The Outsiders #1
What does Johnny think Dally has never really seen?
A sunset
From what point of view is the story told?
First person = Ponyboy
Name two character traits that best describe Ponyboy.
Loyal, Smart, Sensitive, Brave, Perceptive
(Ms Bowerman decides!)
Who is the youngest member of the greasers?
Ponyboy
Where does Sodapop work?
At the local DX gas station
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
S.E Hinton
What is the name of the mountain where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out in Windrixville?
Jay Mountain
What does Dally give Ponyboy when he arrives at Buck Merril's house soaking wet?
Dally gives Pony a shirt and jacket.
What causes Johnny the most pain in life?
Feeling unwanted and unloved by parents
What sport / activity do Cherry and Marcia do at the rodeo?
What is the book that Pony and Johnny read while hiding out?
Gone With the Wind
In what decade does The Outsiders take place?
The 1960s
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
They died in a car crash.
What are the last words Johnny says to Ponyboy before he dies?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. . . "
Name one of the 1960s cars in the book.
Sting Ray, Corvair, Mustang
What is the name of the town Johnny and Ponyboy get on the train to?
Windrixville
What do these slang words mean (you need to get all three right!): heater, cooler, weed
gun, jail, cigarettes
This Greaser thinks of Ponyboy as a "tagalong"
Steve Randle
What is the reason Darry never went to college?
He got a job to support Soda and Ponyboy.
What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs that he has a hard time believing?
"Things are rough all over."
Why didn't the man with the school children (Jerry Wood) help Pony and Johnny save the kids from the burning church?
He was "too fat" to get through the opening, according to Johnny.
Ponyboy was worried about _________ when he woke up from his concussion. (He was delirious)
Whether he was asking for Darry as much as Sodapop when he was sick.
What causes the Socs to attack the boys at the park?
Pony and Johnny were with Cherry and Marcia and their boyfriends (Bob and Randy) were jealous
What sport does Dally do?
Horseracing (or being a jockey)
What is the underlying source of conflict between the Socs and the Greasers?
Social Class differences. The Socs are popular and have more money (Blue Mustang, Madras Shirts).
What do Cherry and Ponyboy think is the real difference between the Socs and Greasers?
That Socs don't feel anything, and Greasers feel too much.
What causes Sodapop to run away from his brothers towards the end of the book?
Darry and Ponyboy are arguing and try to get him to take sides.
What happened to Soda's girlfriend Sandy?
She moved to Florida to live with her grandparents.
Johnny's thoughts regarding the meaning of the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
". . you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day."
Who started the fight for the "Greasers" at the rumble?
Darry Curtis