Characters
Who is the narrator in The Outsiders?
Ponyboy
"It took me a long time to get that hair just the way I wanted it. And besides, this just ain't us. It's like being in a Halloween costume we can't get out of."
Simile
In Chapter 1, what traumatic event happens to Ponyboy?
He is jumped by a group of Socs walking home from the movies.
"They ran when I stabbed him. They all ran..."
Johnny Cade
Who does Cherry say she could fall in love with?
Dallas Winston (Dally)
Who helps Ponyboy and Johnny hide?
Dallas Winston
"Life was one big joke to Two-Bit."
Metaphor
Who do Ponyboy, Dally, and Johnny meet at the drive-in (2 people)?
Cherry and Marcia
"Nothing gold can stay."
Ponyboy Curtis
How old was the author when she began writing The Outsiders?
Started writing it at 15 years old
Who in the group gets abused by his dad and tends to be scared of Socs?
Johnny
"...suddenly a strong hand came down on Johnny's shoulder and another on mine. I almost jumped out of my skin."
Hyperbole
"Things are rough all over."
Cherry Valance
Who has red hair and acts as a spy for the group later in the novel?
Cherry Valance
"They looked like they were all cut from the same piece of cloth."
Idiom
What causes the Socs to attack the boys at the park?
They had picked up their girlfriends, Cherry and Marcia, which made the Socs mad.
"I didn't mean to! I didn't think! I forgot! That's all I ever hear out of you! Can't you think of anything?"
Darry Curtis
What saved Ponyboy from serious burns in the fire?
Dally's jacket that he was wearing.
Jerry Wood
“She left me standing there with my mouth dropped open, and the blue Mustang vroomed off.”
Onomatopoeia
What happens to Johnny in Chapter 6?
After saving the children from the burning church, he is hit with a burning piece of timber. He was burned and unconscious.
"That's why we're separated. It's not money, it's feeling -- you don't feel anything, and we feel too violently."
Ponyboy Curtis
What is the name of the drive-in movie theater that the boys meet Cherry and Marcia at?
The Dingo