Hospital Heartbreak
Johnny refuses to let this person into his hospital room, causing her to get angry and causing Johnny to pass out.
Who is his mother.
The member of the Greaser gang who is fiercely reluctant to let Ponyboy participate in the rumble because he looks pale and sick.
Who is Darry
The exact last words Johnny says to Ponyboy before passing away at the end of Chapter 9
What is "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold"
"We gotta win this rumble. We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny."
Who is Dally
In Chapter 10, Ponyboy describes his world after the trauma as "vague and hazy". Define the word vague.
What is unclear, uncertain, or lacking definite shape/form
The two specific items Johnny requests while he is confined to his critical care bed.
What are hair grease and a copy of Gone with the Wind?
Unlike the rest of the gang who fight for pride, hatred, or fun, Ponyboy believes this is the only good reason to ever fight.
What is self-defense
Dally's immediate reaction after Johnny dies, which involves running blindly out of the hospital room.
What is breaking down, slamming his hand against the wall, and running away
"I standard-groaned. You'd think I was getting text-booked or something... I'm a greaser. I'm a JD and a hood."
Who is Ponyboy
Identify the literary device used here: "The silence was heavier than the rumble itself."
What is a metaphor (or hyperbole)
The unexpected item Dally asks Two-Bit to hand him from his pocket
What is Two-Bit's black-handled switchblade?
The rule exceptions agreed upon for this specific rumble, distinguishing it from past weapon-filled fights.
What are skin only (fists) and first to run away loses
The crime Dally commits that forces him to call the gang from a neighborhood phone booth for help.
What is robbing a grocery store
"Useless... fighting’s no good..."
Who is Johnny? (Spoken right before he passes away)
Identify the literary device: "The streetlights danced on the hood of the speeding car."
What is personification
The reason why the doctor ultimately allows Ponyboy and Two-Bit to visit Johnny despite his critical condition.
What is because Johnny is dying and asking for them?
Darry faces off against this former high school football teammate to start the rumble.
Who is Paul Holden
The tragic reason Dally deliberately raises an unloaded gun toward the police officers.
What is because he wanted to die / couldn't live without Johnny
"You're a good kid, Ponyboy... I shouldn't have gotten you into this."
Who is Dally
The line "Nature’s first green is gold" from the poem Johnny and Ponyboy read uses this literary device to equate early spring growth to precious metal
What is a metaphor and/or alliteration
Cherry Valance refuses to visit Johnny in the hospital for this specific, heartbreaking reason.
What is because Johnny killed Bob, who had a sweet side she cared about?
The distraction that allows the Socs to get the first punch on Darry right as the rumble begins.
What is Dally arriving late and shouting, "Look out!"
The injury Ponyboy sustains during the rumble that causes him to suffer a severe concussion and pass out for days.
What is getting kicked in the head
"Ponyboy... you're not looking so good. You're tense, and you've lost weight."
Who is Darry
Ponyboy's state of mind in Chapter 10 where he tries to trick himself into believing Johnny isn't actually dead is an example of this psychological coping mechanism/literary theme.
What is denial