Friends
Socs
Storyline
Brothers
100

Quiet, jumpy Greaser known as “the gang’s pet”.

Johnny Cade

100

Which Soc dies?

Bob Sheldon

100

What happens first?

A.Ponyboy recovers from a concussion he received during the rumble.

B.Johnny and Ponyboy run into the church and get the children out just in time. Johnny sustains many injuries and is in the hospital.

C.Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers, Darry and Sodapop in Tulsa,Oklahoma. They belong to a gang called the Greasers.

C.Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers, Darry and Sodapop in Tulsa,Oklahoma. They belong to a gang called the Greasers.

100

14-year-old protagonist who narrates the story.

Ponyboy Curtis

200

Why did Johnny carry a switchblade?

He was afraid he would be jumped again. 

200

Who are the two Soc girls?

Marcia and Cherry

200

What is an example of man vs. man in The Outsiders?

Rumbles, Darry hitting Ponyboy, Soc/Greaser fight in the park

200

Happy-go-lucky Curtis brother who has a love of life.

Sodapop Curtis

300

Goofy, silly Greaser who provides comic relief.

Two-Bit Matthews

300

Bob’s girlfriend who becomes a spy for the Greasers.

Cherry Valance

300

What happened first? 

A. The Greasers and the Socs have a big rumble, leaving the Greasers victorious.

B. Ponyboy writes his final assignment, which the reader discovers is the beginning of the book.

C.Dally cannot handle Johnny’s death and is shot by the police.

A. The Greasers and the Socs have a big rumble, leaving the Greasers victorious.

300

What is the reason Darry did NOT want Ponyboy to fight in the rumble?

He was too weak. 
400

Sodapop’s best friend who fights for hatred.

Steve Randall

400

Dark-haired, spoiled Soc who wears heavy rings.

Bob Sheldon

400

What is an example of man vs. self in The Outsiders?

Ponyboy questioning his motives for fighting, Ponyboy thinking about what it means to be a Greaser or Soc. 

400

Protective, serious Curtis brother who works too hard.

Darry Curtis

500

The toughest, hardest Greaser who is violent and reckless.

Dally Winston

500

A Soc who has feelings and chooses not to fight in the rumble.

Randy Adderson

500

What happened first? 

A. When one of the Socs named Bob attempts to drown Ponyboy, Johnny gets involved and kills Bob.

B.Johnny and Ponyboy sit with two Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia, at the drive-in.

C. Johnny and Ponyboy run away to an abandoned church in Windrixville.

B.Johnny and Ponyboy sit with two Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia, at the drive-in.

500
Why does Ponyboy choose to write about his experience as a Greaser for his English assignment?

To tell the Greaser's side of the story.