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100
Because Pony & Johnny ate so much of this, they quickly grew tired of it while at the abandoned church.
What is baloney?
100
This character wrote a letter to Ponyboy while he was at the abandoned church.
Who is Soda or Sodapop?
100
This is the setting & the town where they are going when Johnny & Pony are escaping Tulsa in the middle of the night.
What is the train & Windrixville?
100

Johnny did this to save his friend's life.

What is stabbed Bob?

100
Because of this, Johnny & Pony are considered heroes.
What is saving the kids from the fire?
200
The effect of this action is that Darry hit Ponyboy.
What is because Ponyboy came in after his curfew?
200

This character wears no grease in his hair because he doesn't like to follow rules and laws.

Who is Dallas Winston or Dally?

200
This is where Johnny tells Dally & Pony he is going to go back and turn himself in.
What is the Dairy Queen?
200
This is the character Cherry fears she could fall in love with.
Who is Dally?
200
This is how long Johnny & Pony were in Windrixville after the murder.
What is five (5) days?
300
The effect of this is that Marcia & Cherry were alone at the drive-in.
What is because their boyfriends had booze or were getting boozed up at the drive in?
300
This character told the fuzz that Johnny & Pony went to Texas to hide out after the murder.
Who is Dallas or Dally?
300
This is where Marcia & Cherry first appeared in the book.
What is the drive in?
300
Pony realizes this character loves him when he sees him at the hospital after being away for five days.
Who is Darry?
300

Because Cherry Valance dates Bob and says that she could fall in love with Dallas Winston if she meets him again, what can be inferred about Cherry's taste in boyfriends?

What is Cherry likes bad boys?

400
Because of this event, the Curtis brothers are on their own.
What is their parents' death in a car accident?
400
This character hates fights and violence.
Who is Chery Valance?
400

This is the overall setting of the novel (city, state, and time period).

What is Tulsa, OK in the 1960's (specifically 1966 or 1967)?

400
Johnny remembered Ponyboy had always wanted to read this book, so he brought it to him to read them while in hiding.
What is Gone With the Wind.
400

This is why the greasers and the Socs have conflict.  

What is the greasers being poor and the Socs being rich? OR What is the difference in their social class and how much money they have.

500
Pony's being book smart leads to this placement.
What is being in advanced or Soc classes in school?
500

These are two ways Ponyboy is different than the other greasers.

What are liking to watch movies alone, being in advanced/Soc classes at school, skipping a grade in school, enjoying reading, and not being violent.

500
These are the three things Pony & Johnny decide they need after the murder, and this is the place they go to get them.
What are money, a gun, and a plan, which they go to Buck Merill's house to get?
500

This is how long Darry has been "the man of the house."

What is eight (8) months?

500
This is an example of foreshadowing we have seen in The Outsiders, along with the event it predicts.
What is the burning ember comment predicting the fire? What is the statement that Johnny & Pony were careful with their cigarettes because if that old church ever caught fire, it would burn down.