Characters
The narrator of the story (first and last name)
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
The goofball/clown of the Greaser
Who is Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews
The reason why Ponyboy ran away to the park
What is: because Darry slapped him during an argument
Which piece of text evidence helps explain how Cherry believes Socs and Greasers are different?
A. "It's not money; it's feeling. You don't feel anything and we feel too violently."
B. "I had seen a social club rumble once. The Socs fought coldly and practically and impersonally."
What is: A
Who is: Dally
Ponyboy's two brothers
Who are: Sodapop and Darry Curtis
The Protagonist of The Outsiders
Who is Ponyboy
Where Johnny and Pony go after Johnny kills Bob
What is: to an abandoned church in Windrixville
When Ponyboy told Randy "Greaser didn't have anything to do with it; it's the individual", he meant...
A. Only Pony and Johnny would have saved the kids
B. You can't tell everything about a person by the group he/she is a part of
What is: B
The reason Dally doesn't want Johnny to turn himself in
What is: he doesn't want Johnny to end up hard in jail, like Dally
The "pet" of the Greasers gang
Who is Johnny Cade
The antagonist of The Outsiders
Who is: the Soc's
The decade that The Outsiders takes place
What is: the 1960's
Which of the following pieces of text does NOT help determine what it was like at Johnny and Pony's hideout?
A. "It was a small church, real old and spooky and spiderwebby."
B. "It was awful quiet, with just the sound of rushing wind in the trees."
C. "I woke up late in the afternoon. For a second, I didn't know where I was."
What is: C
The major theme of The Outsiders
What is: get to know someone before you judge them
The Greaser that was sent to jail in New York; truly only cares about Johnny
Who is Dallas (Dally) Winston?
Johnny kills this Soc at the water fountain in the park
Who is Bob
This is how Ponyboy gets a concussion
What is: he gets kicked in the head during the rumble
Ponyboy states: "Tough and tuff are two different words." According to Pony, what does TUFF mean?
A. Rough and rugged
B. Cool and sharp
C. Mean and sneaky
What is: B
Which of the following is situational irony?
A. "I wondered what it would be like in a burning ember."
B. "He's so greasy, instead of going to the barber to get a haircut, he goes to get an oil change!"
C. "Quiet, soft-spoken Johnny, who wouldn't hurt a living thing on purpose, had taken a human life."
What is: C
The Soc female that Ponyboy relates to and gets along with
Who is Cherry Valance
The man at the church who is too big to fit through the window to save the children
Who is: Jerry Wood
How Tim Shepard's gang (and the Brumly boys) differ from Pony and his gang
What is: They were going to be "hoods" all their lives, and they were ok with that
Which piece of text evidence supports the idea that Cherry cares about her reputation as a Soc?
A. "Ponyboy, I mean, if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything."
B. "No, it wasn't Cherry the Soc who was helping us; it was Cherry the dreamer who watched sunsets and couldn't stand fights."
What is: A
The appearance of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in the novel is an example of this literary term.
What is: allusion (an indirect or passing reference)