Characters
Plot Events
Quotes
Author Biography
Elements of Literature
100

The character who sacrifices himself to save children in a fire.

Who is Johnny?

100

Cherry does this to Dally at the drive-n

What is throws a soda in his face

100

"Stay gold Ponyboy"

What does Johnny say?

100

S.E. Hinton wrote the book when she was this many years old.

What is 16 years old?

100

The narrator of The Outsiders

Who is Ponyboy?

200

The character is known for his long hair and is a leader of the Greasers?

Who is Darry Curtis

200

This causes Ponyboy to have a concussion 

What is he gets kicked in the head during the rumble

200

"Things are rough all over"

What does Cherry Valance say?

200

S.E. Hinton grew up here.

Where is Tulsa, Oklahoma?

200

The main conflict in The Outsiders.

What is the struggle between the Greasers and the Socs?

300

The greaser known for getting into dangerous situations and their blue eyes.

Who is Dally?

300

This parent comes to visit Johnny in the hospital.

Who is his mother?


300
"Sure little buddy. We're not going to fight anymore."

Who is Darry Curtis?

300
S.E. Hinton's motivation for writing The Outsiders.

What is to show the struggles of the teen life.

300

The point of view of The Outsiders.

What is first person point of view?

400

The soc that becomes close to Ponyboy

Who is Cherry Valance?

400

The way Ponyboy's parents die

What is in a car wreck?

400

“Get smart and nothing can touch you.”

What does Dally say?

400

The S.E in S.E. Hinton stands for.

What is Susan Eloise?

400

The tense of The Outsiders

What is past-tense?

500

The name most characters call Keith Mathews.

What is Two Bit?

500

The name of the poem Ponyboy recites to Johnny.

What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

500

"Do you know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair."

Who is Bob Sheldon?

500
Another book written by Hinton

What is

  • That Was Then, This Is Now (1971)
  • Rumble Fish (1975)
  • Tex (1979)
  • Taming the Star Runner (1988)

Children's books

  • Big David, Little David, illustrated by Alan Daniel (1995), picture book
  • The Puppy Sister, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers (1995), chapter book

Adult fiction

  • Hawkes Harbor (2004), novel
  • Some of Tim's Stories 
500

An example is: At the end of chapter 3 Ponyboy says "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong."

What is Forshadowing?