Characters
Identity
Important Quote
Stay Gold
Plotline
100

The narrator of The Outsiders

Who is Ponyboy Curtis?

100

The prized possession Two Bit hands to Dally without question

What is the black-handled switch blade.

100

"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold"

Who is Johnny?

100

The reason Dally is hardened, cold, and mean

What is going to jail?

100

The main conflict of The Outsiders.

What is Socs vs. Greasers?

200

This character is Cherry’s boyfriend, who is killed by Johnny

Who is Bob Sheldon?

200

A prominent Soc says this is the major separator between the Greasers and the Socs? 

What are feelings

200

"We're all we've got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything. If we don't have each other, we don't have anything."

Who is Sodapop Curtis? 

200

The three people Ponyboy says he can be himself around

Who are Soda, Johnny, and Cherry

200

Two of these happen during the falling action.

What are deaths?

300

This character gets drunk on being alive, and flunked out of school

Who is Sodapop Curtis?

300

Ponyboy finds his identity in this, and loses it during the rising action

What is his 'tuff' hair?

300

"Things are rough all over." 

Who is Cherry Valance? 

300

This magnifies the story's message/theme, and is alluded back to multiple times throughout the novel

What is the poem, 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'

300

This scene is the best argument for the climax of The Outsiders

What is the fire? 

400

This character spends the majority of the novel frightened and abused; he is seen as the gangs' pet

Who is Johnny Cade?

400

Randy says Bob never had this, even though he needed it.

What is structure/boundaries

400

“It’s okay…we aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset, too.”

Who is Ponyboy?

400

This is the major reason why Dally snaps, robs a convenience store, and gets himself killed. 

Who is Johnny, the only person he's ever loved?

400

The most important scene in the rising action.

What is Johnny killing Bob?

500

This character is the toughest member of the gang; has been in jail

Who is Dallas Winston?

500

Ponyboy is asked why he and the Greasers do this, but he can't really explain why because he has never thought about it before

What is smoking cigarettes?

500

"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think its the ones in the middle that are the really lucky stiffs."

Who is Randy?

500

The two major reasons that cause Ponyboy to finally write his theme, AKA 'The Outsiders'

What are Johnny's letter and wanting kids like him/Johnny to not feel alone? 

500

What is the resolution of The Outsiders

What is Ponyboy reads Johnny's note and decides to write his theme, AKA 'The Outsiders'