Main
Characters
Vocabulary
Plot Events
Symbols
Important Quotes
100
This main character reads a lot, has a high IQ, and doesn't think things through before he acts.
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
100
This noun means enemy.
What is rival?
100
These are the two things Ponyboy had on his mind as he left the movie theater in the introduction.
What is Paul Newman and a ride home?
100
This symbol stands for the loss of identity and personal power.
What is a haircut?
100
"Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep it that way."
What is Johnny's last advice to Ponyboy?
200
The toughest guy in the gang who looks like a lynx with cold, blue eyes filled with hate.
Who is Dallas Winston?
200
This noun means a belief.
What is a conviction?
200
This is the reason Ponyboy ran away from home after he returned late because he fell asleep in the vacant lot.
What is Darry's slap?
200
This is the symbol for outsiders, gentlemen and heroes.
What is the Civil War soldiers in Gone With the Wind?
200
"You can see it [sunset] from the East Side too."
What is Ponyboy's realization that he and Cherry aren't so different after all?
300
He has been adopted as the gang's "pet" because he has been kicked around so many times.
Who is Johnny Cade?
300
This adverb means pleadingly.
What is imploringly?
300
This is the place where the boys hide out after Johnny kills Bob. BE SPECIFIC.
What is an abandoned church on Jay's Mountain (near Windrixville)?
300
Something that stands for innocence?
What is Soda's horse OR gold?
300
"Oh, Pony. I thought we'd lost you . . . like we did Mom and Dad."
What is the moment Ponyboy realizes Darry loves him?
400
This gang member was forced to grow up too fast which has caused him to be hard and firm with others.
Who is Darry Curtis?
400
This adjective means the opposite of skeptical.
What is incredulous?
400
The reason Dallas received a badly burned arm during the church fire.
What is the rescue of Johnny and Ponyboy?
400
The burning church symbolizes this.
What is redemption OR purification?
400
"Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong."
What is foreshadowing of the upcoming conflict (Johnny stabbing Bob)?
500
This cocky 17-year-old works at the gas station because he is amazing with cars.
Who is Steve Randle?
500
This adverb is the antonym of cowardly.
What is gallantly?
500
This is the personal reason Ponyboy writes the autobiographical essay about his experience with Johnny, his brothers and the gang.
What is Pony wanted to tell other teenage boys they were not alone and there was still good in the world?
500
This is a literature term that is also a symbol for the journey Ponyboy has been on throughout The Outsiders.
What is a circular novel?
500
"I had taken the long way around, but I was finally home. To stay."
What is is the turning point (when Ponyboy alters his life view moving forward)?
M
e
n
u