East Side Story
West Side, "best" side
Objects and Places
Major Events
Strange Vocabulary
100
This is the name of a social group made up of low economic teenagers. 
Greasers
100
This is the name of a social group made up of high economic teenagers.
Socials, "socs"
100
This town in Oklahoma is where the abandoned church was located. 
Windrixville
100
This is another word for "turning" a car.
Veering
100
This is what the two gangs call a gun. 
Heater
200

This is what the Greasers put in their hair to give them their name.

Pomade
200
The Socs wear their hair similarly to this 60s pop-rock band. 
The Beatles
200

This drive in movie theater is where Ponyboy first talked with Cherry and Marcia



Nightly Double
200
This happened between the Soc's and the Greasers and is another word for fight.
Rumble
200
This term means to beat up someone.
Rolled
300

Greasers are considered this in society because they oppose and resist authority.

Rebels
300

The Soc's wear shirts with this type of fabric.

Madras
300

This place is a rough hangout where The Greasers go.

The Dingo
300

This is another way of saying someone is "not guilty."

Acquitted
300
The characters use this pirate lingo meaning understand/comprehend.
Savvy
400

Greasers are young, rough and coarse so they are considered to be this.

Hoodlums
400
Cherry helps the Greasers while working for the Socs and is considered this. 
A spy
400
This part of Windrixville is where the church was located.
Jay Mountain
400
In the hospital, Two-Bit gives this to Dally. 
His black-handled switch blade. 
400
This word is used to describe someone who is an addict.
Fiend
500

Greasers may use this word as slang for "cool."

Tuff
500
The Socs primarily drove this type of car. 
Mustang
500

This place is featured in the novel as a "special school" for young people who have broken the law.

Reformatory
500
This inspires Ponyboy to write his theme paper for English.
A letter from Johnny.
500
This word is used when talking about a jail.
Cooler
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