Characters
Quotes
Key Details
Vocabulary
Literary Elements
100

This character burned his arm trying to save another.

Who is Dally?
100

This character states, "No. She went to live with her grandmother in Florida."

Who is Sodapop?
100

The newspaper article heading

What is "Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes?"
100

"Dally was scowling and from long and painful experience I knew better than to talk to him like that when his eyes were blazing like that. I’d likely as not get clobbered over the head." This word means the same as scowling.

What is glaring?
100

"He was as pale as the pillow and looked awful." The type of figurative language used.

What is a simile?

200

This character can make anyone grin.

Who is Sodapop?

200

This character states, "Greasers don't cry in front of strangers."

Who is Ponyboy?

200

In the morning, the first one up is responsible for doing this in the Curtis household.

What is making breakfast?

200

"I staggered, almost falling, coughing and sobbing for breath."

What is stumbling?

200

"He reminds me of a colt. A long-legged palomino colt that has to get his nose into everything." This type of figurative language is used here.

What is a metaphor?

300

This character refers to Ponyboy and Johnny as "professional heroes" that are "straight from heaven."

Who is Jerry?

300
This character states, "I would have let those kids burn to death."

Who is Randy?

300

Ponyboy is eating this in the beginning of chapter 6.

What is a hot-fudge sundae?

300

This word is used to describe Ponyboy's deep hatred of the Socs prior to his conversation with Randy.


What is contemptuously?

300

"Dallas has a record with the fuzz a mile long." This type of figurative language is used.

What is a hyperbole?

400

This character shows Ponyboy the newspaper article.

Who is Two-Bit?

400
This character states, "I'll babysit him... I haven't got anything better to do."

Who is Two-Bit?

400

The three brothers are crazy about this.

What is chocolate?

400

Johnny's dialogue in the beginning of chapter 6 indicates he has a firmly held belief or a _____ that they should turn themselves in.

What is conviction?

400
"Soda had broken down and bawled like a baby." The two figurative language devices in this statement.

What are simile and alliteration?

500

This character makes another realize that things are rough all over but that it's better that way.

Who is Randy?

500

This character states, "Us greasers get it worse than anyone else."

Who is Dally?

500

Ponyboy describes how Darry's muscles look when he flexes them by comparing them to this object.

What are oversized baseballs?

500

Ponyboy fears he will look uncool with his hair in the paper. This slang term means uncool.

What is rank?

500
"Gunfire. There went our gunfire. And Gone with the Wind." This is known as a passing reference. 

What is an allusion?