Characters
Youngest greaser; different characteristics than most greasers.
Who is Ponyboy?
"Oh, Pony, I thought we'd lost you...like we did Mom and Dad..."
Who is Darry?
The place where Johnny kills Bob.
What is the park?
Effect: Ponyboy ran away from home.
Cause: Darry slapped Ponyboy for coming home late.
This is the decade during which The Outsiders is set.
What is the 1960s?
Cocky, smart, and Soda's best buddy since grade school
Who is Steve?
"I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again."
Who is Cherry?
Johnny and Ponyboy rescue children from this location. Bonus (+100): Name of the hill.
What is an old, abandoned church? Bonus: Jay Mountain
Effect: Johnny killed Bob.
Cause: The Socs were drowning Ponyboy.
The author of The Outsiders.
Who is S.E. Hinton?
Acted as a spy for the greasers.
Who is Cherry Valance?
"Sixteen years ain't long enough. I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet and so many things I ain't seen."
Who is Johnny?
This is where Ponyboy meets Cherry. Bonus (+100): Specific name of the location.
What is the drive-in theater? Bonus: The Dingo
Effect: Ponyboy has to write a theme essay.
Cause: Ponyboy's teacher tells him he is going to fail English.
The state The Outsiders takes place in. Bonus (+100): City it takes place in.
What is Oklahoma? Bonus: Tulsa
Grew up on the streets of New York.
Who is Dallas Winston?
"Just don't forget some of us watch the same sunset."
Who is Ponyboy?
Place Dallas dies (be specific).
What is the lot under the streetlight in the vacant lot?
Effect: Dally slaps Ponyboy on the back.
Cause: Ponyboy's back is on fire from saving children.
This is the number of pages in The Outsiders.
What is 180?
Still a junior at 18 and a half and he never learned anything. Bonus (+100): Real name.
Who is Two-Bit? Bonus: Kenneth Matthews
"You know what a Greaser is? White trash with long hair."
Who is Bob?
This is the town that Ponyboy and Johnny run away to.
What is Windrixville?
Effect: Dally robs a grocery store and gets shot.
Cause: Johnny dies and he is upset. He pulls out an unloaded gun.
This is how old the author when The Outsiders was published. Bonus (+100): Age she was when she began writing.
What is 17? Bonus: 15