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100

This character comes from an abusive and neglectful household

Who is Johnny?

100

This character is the narrator of the story.

Who is Ponyboy?

100

Two character traits you could use to describe Ponyboy are:

What are: kind, loyal, smart. sensitive, brave, perceptive, naive

100

This reason is why Pony and Johnny go into the fire.

What is rescuing the children?

100

This is what causes the Socs to attack the boys (Pony and Johnny) in the park.

What is hanging out with Charry and Marcia?

200

This is the name of the mountain where Pony and Johny hide out.

What is Jay Mountain?

200

This is what Cherry tells Ponyboy about the socs that he has a hard time believing.

What is: that, despite their social class, the Socs have it rough too. She says "things are rough all over".

200

The biggest cause of pain in Johnny's life.

Feeling unloved by his parents OR being jumped by the Socs.

200

The youngest member of the Greasers.

Who is Ponyboy
200

The book that Pony and Johnny read while hiding out.

What is Gone with the Wind?

300

This happened to Ponyboy's parents.

What is dying in a car crash?

300

What Cherry and Ponyboy say is the real difference between Socs and Greasers.

What is: that Socs don't feel anything and Greasers feel too much. 

300

Ponyboy's brothers.

Who are Darry and Sodapop?

300

The major conflict of the story.

What is: Socs vs. Greasers?

300

This character could be described as Gallant.

DAILY DOUBLE!

Who is Dally?

400

The point of view that The Outsiders is written in. 

What is first-person POV?

400

Johnny's last words.

What is "Stay Gold, Ponyboy?"

400

The author of The Outsiders.


DAILY DOUBLE

Who is: S.E. Hinton.

400

The name of the town where Pony and Johnny run away to.

What is Windrixville?

400

The NAME of the gas station where Sodapop works.

What is The DX?

500

Dally gives Ponyboy this, which ends up saving him.

What is the leather jacket?

500

This character is Darry's former friend who throws the first punch during the rumble.

Who is Paul Holden?

500

The meaning of "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

What is nothing lasting forever--that all good things come to an end?

500

This is what Ponyboy needs to write at the end of the book.

What is a "theme"?

500

This man was supposedly too big to fit through the window to the church.

DAILY DOUBLE

Who is Jerry Wood?