Characters
This character is the protagonist of "The Outsiders" and narrates the story.
Ponyboy Curtis
Where does the story take place?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Which greaser gets jumped in chapter 1 ?
Ponyboy
The second oldest brother of Ponyboy who works at a gas station.
Sodapop
What is the name of the book that the greasers are reading in the church?
Gone With The Wind.
This character is Ponyboy's oldest brother and serves as the head of the household after their parents die.
Darry Curtis
The main conflict in "The Outsiders" is between these two rival groups.
The Greasers and the Socs.
According to Ponyboy, why does Johnny carry a switchblade with him?
Because he got jumped by a soc with rings and he cut his face.
The greaser that suffers abuse from his parents.
Johnny
What is the name of the poem that Ponyboy remembers while he looks at the sunrise with Johnny
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Extra credit Who is the author ?
Robert Frost
This character always carries a long switchblade and goes to school just for fun.
Two-Bitt Matthews
This major event sets off the chain of events that leads to the climax of the story.
Johnny killing Bob Sheldon
Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy
extra credit
Two Bitt Shows up later
Sodapop's best friend
Steve
What is the last thing that Johnny tells Ponyboy?
Stay Gold Ponyboy.
Extra Credit: What did he mean when he told him this?
To remain innocent
This character also likes to watch sunsets and has the same problems that the Greasers have.
Cherry Valance
Name the city and mountain/hill of the abandoned church where the Greasers hide out after Johnny kills Bob.
The name of the town is Windrixville and Jay Mountain.
After meeting Marcia and Cherry, the greasers walk the soc girls home, who do they run into?
They run into Randy and Bob, their boyfriends.
The Soc who does not fight in the rumble
Dally dies after finding out that Johnny died. He robbed a drugstore and was shot by the police when he showed his unloaded gun.
The character who is considered a "hood" who has been to jail before.
Dally Winston
What is the ultimate fate of Jonny Cade at the end of the novel?
He dies from his injuries he got from saving the children in the church.
Which greaser goes back for Johnny when the church is burning?
Dally Winston
The soc who beat up Johnny Cade and almost killed him.
Bob Sheldon
What is the overall theme of the outsiders?
The loss of innocence