Characters
What happened to the Curtis boys parents
They died in a car crash
What is biggest cause of Johnny's pain in life?
His parents -- feeling unwanted, unloved, and abused
"Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold-"
Johnny Cade - his last words/in hospital
From what and who's point of view is the story told
First person- Ponyboys
what age did she write The Outsiders
15
What does GALLANT mean? Which character was described as being gallant?
brave, noble, heroic gentleman; Dally
What item did Johnny leave to Ponyboy after his death ?
The book, Gone with the Wind
What, exactly, does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs that he has a hard time believing
Cherry states "things are rough all over."
Where did Dally take Pony an Johnny to eat before the church burns down?
Dairy Queen
What age did Hinton publish The Outsiders
17
This man was supposedly to big to fit through the church window
Jerry Wood
The Greaser gang's pet and Ponyboy's closest friend.
Johnny Cade
“You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.”
Dally Winston
This is the name of the mountain where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out in Windrixville
Jay Mountain
what year did the book The Outsiders become a movie adaptation
1983
What two things cause Soda the most pain in the book?(hint: not any of the deaths or Ponyboy's injuries)
1. Sandy moving away and returning his letters
2. Pony and Darry arguing and putting Soda in the middle.
Helps the Greasers after Bobs death, acts as a social bridge
Cherry (Sherry) Valance
“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”
Ponyboy Curtis-
In what decade does the book take place
The 1960s
Other books
That Was Then, This Is Now
Tex
Rumble Fish
What does Dally give to Ponyboy, which ends up inadvertently saving his life?
His leather jacket
what does Johnny think Dally has never really seen
A sunset
“Nothing gold can stay.”
Robert Frost- or
the poem Ponyboy said at sunrise/sunset
Name one of the (1960s) cars in the book.
Sting Ray, red Corvair, blue Mustang
Full name
Susan Eloise Hinton