Setting
Where does Johnny sometimes sleep?
The vacant lot
The youngest Greaser
Ponyboy
Which of the following objects symbolizes Two Bit Matthews?
a gun
a switchblade
a movie ticket
switchblade
DAILY DOUBLE
What kind of conflict is this: Johnny is very nervous and easily scared after he was beat up by Socs.
Internal
"If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have Johnny."
Metaphor
What's the town closest to the church?
Windrixville
The Greaser who fights because it's a competition
Darry
What symbol is referred to multiple times throughout the novel and emphasizes the theme that we all have problems and have more in common than we realize?
The sun
Describe Darry and Ponyboy's relationship - what causes conflict between them?
Darry is very critical of Ponyboy and doesn't really show much affection, so Ponyboy thinks he doesn't really love him.
"I had a sick feeling in my stomach and it wasn't from being ill. I had the same deathly fear that something was going to happen that none of us could stop."
foreshadowing
What is the setting of the novel?
Tulsa, 1960's
Sodapop's best friend
Steve Randle
What's the name of the poem that Ponyboy is reminded of while at the church? Hint - its lines have to do childhood and growing up.
Double points if you know the author!
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Robert Frost
What kind of conflict is this - the church catching fire.
Person vs. nature
"I heard our Ford's vvrrrooooom and thought: Soda's driving."
onomatopoeia
Where does Ponyboy first meet Cherry?
the movies
The Soc who said he was done with fighting
Randy
What does the title of the book have to do with its theme?
What kind of conflict is this - the Greasers are judged by society as bad kids because they are poor and often in trouble with the law.
person vs. society
"I'd die if I got my picture in the paper with my hair looking so lousy."
hyperbole
Where did Dally used to live?
New York
DAILY DOUBLE
Who drove Ponyboy to the hospital to see Johnny after the big rumble?
Dally
Name a symbol for the Socs - what makes it obvious that they have money and power?
their cars
What kind of conflict is this - Bob was drowning Ponyboy so Johnny stabbed him.
Person vs. person
"All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold."
Visual imagery