Characters
Conflicts
Greasers vs Socs
Vocabulary
Potpourri
100
The narrator of the story
Who is Ponyboy?
100
This example of man vs nature makes Johnny and Ponyboy heroes.
What is the church fire?
100
Socs have this and greasers don't
What is money?
100
This is Darry's greatest asset.
What is his strength (or muscles)?
100
Cherry Valance and Ponyboy both liked to watch this.
What are sunsets?
200
Lived in New York City, saved Johnny from the fire
Who is Dally?
200
Ponyboy against the Socs is an example of this type of conflict
What is character vs society?
200
This character was a spy for the Greasers after Bob's murder.
Who is Cherry?
200
This is a competition between two groups like the greasers and the Socs or Clemson and Carolina.
What is a rivalry?
200
This is Two-bit's most valued possession
What is a black handled switchblade?
300
The oldest Curtis brother who gave up college to take care of his younger brothers after their parents died
Who is Darry?
300
Johnny feels this type of conflict after he murders Bob
What is Character vs Self
300
This character would be a Soc if it weren't for his brothers and the gang.
Who is Darry?
300
This word can be used with either laughing or crying.
What is hysterics?
300
The whole story was an example of this literary term.
What is flashback?
400
Soda's best friend who works at the DX station with him, he thinks Pony is a tagalong kid
Who is Steve?
400
This type of conflict can be seen between Ponyboy and Darry
What is Character vs Character?
400
Two things that identified Socs in the book (material things)
What are rings, fancy cars (mustangs, corvairs) and madras?
400
These two slang words mean cigarette.
What are weed & cancer stick.
400
The line "I saw Johnny's cigarette glowing in the dark and wondered vaguely what it was like inside a burning ember..." is an example of this.
What is foreshadowing?
500
Tells Ponyboy to "Stay gold"
Who is Johnny?
500
Name three types of conflict
What are Character vs Character, Character vs Nature, and Character vs Himself? Character vs Society or Society vs Society are also acceptable
500
This is the only thing that a judge could take away from a greaser when they went to jail.
What is their hair?
500
Two vocabulary words that describe the Socs, but not the greasers.
What are elite & sophisticated.
500
This is the name of the poem that Ponyboy recites for Johnny as they watch the sunrise.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
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