Characters
Characters Pt 2
Author
Setting
Themes/Quotes
100

Who is the main character?

Ponyboy Curtis

100

How did Johnny get hurt?

Johnny is hit by a falling timber that breaks his back and gave him thrid degree burn

100
Who is the author of the book?

S.E. Hinton

100

Where does The Outsiders take place?

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

100

Name one theme presented in the book

Individual identity, botherhood, divied community/ rich & poor, importance of education or self talk

200

Who is the main characters brothers?

 Darrel/Darry and Sodapop Curtis

200

How did Dallas hurt himself?

When he was helping Johnny the roof of the church started to collapse, and he gets a bad burn on his arm

200

Where was she from?

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

200

Where do the Socs live?

They live on the west side of Tulsa, Oklahoma

200

Who said "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me"?

Ponyboy

300

How did the Curtis brother's parents die?

 Their parents died in a car accident

300

Why did Sodapop drop out of school?

He dropped out of school to help provide for his brothers as their parents weren't around to help provide them with anything

300

When was she born?

July 22, 1948

300

How did Cherry and Ponyboy meet?

They meet at the drive-in movie theater

300

What is the theme of the quote "Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't that different? We saw the same sunset."

Rich & Poor

400

Describe the 2 different personalities of 3 of the greasers

Ex. Ponyboy- Smart, handsome

Sodapop- handsome, loyal

Johnny-brave, honest

400

What is Cherry Valance's real name and why do people call her Cherry instead of her real name? 

Her birth name is Sherri Valance but people call her Cherry for her bright red cherry-like hair

400

Why did she publish her name as S.E. Hintin and not her full name?

To hide her gender

400

How many days did Ponyboy and Johnny stay at the church?

5 days

400

Name 2 quotes said in the book (extra 100 points for each other quotes you say)

"Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay gold", “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me”, “You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you", “Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.” etc

500

Name all 7 of the greasers in Ponyboys gangs 

Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darrel/Darry, Johnny, Dallas, Two-Bit and Steve

500

True or false: Is Darry the oldest member of greaser gang

True: Darry is the oldest member of the gang and of his brothers

500

Why did she write "The Outsiders" ?

The book was inspired by two rival gangs in her school, she also wanted to show the perspective of the Greasers.

500

Name 5 different locations the greasers have been at (extra 100 points for another location you can name that was not one you already said)

Ex. Dairy Queen, the abandoned church, the fountain, the Curtis house, the drive-in movie theater, the hospital, the school, the convenience store, and Tim Shepherd House

500

Who said Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold, and why did he say it?

Johnny said this quote to Ponyboy before he died because he wanted Ponyboy to stay out of trouble and to stay innocent unlike the other greasers