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Literary Devices
Characters
Events
Themes
Stereotypes
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This symbol represents violence and self-defense.
What is a switchblade?
100
This character betrays Sodapop.
Who is Sandy?
100
This event caused Ponyboy to run away from home.
What is when Darry hit Ponyboy?
100
The author wants the reader to understand this about Ponyboy and Johnny and shows us this through their reactions, conversations and realizations in the church.
What is that Ponyboy and Johnny are actually innocent, good kids who are different from the other Greasers?
100
This event made Ponyboy feel stereotyped as a Greaser in school.
What is when a girl in his science class called him a "hood" because he tried to use his switchblade to dissect a frog?
200
Ponyboy and Johnny hid here for this reason (think symbolism).
What is a church because it represents goodness and innocence?
200
This character's rings became a symbol of wealth and being a Soc.
Who is Bob?
200
This event at the beginning of the novel showed that Ponyboy was not like the other Greasers when faced with conflict or violence.
What is when Two-Bit handed him the broken bottle when approached by the Socs and Pony didn't know what to do with it?
200
Ponyboy experiences this type of conflict; and he struggled with this.
What is internal conflict and whether or not he has the ability to be different from his peers (stay gold...become mature)?
200
Ponyboy said this stereotypical statement about Socs right before the Socs attacked him and Johnny in the park.
What is "You know what a Soc is?  White trash with mustangs and madras"?
300
This literary device was used in the novel to reveal characters' thoughts, emotions and perspectives of the world and other characters.
What is allusion?
300
Johnny used this word to describe Dallas and Pony said that word more applies to Soda.
What is gallant?
300

This conversation revealed that Ponyboy was severely affected by the prior events and was having difficulty dealing with it emotionally.

What is Ponyboy's conversation with Randy in his room?

300
This term means your wealth affects where you end up in life; it caused the central conflict of the novel.
What is financial status?
300
Ponyboy does these things, which goes against his groups' stereotype.  
What is watch movies, read books, get good grades and/or watch sunsets?
400
The Outsiders is a ______________; it starts the same way it ends.  
What is a circular novel?
400
This character at the rumble knew Darry and used to play football with him.
Who is Paul Holden?


400
This event shows that Ponyboy might not "stay gold" at the end of the novel.
What is when Pony threatened the Socs with a broken bottle?
400

He wrote the poem that Ponyboy recited to Johnny at the church (first and last name), and the poem means this.

Who is Robert Frost?

What is nothing pure and innocent can last forever?

400
Ponyboy believes the Socs only have to worry about these things.
What is good grades, good cars and good girls?
500

This line foreshadowed the church fire.

What is when Ponyboy said, "Johnny and I were careful with our cigarettes...if that old church caught on fire there'd be no stopping it"?
500
This character was described having "an elfish face with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, small sharp animal teeth and ears like a lynx."
Who is Dallas?
500
This event is the climax of the novel.
What is when Johnny dies?
500
Ponyboy learns this final lesson from Johnny's letter? (theme of the novel)
What is that it's worth it to try to maintain your innocence and purity even though awful things may happen to you in your life?
500
This character's life wasn't as easy as it stereotypically seemed.  He acted out to get his parents' attention and made poor decisions.
Who is Bob?