Characters Chp 1
The narrator of the book
Ponyboy
What happens to ponyboy at the beginning of the story?
He gets jumped/attacked
So I stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me.
Simile
The person who was talking rude to the girls
Dally
In the beginning of the chapter where were they?
At a drive in/ at the movies
Ponyboy's older brother who he likes
Sodapop
The reason Sodapop gives for dropping out of school
He says it is because he is dumb
If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you'll have Johnny
metaphor
Who refused to tease the girls
Ponyboy, and or, Johnny
Who gets invited to sit with Cherry and Marcia
Johnny and Ponyboy
This character is the youngest next to Ponyboy
Johnny
What happened to Ponyboys parents?
Died in a car crash
He just thinks it's fun to swipe everything that isn't nailed down.
Hyperbole
Cherry
What happens to Johnny? Who are the people responsible
He gets jumped/attacked by the Socs
Sodapop's best friend
Steve Randle
Who is the head of the household?
His eyes were blue, blazing ice cold with a hatred of the whole world.
personification
The person who stood up to Dally and told him to stop
Johnny
Johnny begins to cry
This character's real name is Keith, but everyone calls him somethin else
Two-Bit
Why is the gang important to Johnny?
Because they are his only support/ he thinks of them like family/ he has a bad home life/ he needs the protection
We went to the concession stand and, as usual, there was a line a mile long.
hyperbole
Who scared Johnny and Ponyboy
TwoBit
What does Cherry say about the Socs
That they have their own problems./They aren't all bad