Characters and Symbols
Two-Bit
What does Ponyboy like to do by himself?
Go to the movies
Why does Ponyboy decide to run away from home?
Because Darry hit him.
How does Ponyboy realize that Darry really cares about him?
He sees Darry crying.
Why doesn't Randy want to participate in the rumble?
There is no point because it won't change anything.
Which character works at the gas station, Sodapop's best friend, and doesn't like Ponyboy much?
Steve
What does Ponyboy believe about Darry in the beginning of the story?
That Darry doesn't care about him, that Darry thinks he's a burden, Darry doesn't want him, etc.
What do Johnny do while the Socs try to drown Ponyboy?
He stabs Bob with a knife.
What happened to Johnny while he was inside the burning church?
What does Ponyboy read in the paper about what will happen to him and Johnny for the death of Bob?
Ponyboy will go to juvenile court and Johnny will be charged with manslaughter.
The idea that youth is valuable is the symbolic meaning of what object in the story?
What is Two-Bit most known for?
His black switchblade.
What town does Dally tell Johnny and Ponyboy to go to?
Windrixville
What does Dally start carrying around to bluff in case the Socs attack him?
A gun (heater)
What does Randy tell Ponyboy about Bob?
That his parents didn't set limits for him, nobody ever told him no, he was a good guy.
Name two items that the Socs are identified by?
Rings, nice cars (Mustangs and Corvairs), and madras shirts
Although Cherry is bothered by Dally, she confesses that she actually feels what about Dally?
She admires him.
Buck Merril's place
Name two reasons why Johnny thinks he should turn himself in to the police.
He thinks it's unfair to Ponyboy and he thinks he will be let off easy because it was self-defense.
What is Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy's favorite breakfast item?
Chocolate Cake
Which object in the story symbolizes that the Greasers have a difficult or unfair life?
The horse Mickey Mouse
What does Cherry try to convince Ponyboy about the Socs in Chapter 2?
Not all Socs are the same, things are rough all over.
In terms of emotions, what does Cherry say is the difference between Greasers and Socs?
Greasers are more emotional and Socs are cool to the point of not feeling anything. Greasers feel too violently and Socs feel nothing.
Why did Dally do that makes Johnny compare Dally to the "gallant southern gentlemen" of Gone with the Wind?
He took the blame for something he didn't do to save Two-Bit.
What is going to be Johnny's condition if he survives?
He will be crippled, won't be able to walk again.