About the Author
Characters
Events
Literary Terms
The Film
100
The number of SE Hinton's books adapted to film
What is four?
100
The youngest of the Greasers
Who is Ponyboy?
100
This event - The Socs jump Ponyboy while he walks home alone, previewing their later attack on him and Johnny - is a specific literary event
What is foreshadowing?
100
The point of view of The Outsiders
What is First Person?
100
He played Dallas Winston
Who is Matt Dillon?
200
This was the year that The Outsiders was published
What is 1967?
200
Ponyboy’s oldest brother.
Who is Darrell Curtis?
200
The book that Johnny and Ponyboy read at the church
What is "Gone with the Wind?"
200
The protagonist of The Outsiders
Who is Ponyboy?
200
He played Ponyboy Curtis
Who is C. Thomas Howell?
300
The SE Hinton novel has a guest appearance by Ponyboy
What is "That was Then, This is Now"?
300
The toughest hood in Ponyboy’s group of greasers.
Who is Dallas Winston?
300
The cause of the Curtis brother's parents death
What is a car accident?
300
These events - Johnny kills a Soc; Johnny and Ponyboy flee; tension mounts between the greasers and Socs - have this specific literary term.
What is rising action?
300
This "War of the Worlds" actor played Steve Randle
Who is Tom Cruise?
400
The author's birthplace
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
400
The child of alcoholic, abusive parents, he is nervous and sensitive.
Who is Johnny Cade?
400
This event sets the tone of the conflict between the Socs and the Greasers
What is Ponyboy getting jumped after the movie?
400
The climax of The Outsiders
What is Johnny’s death?
400
The actor who played Johnny Cade was also famous for this film
What is "The Karate Kid"?
500
The author's full name
What is Susan Eloise Hinton?
500
Ponyboy says this quote "Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too" to this character
Who is Cherry Valance?
500
This event drives Dally over the edge
What is Johnny's death?
500
These events - The greasers win the rumble; Dally dies; Ponyboy recovers from his emotional and physical trauma - have a specific literary term.
What is falling action?
500
The actor who played Bob Sheldon was once a teen pop singer
Who is Leif Garrett?
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