Characters
Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help in Chapter 4?
Dally
"I stood there like a bump on a log"
Simile
"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house,....."
1st person
exposition
Who is Johnny's hero?
Dally
Is Ponyboy the narrator of the book?
YES
What characters are the rich kids who live on the West side of town and drive nice cars?
Socials
1st Person
Point of View
"You don't ever think Ponyboy..not at home or anywhere when it counts"
Darry is very strict with Ponyboy.
Who does Johnny go to the movies with?
Pony and Two Bit
Is Ponyboy "book" smart or "street" smart?
BOOK
What character hit Ponyboy and caused him to run away?
Darry
jumpy, nervous, 16 years old
character trait
Cherry is not afraid to speak her mind. She stood up for herself when Dally was mean to her.
Why is Johnny always so nervous and scared?
family life, got beat up by Socials
When Ponyboy is talking to Cherry, what does he say separates the Greasers and the Socials?
MONEY
Who did Johnny kill?
Bob
Leather jackets, jeans, t-shirts, greasy hair?
character traits/characterization
"I couldn't use this bottle. I could never cut anyone"
Ponyboy tells Cherry this because he is a respectful person not a hood like the other greasers.
How did Johnny get the scar on his face?
Bob beat him up and wore 3 rings.
Name a character trait Ponyboy demonstrates when he wouldn't use the broken bottle?
Respectable
What character drives the blue Mustang?
Randy
Ponyboy got jumped by the Socials at the beginning of the novel.
Conflict
"Here" --he handed us a gun and a roll of bills"--the guns loaded"
This shows Ponyboy and Johnny that Dally could do anything.
Why is Johnny so jumpy when he sees the blue Mustang in Chapter 4?
He knows it's the Socials who beat him up before.
When Darry slaps Ponyboy in Ch. 3, how does this move the plot of the novel along?
It leads to Ponyboy heading to the park with Johnny, where they meet the Socials.