Characters
This character enjoys reading and writing
Ponyboy
The story is set in...
1967-68
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
Johnny is the gang's _______
pet
The story takes place in this location...
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Johnny and Pony meet and speak to this character at the drive in movies.
Cherry
Identify what kept Darry from being a Soc.
Ponyboy, Soda, and the rest of the greasers
What is the definition of frame story
stories start at the ending and then flash back in time to demonstrate how this pivotal moment in the story came to be
This character often would get drunk & pick fights. Met a fatal end
Bob
Johnny's last words
Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.
According to this character, fighting is useless.
Randy
Who visited Ponyboy while he was in recovery after the fire?
Randy
a phrase that typically presents a figurative, non literal meaning attached to the phrase
idiom
A charismatic, happy-go-lucky member of the greaser gang.
Sodapop
In which town is the abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out located?
Windrixville
A greaser, but doesn't "belong" with the greasers; hard worker
Darry
Identify an example of irony in the story
The greasers getting ready for the rumble (like they would for a dance)
Dally's unloaded gun
What is the definition of Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
The name of Soda's horse
Mickey Mouse
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
Sunsets
What is the special item that Two Bit always carries with him?
Two Bit
Name the 6 literary terms we see in action in the novel
Bildungsroman
Idiom
Allusion
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Frame Story
A literary genre that shows a character "coming of age"
bildungsroman
Toward the end of the novel, when dealing with Socs Ponyboy does two things. What are they? (Hint: One is out of character, one is very much is character)
1. Broke a pop bottle
2. threatened the Socs
3. Picked up the glass bottles
The first and last sentence of the novel
"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."