Plot
Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry's parents are killed in a car accident.
Exposition.
Which character is shy, nervous and gets beat up by his father?
Johnny.
I just stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me. (2)
Simile.
What do Greaser's hair represent?
The Greasers dignity and their toughness.
Who said, "Stop it! Shut up about last night! I killed a kid last night. He couldn't of been over seventeen or eighteen, and I killed him. How'd you like to live with that?"
Johnny.
Dally, Ponyboy, Johnny, and Two-Bit go to the drive-in and meet Cherry and Marcia.
Rising Action.
Which character is smart, quiet and likes to read?
Ponyboy.
I skipped breakfast and I'm about starved. (25)
Hyperbole.
What do Bob's rings represent?
His wealth, opportunity, and superiority.
Who said, "It's just... I can't stand to hear y'all fight. Sometimes... I just have to get out or... it's like I'm the middleman in a tug o' war and I'm being split in half."
Sodapop.
Johnny dies in the hospital from his injuries.
Climax.
Who said, "Things are rough all over."?
Cherry.
He didn't have Darry's superman qualities. (24)
Allusion.
Mickey Mouse, Sodapops old horse, represents what in this book?
Soda's horse represents happy childhood memories.
Who said, "I'm sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy. He was the best buddy a guy ever had. I mean, he was a good fighter and tuff and everything, but he was a real person too."
Randy.
Ponyboy passes out after the death of his two friends.
Falling Action.
Ponyboy and Johnny offered to do what for Cherry and Marcia?
Walk them home.
Would we ever have something to tell the boys, his eyes said plainly. (8)
Personification.
What does Gold represent in this book?
Anything gold or golden represents purity, innocence, goodness, beauty, also stands for beginnings and endings.
Who said, "So he finally broke... So even Dally has a breaking point."
Two-Bit.
Ponyboy discovers Johnny's letter.
Resolution.
Cherry believes the difference between Greasers and Socs is that..
Greasers are more emotional.
Life was one big joke to Two-Bit. (3)
Metaphor.
What does Ponyboy think about loyalty and friendship?
No matter what you should always be loyal to your closest friends.
Who said, "Well, it's two in the morning, kiddo. Another hour and I would have had the police out after you. Where were you, Ponyboy? Where in the almighty universe were you?"
Darry.