Characters
This character is the narrator of the story.
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
This event sets off the tension between the Greasers and the Socs in Chapter 1.
What is the attack on Ponyboy by the Socs?
This is where the Greasers and the Socs face off in a rumble.
What is the vacant lot?
This symbolizes hope and connection between Ponyboy and Cherry.
What are sunsets?
This word means a state of wild excitement or confusion, which happens during the rumble.
What is commotion?
This character is a Soc who struggles with the pressures of being wealthy.
Who is Cherry Valance?
Johnny kills this character at the fountain to protect Ponyboy.
Who is Bob?
This is where Ponyboy and Cherry talk about sunsets.
What is the drive-in movie theater?
This recurring idea highlights the division between rich and poor.
What is social class conflict?
This term describes the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs.
What is feud?
This Curtis brother gave up college dreams to support his family.
Who is Darry Curtis?
The Greasers hide out in this location after the incident at the fountain.
What is the church in Windrixville?
This is where Ponyboy and Johnny sleep after the fountain incident.
What is the church in Windrixville?
This symbolizes innocence and purity, particularly for Johnny and Ponyboy.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
This word means to be brave or heroic, as Johnny is when he saves the kids.
What is gallant?
This character is described as the joker of the Greasers.
Who is Two-Bit Mathews?
The church catches on fire while the boys are doing this.
Meeting with Dally
The setting of The Outsiders primarily takes place?
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
he rivalry between Greasers and Socs represents this larger theme.
What is the futility of violence?
This word describes Darry’s personality when he gets angry or frustrated.
What is stern?
This character is a tough, yet compassionate, Greaser who serves as a father figure to Ponyboy and Johnny.
Who is Dallas "Dally" Winston?
This is the outcome of the rumble between the Socs and the Greasers.
What is the Greasers win?
This is where Johnny dies.
What is the hospital
The church represents this theme in the story.
What is redemption or second chances?
This word means someone who is distant or reserved, like Cherry’s attitude at times.
What is aloof?