Chapters 1-2
Who are Ponyboy's brothers?
Who are Darry and Sodapop.
How did Ponyboy's parents die?
What is a car accident.
What does Jerry call Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally that surprises Ponyboy?
What are heroes.
What condition in Johnny in in the beginning of chapter 7?
He is in critical condition. His back is broken, he is paralyzed from the waist down, and he is badly burned.
In the novel, who are rivals?
The greasers and Socials are rivals.
Where do Ponyboy, Johnny, Dallas, and Two-Bit meet the Soc girls, Cherry and Marcia?
What is the drive-in movie theater.
Why does Ponyboy decide to run away?
When Ponyboy comes home late, Darry hits him.
What is the name of the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny as the sun rises?
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay".
Who tries to visit Johnny in the hospital?
Who is his mom.
Describe how greasers are stereotyped.
They are stereotyped as mean, tough, criminals.
What do Ponyboy and Cherry both see to make them realize that they have things in common?
What is a sunset.
Who do Ponyboy and Johnny go to for help, and why do they choose him?
They see Dally because he has the most experience with breaking the law.
Why are Ponyboy and Johnny so upset about cutting their hair?
What is their hair is a part of their greaser identity and pride.
After reading the newspaper article about the fight and the fire, what makes Ponyboy nervous?
He is scared he will be separated from his brothers.
What literary technique does SE Hinton use to provide Johnny's backstory in chapter 2?
What is a flashback.
What makes Ponyboy different from the rest of the greasers?
He likes books and movies and he likes to "lone it".
What 3 things does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny to help them?
He gives them money and a gun, and he tells them where to go (an abandoned church).
How did the church fire probably start?
Johnny and Ponyboy left a burning cigarette.
According to Randy, what was Bob's "real problem"?
He was spoiled and his parents never said "no"/didn't set limits or discipline him.
Fill in the blanks with our vocabulary words.
Dally is a ______________ greaser who likes to break the rules. However, Johnny sees Dally differently and describes him as ________.
What are rebellious or nonchalant and gallant.
Finish the quotation: Cherry tells Ponyboy, "Things are _____ all over" (34).
What is "rough".
By the end of chapter 4, what does Ponyboy realize that he and Johnny have lost?
What is their innocence.
What are the 2 reasons why Johnny wants to turn himself into the police?
It isn't fair to Ponyboy and he doesn't want to spend his life in hiding.
What prevents Darry from being a Social?
Darry's sense of responsibility toward his brothers, Soda and Ponyboy, and the rest of the gang keep him from being a Soc.
What is one epiphany Ponyboy has?
He realizes his brother Darry loves him. He realizes that Randy is a regular guy. He realizes that Socials have issues too.