Characters
This character had abusive and neglectful parents.
Who is Johnny?
Johnny uses this weapon to kill Bob Sheldon?
What is a switchblade?
"[Johnny] would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body..." (11). The literary element in this sentence is this.
What is foreshadowing?
"[Darry]'s hard as a rock and about as human" (13). The figurative language or sound device used in this sentence is this.
What is simile?
Cherry went to the hospital to see Johnny. This statement is true or this statement is false.
What is this statement is false?
What is coal?
This character used to live in New York City.
Who is Dally?
This is the setting where Johnny kills Bob.
What is the park?
"WHEN I STEPPED OUT into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home." This sentence appears in these TWO parts of the plot line.
What are the exposition and resolution?
"We went to the concession stand and, as usual, there was a line a mile long, so we had to wait" (10). The figurative language or sound device used in this sentence is this.
What is hyperbole?
Cherry Valence is a typical Soc, proud and unfeeling towards others. This statement is true or this statement is false.
What is this statement is false?
There are this many federal holidays recognized in the U.S.
What is 11?
This character is thoughtful, quiet, and concerned about his appearance.
Who is Ponyboy?
During his illness, Ponyboy develops an extreme hatred of this food, which he and Johnny ate in their hideout: _____.
What is baloney?
Hinton makes an allusion to this novel by Charles Dickens when Ponyboy compares himself and his friends to the protagonist Pip.
"And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly" (49). The figurative language or sound device used in this sentence is this.
What is personification?
Darry is named after the Curtis father. This statement is true or this statement is false.
The historical Liberty Bell is located in this state.
What is Pennsylvania?
This character is sympathetic to others and “can make you grin no matter what.”
Who is Sodapop?
At the end of the novel, Ponyboy threatens a group of Socs with this weapon.
What is a broken soda bottle?
This recurring symbol is used throughout the novel to connect the Socs and greasers.
What is the sunset?
"He and Soda worked at the same gas station--- Steve part time and Soda full time--- their station got more customers than any other in town. Whether that was because Steve was so good with cars or because Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies, I couldn't tell you" (3). The figurative language or sound device used in this paragraph is this.
What is simile?
Based on your knowledge of the novel, which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing?
A. “We were careful with our cigarettes If that old church ever caught fire, there’d be no stopping it.”
B "And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade...He would kill the next person who jumped him."
C. "'Darry,' I said, 'I'm sorry...'"
D. "I saw Johnny's cigarette glowing in the dark and wondered vaguely what it was like inside a burning ember..."
C "'Darry,' I said, 'I'm sorry...'"
This is the name of the famous fortress in San Francisco Bay that served as a prison.
What is Alcatraz?
This character starts the rumble. (Hint: He used to play football with Darry).
Who is Paul Holden?
Johnny and Ponyboy read this book while hiding in the church.
What is Gone with the Wind?
There is an allusion in the novel to the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by this American poet.
Who is Robert Frost?
"I really couldn't see what Socs would have to sweat about--- good grades, good cars, good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs--- Man, I thought, if I had worries like that I'd consider myself lucky. I know better now" (12). The figurative language or sound device used in this sentence is this.
What is alliteration?
This piece of textual evidence best supports the idea that Johnny wanted his parents to care about him.
A. “'I don’t guess my parents are too worried about me?'”
B. “'She’s probably come to tell me about all the trouble I’ve caused her.'”
C. “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him...”
D. “It’s worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine.”
A. “'I don’t guess my parents are too worried about me?'”
This is the highest-selling video game of all-time.
What is Minecraft?