Multiple Choice
Characters
Fill in the Blank
Short Response
Vocabulary
100

The narrator of the story

Ponyboy

100

Begged his friend to "Stay Gold"

Johnny

100

Ponyboy helps a girl at the drive in, ____________, when she is being harassed by Dallas.

Cherry

100

How does the relationship between Darry and Pony evolve over the novel.

Goes from poor to good as the story goes on

100

A feeling that something is going to happen

Premonition

200

What is it called when a scene of a novel takes place before the current events in the story?

A flashback 

200

Oldest Greaser, carries a switch-blade

Two-Bit

200

Both _________ and __________ die in the second half of the story.

Johnny and Dallas

200

What is the Curtis family's situation? How do they cope with that?

Their parents died, the brothers live together and take care of eachother.

200

Stupor

A daze

300

What happened to Soda's girlfriend

Got pregnant (by someone else)

300

Dangerous Greaser from NY, dies a tragic death

Dallas
300

The ____________, where the boys were hiding after Bob was killed ends up, ________________

Abandon Church and Catching on Fire

300

Why does Ponyboy believe that he killed the Soc, not Johnny?

He is grieving and in denial over Johnny's death

300

Unwilling or unable to believe

Incredulous

400

Two bright sensitive characters, a Soc and Greaser, who get along throughout the novel

Cherry and Pony

400

Described as handsome, gets "drunk on just plain living"

Soda
400

Pony and Johnny ____________________ from the church.

Rescue a group of kids

400

Who is Cherry, what is her role in the story?

A kind and bright Soc. She was dating Bob and befriends Pony. She acts as a spy for the greasers and helps show Pony the humanity in the Socs.

400

Testify

To give evidence on an issue, to make a serious declaration

500

What is the purpose of Randy's interactions with Pony throughout the story?

To show that Socs are people too

500

Soc who drives a Sting-Ray, attempts to be friends with Pony

Cherry

500

Johnny and Pony read the book ______________________ while hiding in Windrixville.

Gone with the Wind

500

How does Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" relate to the novel?

Nothing good/pure/innocent/beautiful can last for ever ------ coming of age novel

500

Showing lively dress or manner, brave and noble

Gallant