Character Traits
What does Ponyboy look like?
This character is the narrator of the story
Ponyboy
This is the first event in the story
Ponyboy gets jumped by the Socs
What is the sentence you found the word "gingerly" in? What do you think its definition is?
In a careful or cautious manner
Where does the novel "The Outsiders" take place? (city and state)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This character is good looking and is a chick magnet
Sodapop
These 3 characters are brothers
Ponyboy, Sodapop, Dally
What event caused Darry to hit Ponyboy?
He fell asleep in the field and came home hours after curfew
What is the sentence you found the word "nonchalantly" in? What do you think its definition is?
In a casual, calm, relaxed manner
What time period is the novel "The Outsiders" set in?
1960's
This character is 6'2 and broad shouldered/ muscular. They have dark brown hair that kicks out in front and slight cowlick in the back. They have pale blue-green eyes. They are cool and smart but cold.
Darry
This character is killed in Chapter 4
Bob
This event took the Curtis boy's parents from them
A car accident 6 months prior
What is the sentence you found the word "madras" in? What do you think its definition is?
cotton fabric, typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks.
What is the name of the drive in where Ponyboy and the Greasers meet Cheery and Marcia?
The Nightly Double drive in
This character is is tall and muscular, he has gray eyes and "rusty-colored sideburns," and he is always grinning. He is one of the oldest of the group and is known for stealing
Two-Bit Matthews
This character is Soda's best friend and think's Pony is a Tag-Along
Steve
This event changed Cherry Valance's opinion of greasers and socs.
Meeting Ponyboy and talking to him about how the socs beat up Johnny
What is the sentence you found the word "Resignedly" in? What do you think its definition is?
in a way that expresses giving in to the insistence of another or to circumstances beyond one's control
Where do the Socs hang out? Where do the Greasers hang out? (200 points each)
Socs- The way out & Rusty's
Greasers- The Dingo & Jay's
This character has an elfish face with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth and ears like a lynx
Dallas
This character goes by a nickname and talks to Ponyboy about their common love for sunsets.
Cherry Valance
After killing Bob, Johnny and Pony go to Dally. What does Dally give them and where does he tell them to go?
A gun and money, the church
What is the sentence you found the word "Ornery" in? What do you think its definition is?
bad-tempered and combative.
Describe the setting of the park where Johnny kills Bob. What time of day does the fight happen? What does the park look like? What is the ambiance?
The park was about two blocks square, with a running fountain in the middle and a small swimming pool for the little kids. It is fall, the pool is empty. Tall elm trees made large shadows. It happens at 2:30 in the morning.