Characters
S.E. Hinton
Who said it?
Vocabulary
Misc.
100
This greaser is movie star kind of handsome.
Who is Sodapop?
100
This is S.E. Hinton's full name.
What is Susan Eloise Hinton?
100
"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold."
Who is Johnny?
100
brave or chivalrous
What is gallant?
100
According to Ponyboy, this is the only good reason for fighting.
What is self-defense?
200
He is the narrator of the story.
Who is Ponyboy?
200
S.E. Hinton's hometown.
What is Tulsa, OK?
200
"While I was there, I kinda let it slip that y'all were headin' for Texas."
Who is Dally?
200
clear; obvious
What is apparent?
200
The Socs are from this side of town.
What is the West Side?
300
This character is a good-looking, red-headed soc.
Who is Cherry Valance?
300
The reason S.E. Hinton chose to use her initials instead of her full name.
What is critics' bias toward female authors?
300
"You could use a bath, greaser."
Who is Bob?
300
casually
What is nonchalantly?
300
The story takes place in this decade.
What is the 1960s?
400
He gave up college to support his family.
Who is Darry?
400
The year S.E. Hinton published The Outsiders.
What is 1967?
400
"You know what a Soc is? White trash with Mustangs and madras!"
Who is Ponyboy?
400
disinclined to believe; skeptical
What is incredulous?
400
The novel is written in this point of view.
What is first person?
500
He is the wisecracker and talker of the gang.
Who is Two-Bit?
500
This inspired S.E. Hinton to write The Outsiders.
What is her friend was jumped on the way home from the movie theater?
500
"It was your fault. Always running around in the middle of the night getting jailed and heaven knows what else..."
Who is Johnny's mother?
500
expressing displeasure at something unjust
What is indignant?
500
This is the title of the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy quotes.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
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