Events
True or False:
Did Johnny and Ponyboy feel scared when they were saving the kids from the burning church?
False
They felt very heroic
Who are Ponyboy's brothers? Name them from oldest to youngest.
Darry, the oldest. Sodapop, the middle child. Ponyboy, the youngest.
What was the theme of this story?
Friends stick together.
Where did Ponyboy just leave at the beginning of the story?
A movie theater
Who killed Bob?
Johnny Cade
What was the first thing Ponyboy and Johnny did as soon as they made it to the church?
Fell asleep.
What is Darry's last name?
Curtis
What can you infer that Ponyboy had after the Rumble that made him run in staggered lines?
A concussion
How did the Curtis parents die?
A car crash
Why did Dally put up his gun even though it wasn't loaded
Because he wanted to be dead.
Why did Ponyboy call Mr. Syme?
To ask how many pages the assignment needed to be. He wanted to write more in Johnny's honor.
Who did Sodapop want to marry?
Sandy
Why was Darry so hard on Ponyboy?
Because he wanted what was best for him.
What did Dally rob before he died?
A gas station
What caused Johnny to die?
The church fire accident.
Who did Ponyboy tell on the ambulance what had been going on?
Jerry Wood
Who is Sodapop's best friend?
Steve Randle
Who is your favorite character in the story? Give 3 examples.
-needs three examples
-and a response saying which is their favorite
Where did Darry slap Ponyboy and why?
The Curtis House, and because he wasn't using his head again.
Why does Johnny carry a switchblade with him all of the time?
Because he got beat up by Socs, and wanted to be prepared if he ever got jumped on again.
Why didn't Johnny want to see his mother in the hospital?
Because she ignored him all of his life. He hated her. It would probably kill Johnny to see her.
What is Two-Bit Mathews' real name?
Keith Mathews
Who was the first Soc to step up to Darry during the Rumble?
Paul Holden (friend on his football team)
What was the cause of the church fire?
A cigarette
What would have prevented Bob from dying? Do you think preventing his death would change the story as well as the way each character acts through the story?
Someone telling him no and his parents disciplining him more would have prevented Bob's death as well as Johnny, and Dally's deaths. The gang would not have learned the theme of this story, friends stick together. The characters may have not become better people overall.