Characters
Throughout the book, how does Ponyboy feel about Darry?
He felt like he could never be enough or do anything right by him.
What does the word 'Weed' stand for in the outsiders' book?
A cigarette.
What was it about Bob that made Cherry like him?
He stood out from other people and he was sweet when he wanted to be.
What is the definition of a Greaser?
Uneducated, tuff delinquents who are poor from the east side.
Why doesn't Cherry want to see Dally again?
Because she would fall in love with him.
Which quote shows why Johnny looked up to Dally?
A) "Dally took the sentence without denying it. That's gallant."
B)"You get tough like me and you don't get hurt"
A) "Dally took the sentence without denying it. That's gallant."
What is a heater in the outsiders' book?
Because they were two nice kids.
Why does Ponyboy say that Darry isn't like the rest of the Greasers?
Because he was smart and was on his way to college before their parents died.
Why was Johnny okay with dying in the letter he sent Ponyboy?
Because saving the lives of the kids was worth it.
Who is Johnny to the Greasers and why is he so important to the group?
He's the "pet" of the group and the member most loved by everyone because he listened and was there for everyone.
What does the word 'Rumble' mean in the outsiders' book?
A fight.
Why is Randy nice to Ponyboy after the church fire?
Because he is tired of the fighting and realizes that they are both just people.
Why does Ponyboy say that Greasers aren't like 'hoods' before the rumble starts?
Because they aren't criminals, just poor and uneducated.
Why is Sodapop upset when Darry and Ponyboy are fighting?
Because of Sandy and he is tired of being in the middle of their fights.
Why did Dally choose to die the way he did?
Dally goes out the way he wanted, a criminal, proud of his crimes. It was the life he was born into and the way he wanted to go out.
What does the word 'Hood' mean in the outsiders'?
What defines a Soc?
They live on the west side of town. They are smart and have money.
Sodapop says that turning out like Dally would be worse than death, why?
Not loving or caring about anything good is worse than dying.
Why did Ponyboy's teacher ask him to write a theme? Why was that important to Ponyboy?
Because he knew that Ponyboy had been through a lot and he was failing. Ponyboy knew his teacher cared about him.
Why doesn't Two-Bit want Ponyboy to be like the rest of the Greasers?
Ponyboy has a chance to be something more and he doesn't want him to turn out like the rest of them.
What does the phrase 'Hacked off' mean in the book the outsiders'?
Angry.
How does Ponyboy view Socs by the end of the novel?
He sees them as human beings with problems just like everyone else.
What did Johnny mean when he told Ponyboy to stay golden?
Not to change.
Why did S.E. Hinton end the book with the same sentence as chapter 1?
Because it shows us that we already read Ponyboy's theme and shows that Ponyboy wrote about his friends who are worth remembering.