Characters
This character, considered the tag-along brother of the gang, narrates the story
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
This is where Dally tells the gang to meet him and where he is fatally shot on his run from the police.
What is the lot?
This is the source of Johnny's wounds and the reason he went "from delinquent to hero" in the press
What is the church fire?
This book represents Ponyboy and his love and appreciation for literature
What is the Gone With the Wind?
This is the reason Johnny is so shy and nervous all the time
What is abuse at home?
This character provides slapstick relief among the Greasers with his constant wisecracking
Who is Two-Bit Mathews?
This area is where Ponyboy and Johnny were jumped by the Socs
What is the park?
This event is when Johnny has the chance to tell Ponyboy to "stay gold"
What is Ponyboy's visit with Johnny at the hospital?
These two words that start with "m" represent the Socs and wealth
What are madras and mustangs?
Darry loves this sport, as he was once the quarterback at his school
What is football?
This character is the real face of the gang, a tough guy hardened from growing up in New York City.
Who is Dally Winston?
This city in Oklahoma is where the story takes place
What is Tulsa?
This is the giant brawl between the Greasers and the Socs
What is the rumble?
This natural phenomenon is appreciated by both Ponyboy and Cherry form different sides of the neighborhood
What is a sunset?
This item is Two-Bit's most prized possession
What is the black switchblade?
This character is Sodapop's best friend and doesn't like Ponyboy
Who is Steve Randall?
This residence is where Ponyboy and Johnny find Dally after they're jumped by the Socs
What is Buck's place?
This is how Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally meet the Socs Cherry and Marcia
What is going to the movies?
These, referred to in the story as a weed or cancer stick, represent the Greasers and "tuff"ness
What are cigarettes?
This delicious snack is beloved to Sodapop in the mornings
What is chocolate cake?
This character serves as Cherry's best friend and Randy's girlfriend
Who is Marcia the Soc?
This restaurant is where Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally stop for food before they encounter the fire at the church
What is Dairy Queen?
When Dally can't cope with Johnny's death, he runs off and does this
What is robbing the grocery store?
This poem by Robert Frost is a discussion point for Johnny and Ponyboy throughout the story
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
This animal was once the center of Sodapop's life
What is Mickey the horse?