Characters
The Soc Johnny kills
Bob
Why did the Socs come back to the park looking for Johnny and Ponyboy?
Johnny and Ponyboy hung out with their girls
Why is Ponyboy upset about cutting his hair?
It is his pride and trademark as a Greaser
Why are Johnny and Ponyboy considered heros?
They saved the children from the burning church
bent over and forward with knees bent so as to be close to something
crouched
Who does Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help?
Dally
What inference can the audience make about Bob's rings?
He is the same Soc who beat up Johnny. Johnny recognizes the rings. The rings are a symbol of the Socs wealth.
He is real
What happened to Johnny as a result of the church fire?
He was burnt and knocked unconscious from the beam that fell on him.
uncontrolled laughter, crying, or extreme emotion
hysterics
Who does Ponyboy receive a letter from?
Sodapop
Why does Ponyboy spit at the Socs?
Because he can't think of anything else to say
How many days do Johnny and Ponyboy stay hidden? (3 days, 5 days, 1 week, or 2 weeks)
5 days
To what animal does Ponyboy frequently compare Johnny to? (a rabid dog, a lost puppy, a mindless sheep, or a clever fox)
A lost puppy
shaking or trembling in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
quavering
Cherry
After Ponyboy nearly downs, what is the first thing Johnny says to him?
"I killed him."
How did Dally mislead the police?
What realization does Ponyboy make about Darry at the end of the chapter?
Darry cares/loves him and wants him to make something of himself
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
sullenly
Who rides in the ambulance with Ponyboy and who believes the kids were sent from Heaven? (Two names)
Jerry Wood and Mrs. O'Briant
What makes Ponyboy wish he was home?
Thinking about Soda's face when he would hear the news
When Dally says that his heater "sure does help a bluff...", what does he mean?
He means that people don't know that it isn't loaded or that he doesn't intend to use it, so they back off and are afraid of him.
Why did Ponyboy tell Jerry Wood the entire story?
Jerry didn't mind that the boys were hoods and he trusted him
indignant