Characters
Figurative Language
Plot
Who said it?
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100

Who is the narrator in The Outsiders?

Ponyboy

100

"It took me a long time to get that hair just the way I wanted it. And besides, this just ain't us. It's like being in a Halloween costume we can't get out of."

Simile

100

In Chapter 1, what traumatic event happens to Ponyboy?

He is jumped by a group of Socs walking home from the movies.

100

"They ran when I stabbed him. They all ran..."

Johnny Cade

100

Who does Cherry say she could fall in love with?

Dallas Winston (Dally)

200

Who helps Ponyboy and Johnny hide?

Dallas Winston

200

"Life was one big joke to Two-Bit."

Metaphor

200

Who do Ponyboy, Dally, and Johnny meet at the drive-in (2 people)?

Cherry and Marcia

200

"Nothing gold can stay."

Ponyboy Curtis

200

How old was the author when she began writing The Outsiders?

Started writing it at 15 years old

300

Who in the group gets abused by his dad and tends to be scared of Socs?

Johnny

300

"...suddenly a strong hand came down on Johnny's shoulder and another on mine. I almost jumped out of my skin."

Hyperbole

300
Why does Ponyboy decide to run away in Chapter 3?
Darry hits him when he comes home late.
300

"Things are rough all over."

Cherry Valance

300
Who wrote the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
Robert Frost
400

Who has red hair and acts as a spy for the group later in the novel?

Cherry Valance

400

"They looked like they were all cut from the same piece of cloth."

Idiom

400

What causes the Socs to attack the boys at the park?

They had picked up their girlfriends, Cherry and Marcia, which made the Socs mad.

400

"I didn't mean to! I didn't think! I forgot! That's all I ever hear out of you! Can't you think of anything?"

Darry Curtis

400

What saved Ponyboy from serious burns in the fire?

Dally's jacket that he was wearing.

500
Who calls the boys "heroes" after the fire at the church?

Jerry Wood

500

“She left me standing there with my mouth dropped open, and the blue Mustang vroomed off.”

Onomatopoeia

500

What happens to Johnny in Chapter 6?

After saving the children from the burning church, he is hit with a burning piece of timber. He was burned and unconscious.

500

"That's why we're separated. It's not money, it's feeling -- you don't feel anything, and we feel too violently."

Ponyboy Curtis

500

What is the name of the drive-in movie theater that the boys meet Cherry and Marcia at?

The Dingo