Greasers
Socs
The Curtis Brothers
1960s
Literature
100
Which character has been arrested the most?
Dallas "Dally" Winston
100
What is Cherry Valance's real name?
Sherry
100
How long has it been since Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry's parents died?
8 months
100
TRUE or FALSE. The Greasers thought Elvis Presley was cool, and that the Beatles were lame.
True
100
What is it called when a writer uses a person, object, word, or situation to represent something else, usually a more abstract concept?
Symbolism
200
Who has been Sodapop's best friend since grade school?
Steve Randle
200
Who most likely beat Johnny within an inch of his life early on in the story?
Bob
200
What caused Ponyboy to run away?
Darry hit him
200
Sodapop's girlfriend, Sandy, was sent to live with her grandmother. Why did this most likely happen?
She was most likely pregnant.
200
When Johnny stays "Stay Gold, Ponyboy," what is he referring to?
Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" poem
300
Which character has "sticky fingers"?
Two-Bit Matthews
300
What, according to Randy, did Bob want more than anything?
Someone to tell him, "No."
300
Why did Sodapop drop out of school?
He thought he was too dumb.
300
How much did it cost to get into the drive-in movie theater if you weren't in a car?
A quarter
300
What book to Ponyboy and Johnny read while they are hiding out in the church?
Gone With The Wind
400
What most likely caused the fire at the church on Jay Mountain?
a lit cigarette
400
What did Ponyboy say that he and Cherry Valance had in common?
They liked to watch the sunsets.
400
What was the name of Sodapop's horse?
Mickey Mouse
400
Many times throughout the story the Socs are described as wearing ___________ shirts (seen below).
Madras
400
What is it called when a decision is made about someone/something based on a broad definition?
Stereotype
500
How to Ponyboy and Dally get to the hospital so quickly after the rumble?
They lie to the police and get an escort.
500
Why won't Cherry go visit Johnny in the hospital?
He is the one who killed Bob.
500
The Curtis brothers are allowed to stay together unless ______________.
They get in trouble with the law.
500
When Two-Bit and Ponyboy are wrestling, Two-Bit pins Ponyboy and tells him to "Holler Uncle." Ponyboy refuses. What does it mean to "holler uncle"?
to give up
500
The following line from chapter 5 is an example of what?
"We were careful with our cigarettes -- if that old church every caught fire there'd be no stopping it."
foreshadowing