"You're not going to drop out...And anytime you don't like the way I'm running things you can get out."
Darry
100
This is what the story is about. It can usually be expressed by one or two words.
Subject
100
This is the protagonist of the novel.
Ponyboy Curtis
100
Dally dies as a result of...
Dally dies as a result of a police shooting after robbing a store.
100
A symbol of greaser defiance is their...
Hair!
200
"He kept trying to make someone say 'No' and they never did. They never did. That was what he wanted."
Randy
200
This is what happens in the story. This is a series of events (often displayed in a diagram) that eventually helps to reveal what the story is about, or truths about life.
Plot
200
This character is quiet, nervous, and gentle. He provides a contrast to Dally.
Johnny Cade
200
Johnny begins carrying a knife for this reason.
Johnny begins carrying a knife because he had been jumped by a group of Socs and wanted to defend himself.
200
Ponyboy and Johnny become heroes for...
Ponyboy and Johnny become heroes for rescuing children from a burning church.
300
"Bob was something special. He wasn't just any boy. He had something that made people follow him, something that marked him different, maybe a little better than the crowd."
Cherry
300
This is a truth about life. It must be stated in at least one complete sentence.
Theme
300
This character has rode in rodeos, been arrested, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, and jumped small kids.
Dallas Winston
300
Randy says, "I'm sick of it because it doesn't do any good." What is he referring to?
Randy is referring to fighting greasers.
300
Daily Double!!!
Name one trouble that a greaser faces, then one trouble that a Soc faces.
Answers may vary.
Socs have too much freedom and no boundaries, or rules. Greasers don't have as much money or opportunity.
400
"Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand then and wouldn't be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore. It was important to me."
Ponyboy
400
This is a type of theme that happens over and over throughout all types of literature.
Recurring Theme
400
This person starts Ponyboy thinking that Socs are real people with problems.
Cherry Valance
400
Sodapop tells his brothers that their future depends on this.
Sodapop tells his brothers that their future depends on sticking together.
400
Explain why Pony believes that Darry hates him.
Pony thinks that Darry hates him because Darry nags him all the time about his choices. He is very controlling and critical when it comes to Ponyboy because he wants to make something out of him.
500
"We're all we've got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don't have each other, we don't have anything."
Sodapop
500
These are a type of theme that all people can identify with. They apply to anyone, regardless of cultural differences or geographic location.
Universal Themes
500
This person "gets drunk on just plain living. And he understands everybody."
Sodapop Curtis
500
In his letter, Johnny wants Dallas to know this.
Johnny wants Dallas to know that there is still a lot of good in the world.
500
At the church, Ponyboy reads to Johnny from this novel.