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100

This character refuses to see his mother when he's in the hospital.

Johnny Cade

100

While Pony waits at the hospital, and Soda and Darry comes in, what does Pony realize?

Pony finally realizes that Darry does care about him.

100

Pony doesn't want Johnny to cut his hair because . . .

Long hair is the Greaser's trademark.

100

Finish the Quote:

"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."

100

What is the setting of The Outsiders?

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1960s

200

This character strains his muscles while carrying roofing supplies.

Darry Curtis

200

Although the newspapers report that Johnny and Ponyboy are heroes, what troubling news does Pony find out?

That there will be a court hearing and that he might have to go to a boy's home.

200

Johnny sees Dally as gallant because . . .

Dally took the blame for something Two-Bit did.

200

When Johnny says "Stay gold, Ponyboy," he wants Ponyboy to . . .

Keep seeing the beauty and good in the world as a child does.

200

Pony and Johnny pass time at church by...

Reading Gone With the Wind.

300

This character brags about his long criminal record.

Dallas Winston

300

Pony discovers this about Randy after speaking to him.

He begins to see Randy as a real person, not just a Soc.

300

Randy won't be in the rumble because . . .

Randy is sick of fighting.

300

Who said the following quote:

"He's hard as a rock and about as human . . . He thinks I'm a pain in the neck."

Ponyboy

300

From which point of view is The Outsiders novel written?

First Person POV - Ponyboy Curtis

400

This character confesses to having an attraction toward Dally.

Cherry Valance

400

Why did Dally tell Johnny not to turn himself in?

Dally didn't want Johnny to end up hardened like him.

400

Why couldn't Darry call the cops when Ponyboy didn't come home on time?

Ponyboy might get put in a foster home if he does.

400

The author of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

Robert Frost

400

A major theme for The Outsiders is . . .

Get to know someone before you judge them.

500

This character wrote a letter to Ponyboy when he was hiding in the church in Windrixville.

Sodapop Curtis

500

Johnny says he's not ready to die because . . .

There's a lot he has not seen or done.

500

Darry was strict with Ponyboy because . . .

He feared losing him like he lost his parents.

500

Who said this quote AND to whom was this character speaking to?

"I would. I'd help her and Randy both, if I could. 'Hey,' I said suddenly, 'can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?'"

Ponyboy said the quote to Cherry.

500

True or False: The last people to see Johnny alive were Dally and Ponyboy.

True