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100

This character is known for his book smarts

Who is Ponyboy

100

This is the first situation where Ponyboy proves that he does not have street smarts.

What is walking home from the movies alone?

100

This represents the wealth and emptiness of the Socs.  It cause Johnny to get frightened when he sees it.

What is a blue mustang

100

These two sides have been battling for years an no one really seems to know why.

Who are the Socs and Greasers

100

They call this a cancer stick or weed.

cigarette 

200
We learn about this character being jumped by the Socs in a flashback. He also has a bad relationship with his parents
Who is Johnny
200

Johnny and Ponyboy's reason for running away.

What is Bob's murder?

200

This represents how the Greasers are tuff and not clean cut.

What is long hair?

200

This is what Dallas had in his hand at the end of the novel, which the police shot him for.

What is an unloaded gun

200

This is what they call a big gang fight.

What is a rumble

300
This character sees both sides of the Soc and Greaser fight, and wishes they would all find a way to get along.
Who is Cherry Valance
300

This is the place that Dallas tells Ponyboy and Johnny to go to after the fight with the Socs.

What is an abandoned church

300

Ponyboy and Cherry both like this and it demonstrates that the Socs and Greasers are really not that different.

What are sunsets and sunrises

300

we see this literary element when Ponyboy and Johnny, who are thought to be criminals, become heroes in the end of the novel. Also, when Dally claims that he can't get hurt because he only cares about himself.

What is irony

300

This word is used to describe cool hair and cars.

What is tuff

400
This character turns out to be a truly kind and loving person, even though he dies with his public image being that of a delinquent.
Who is Dallas Winston
400

This is the heroic thing that Ponyboy and Johnny do in the novel.

What is risk their lives to save children from the burning church.

400

This is a novel that Johnny reads because he sees the connection of the Civil War to the battles between the Socs and Greasers

What is Gone With The Wind

400

This is where Ponyboy dreams of moving to in a perfect world.

What is the countryside.

400

This is something Steve is good at.  He does this to hubcaps and small items in the grocery store.

What is to lift?

500
This character had to grow up too fast when his parents died and he was forced to raise his younger brothers.
Who is Darry Curtis
500

These are Johnny's last words to Ponyboy.

What is "Stay gold"

500

This is the name of the horse who represented Sodapop's personality.

What is Micky Mouse

500

This is what Bob always needed from his parents

What is discipline

500

The Greasers often get this done to them if they are alone.  The Socs like to do this to Greasers for fun.

What is jumped