Themes
What does the book suggest about appearances vs. reality?
What is that appearances don't always equal reality
"Oh, Pony, I thought we'd lost you...like we did Mom and Dad..."
Who is Darry Curtis
The place where Johnny kills Bob
What is the fountain in the park
This happened right after Darry slapped Ponyboy for getting home late
What is Ponyboy ran away from home
"Affected by something overwhelming"
What does the book suggest about actions and consequences?
What is that all actions have consequences, and often unintended ones
Who wrote it: "Nature's first green is gold..."
Who is Robert Frost
This is where the Rumble takes place
What is the vacant lot
This is what causes Johnny to kill Bob
What is the Socs are drowning Ponyboy
The definition of "Faltered"
To hesitate or waver
What does the book suggest about staying gold?
"You know what a Greaser is? White trash with long hair."
Who is Bob Sheldon
According to the author, this is the setting of The Outsiders
What is a Tulsa, OK
What does Dally do first after he robs the grocery store?
What is Dally calls the Curtis house
The definition of contempt
"To look down on someone with disgust"
What does the book suggest about loss and grief?
What is that you can't stop living just because you lose someone.
"Sixteen years ain't long enough. I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet and so many things I ain't seen."
Who is Johnny Cade
This is the town that Ponyboy and Johnny run away to
What is Windrixville
What is Ponyboy's last action in the book?
What is he writes the first line of the book
"To adapt oneself to a standard or fit in"
Conformity
What does the book suggest about the effects of environment on behavior?
What is that the environment influences but does not determine your behavior.
"Hello Darrel. I'll take you."
Who is Paul Holden
What setting from the first page of the book is missing in the movie?
What is the movie theater (and Ponyboy getting jumped).
The Greasers, Tim Shepard's gang, and The _________ fight the Socs in the rumble.
Brumly Boys
Disturbed or confused state of mind