Characters
Events
Vocabulary Words
Questions about the Story
Lessons in the book
100
Who is the main character of The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis
100
What did Johnny do that made him and Ponyboy run away?
Johnny killed Bob.
100
Land that someone owns or claims (especially gangs)
Turf
100
Where does Soda work?
Gas station
100
What is The Outsiders trying to teach you about friendship?
Loyalty and being a good friend are important
200
Who likes to make jokes and is 18 years old?
Two-Bit Matthews
200
What did Darry do to Ponyboy that made Ponyboy run away from home?
Darry hit Ponyboy.
200
Happily or cheerfully
merrily
200
Who is good with cars?
Steve
200
What is a lesson you can learn about Darry and Ponyboy?
Darry only yells at Ponyboy because he loves him and he wants him to be safe and happy.
300
Which character dropped out of school?
Sodapop or Dallas
300
What do Cherry and Ponyboy find out when they start talking at the movies?
They have a lot in common/they both like sunsets.
300
How you do something that you really don't want to do (like wake up for school)
reluctantly
300
What is a heater?
It's a gun.
300
What kind of a person is Soda and what can we learn from him?
Soda is a caring person who loves his friends and family. We should try to love people the way Soda loves people. He also understands everything, and we should try to understand the way he does.
400
Which character is 20 years old and works on houses?
Darry
400
Why did Dallas walk away from Cherry and Marsha when they were at the movies?
Johnny told him to leave them alone.
400
Brave or heroic
Gallant
400
What kind of person was Bob? Give me three details.
Soc, handsome, popular, a leader, friendly, the best friend you could have
400
Dallas hated a lot of things, but he loved Johnny. Why do you think Dallas loved Johnny so much?
Dallas felt bad for him and Johnny reminded him of himself. Everyone loved Johnny, and Dallas felt like he had to protect him.
500
Who said this: "Stay gold, Ponyboy."
Johnny
500
How did Dallas die and why did he die?
Dallas robbed a grocery store and pulled out his gun on the police. The police shot him. He robbed the store because he was sad that Johnny died and he didn't want to live anymore.
500
The way you see someone that you want to be like; to look up to; respectfully
admiringly
500
What is Cherry's friend's name and who is her boyfriend?
Marsha, and her boyfriend is Randy
500
What is the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" about?
It's about staying young and innocent and not doing bad things.
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