Characters 1
She is Cherry's friend
Marcia
He is badly burned at the end of Chapter 6
Johnny
What happens to Ponboy on the way home from the movies?
He gets jumped
Who do Johnny and Ponyboy walk home with after the movies?
Cherry and Marcia
What happens to the church?
It burns down.
The doctor informs the boys that this character is in critical condition with a broken back and third-degree burns.
Johnny
Cancer Stick
Cigarette
"They were all tough as nails and looked it"
What is the figurative language used?
simile
Who is Randy Anderson?
Bob's best friend
She's a spy for the Greasers and likes sunsets too
Cherry
Where are Ponyboy's parents?
They died
Who is Mickey Mouse (in this story)?
Soda's old horse
Who visits them at the church?
Dally
Randy tells Ponyboy that he is not going to show up for this event scheduled for that night.
rumble
Heater
Gun
"his dancing gray eyes were stormy"
What is the figurative language used?
personification
He had to drop out of college because his family didn't have enough money, even though he got a football scholarship
Darry
He's got a tuff blue mustang and a bunch of rings.
Bob
What does Soda tell Ponyboy about his girlfriend Sandy?
He's going to ask her to marry him.
Why does Johnny react the way he does when he sees the blue mustang?
It's the same guys that had beaten him up.
How does Darry react when he sees Ponyboy at the hospital?
Ponyboy realizes that if Johnny lives, he will likely be ____ for the rest of his life.
Crippled
Tuff
Cool
"Darry would kill me if I got into trouble with the police"
What is the figurative language used?
hyperbole
Who is Darry's best friend?
Steve
He's Soda's best friend
Steve
What makes Ponyboy different from the rest of the greasers?
He likes to read and does well in school.
Why does Ponyboy runaway from home?
Darry hits him
What book do they read in the church?
Gone With the Wind
While waiting at the hospital, Two-Bit and Steve find out that Ponyboy has been having _____again, which he hasn't had since the night of his parents' funeral.
nightmares
Rumble
Gang fight
“I was sleepy and freezing to death and I wanted to be home in bed…” (ch. 3)
What is the figurative language used?
hyperbole
Who is the name of the gang member who accused Dally slashing his tires?
Tim Shepard
He's the guy who owns the place that Johnny and Ponybody visit Dally?
Buck Merrill
Why doesn't Dally pay for the movies even though he has enough money?
He likes breaking the law.
Who does Johnny kill?
Bob
What's the name of the poem that Ponyboy recites for Johnny?
Bonus: Who wrote it?
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost
Fill in the blank: After the conversation with ___, Ponyboy realizes that Socs are not just "Socs," they are just ____, which shows his growth in empathy.
Randy
guys/human
Fuzz
Police
Tough, troubled teenagers try to survive a turbulent town is an example of ____.
alliteration