Characters
What is Ponyboy's last name?
Curtis
At the beginning of the story, which gang stopped and beat up Ponyboy？
The Socs
What is Ponyboy's favorite poem?
Answer: "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
The repeated emphasis on "appearance does not match inner nature" in the story reflects which core theme?
Answer: Class does not define humanity
Who said, "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."?
Answer: Ponyboy Curtis
Who is the oldest in the Greasers gang and takes care of Ponyboy like a father?
Darry
Where did Ponyboy and Johnny hide to escape the murder charge?
Answer: The abandoned church on Jay Mountain
What is one of the iconic looks of the Greasers gang members?
Grease long hair
Johnny's last words to Ponyboy, "Stay gold," echoes which theme?
Answer: Maintaining innocence and refusing to be corrupted by darkness
In what context was the line, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." said?
Answer: Johnny said it to Ponyboy on his deathbed in the hospital
Which character is good at fighting, has been in jail for assault, and is very protective of Johnny?
Dally
Who did Ponyboy and Johnny save when the church caught fire?
Answer: A group of trapped elementary school students
What did Ponyboy and Johnny live on while in the church?
baloney sandwiches and cigarettes
The mutual support among the Greasers reflects which theme in the story?
Answer: Family and belonging (non-blood relations can also form a family)
Who said to Ponyboy, "We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too."?
Answer: Sodapop Curtis
Ponyboy thinks this character is "too handsome to be a greaser" and he is Johnny's role model. Who is he?
Sodapop
What was the direct cause of Johnny's death?
Answer: Severe burns and infections from injuries sustained in the fire
What iconic item was Bob Sheldon wearing when he died?
Answer: The Socs' signature ring
Ponyboy's growth from confusion to enlightenment reflects which theme?
Answer: Self-awakening and growth through trauma
Which character's values are reflected in the line, "You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you."?
Answer: Dally Winston
Which Soc member beat Johnny before and was later killed by Johnny, and was Bob Sheldon's friend?
Randy Adderson
What did Dally do after Johnny's death that led to him being shot and killed by the police?
Answer: Robbed a convenience store, resisted arrest, and deliberately provoked the police to shoot him
What did Darry hand Ponyboy when he woke up in the hospital, making him realize Darry's love?
Answer: A blood-stained copy of "Gone with the Wind"
What social issue does the conflict between the Socs and the Greasers essentially reflect?
Answer: Opposition and injustice caused by class differences
Who is the author of the poem from which Ponyboy quoted, "Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold"?
Answer: Robert Frost