks)

5 days

300

To what animal does Ponyboy frequently compare Johnny to? (a rabid dog, a lost puppy, a mindless sheep, or a clever fox)

A lost puppy

300

shaking or trembling in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion

quavering

400
Who is the spy giving information to the Greasers?

Cherry

400

After Ponyboy nearly downs, what is the first thing Johnny says to him?

"I killed him."

400

How did Dally mislead the police?

He told the police that Ponyboy and Johnny fled to Texas.
400

What realization does Ponyboy make about Darry at the end of the chapter?

Darry cares/loves him and wants him to make something of himself

400

showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

sullenly

500

Who rides in the ambulance with Ponyboy and who believes the kids were sent from Heaven? (Two names)

Jerry Wood and Mrs. O'Briant

500

What makes Ponyboy wish he was home?

Thinking about Soda's face when he would hear the news

500

When Dally says that his heater "sure does help a bluff...", what does he mean?

He means that people don't know that it isn't loaded or that he doesn't intend to use it, so they back off and are afraid of him.

500

Why did Ponyboy tell Jerry Wood the entire story?

Jerry didn't mind that the boys were hoods and he trusted him

500
feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong

indignant

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