Characters
Literary Devices
Quotes
Plot
Nothing Gold Can Stay
100

Ponyboy is different from the rest of the gang because he does not like to...

Fight

100

“All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold.” 

This is an example of what literary device...

Imagery

100

What does Cherry mean when she says...

“Ponyboy, I mean, if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi, well, it’s not personal or anything.” 


That she cares about her reputation as a soc and cannot be seen with a greaser

100
Ponyboy has an concussion in Chapter 1 because he...

Was jumped by the socs

100

What are Johnny last words to Ponyboy?

Stay gold, Ponyboy, Stay Gold.

200

Bob desperately wanted his parents to...

Say no to him

200

"We were careful with our cigarettes... if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it." Is an example of what literary device?

Foreshadowing

200

“Cherry sounded annoyed. ‘It’s not my idea of a good time to sit in a drive in and watch people get drunk.’” 

Paraphrase this quote

That her and Marcia are alone at the drive in because their boyfriends are drunk

200

This character harasses Cherry and Marcia at the drive in

Dally

200

What does Johnny's last words to Ponyboy mean?

Keep seeing the beauty and good in the world like a child.

300

This character is a wise cracker and an expert shoplifter...

Two-bit

300

A major theme of The Outsiders is...

A person should get to know someone before judging them.

300

When Johnny asks Dally, “I don’t guess my parents are too worried about me?” 

What does Johnny want from his parents?

For them to care about him.

300

Darry must start the rumble by facing this character from the socs

Paul

300

What is the theme of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"

Nothing pure and innocent and beautiful can last forever.

400

These life events shaped Johnny into being a shy and nervous 16 year old... (Need 2 events)

Being abused and Being jumped by the socs 

400

The conflict between the greasers vs. socs is supposed to be resolved when this event happens

The rumble

400

What does Cherry mean when she says "things are rough all over?"

Everyone has struggles and obstacles they have to go through in life

400

This is the grade Ponyboys teacher will give him if he writes a good theme paper

"C"

400

The authors name of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is...

Robert Frost

500

Darry is always characterized as having icy blue eyes. The icy blue eyes suggest his personality is...

Unemotional, cold and logical
500

Ponyboy's internal conflict is resolved during this moment in the novel...

When he decides to tell his English teacher his story

500

“I had seen a social club rumble once. The Socs even fought coldly and practically and impersonally.” 

Ponyboy is trying to explain what with this quote?

The difference between a greaser and a soc

500

The town that Johnny and Ponyboy hid out in while they were wanted for murder was called...

Windrixville

500

What other poem have we studied this year from the same author?

The Road Not Taken

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