The Greasers
He is the 14-year-old narrator and protagonist of the novel.
Who is Ponyboy?
What side of town are the Socs from?
What is the West Side?
Johnny and Ponyboy hide out in an abandoned church located in this town.
What is Windrixville?
This Robert Frost poem is recited by Ponyboy.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
"Things are rough all over."
Who is Cherry Valance?
He is the "pet" of the greaser gang, described as a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times.
Who is Johnny Cade?
The cheerleader and Soc girl who becomes a spy for the Greasers after Bob's death.
Who is Cherry Valance?
To disguise themselves while hiding out, Ponyboy and Johnny do this to their hair.
What is cut and bleach?
These are Johnny’s final words to Ponyboy before he dies.
What is "Stay gold, Ponyboy"?
"I contrive to hate you... but I don't. You're a nice kid, Ponyboy."
Who is Randy Adderson?
He is the oldest of the Curtis brothers and works hard to keep the family together.
Who is Darry Curtis?
This type of luxury car represents Soc wealth and strikes fear into the Greasers.
What is a blue mustang?
Johnny and Ponyboy run back into the burning church for this reason.
What is to save the children?
This shared view of nature bridges the gap between the Socs and Greasers, as noted by Cherry and Ponyboy.
What is the sunset?
"If we don't have each other, we don't have anything."
Who is Sodapop Curtis?
The toughest, coldest, and most dangerous member of the gang who used to run with gangs in New York.
Who is Dally Winston?
He is the Soc who is killed by Johnny in the park, recognizable by the heavy rings on his fingers.
Who is Bob?
What did Dally do when confronted by the police?
What is pulled out a gun?
This classic 1864 novel by Margaret Mitchell is what Johnny and Ponyboy read aloud to pass the time in the church.
What is Gone With the Wind?
"We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny."
Who is Dally Winston?
Known for his shoplifting and his prized black-handled switchblade, he is the wisecracking joker of the group.
Who is Two-Bit Mathews?
Bob's best friend who refuses to fight in the final rumble because he realizes violence won't change anything.
Who is Randy?
This group won the rumble.
Who are the Greasers?
Ponyboy realizes at the end of the book that the novel itself is actually this school assignment.
What is his English theme (essay)?
"I didn't mean to! They were drowning you... I had to."
Who is Johnny Cade?