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What are Rajaee's future plans? What work is he interested in?
Becoming an engineer.
What do Ponyboy and Cherry both enjoy?
Sunsets
The Fuzz
Police
What is a madras shirt?
A shirt made of check-patterned cotton. The soc guys wore these all the time.
The Setting
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
What is Miss Jones' favorite kind of music?
Miss Jones' favorite kind of music is jazz.
The book that Ponyboy and Johnny read while hiding out.
What is Gone with the Wind.
The Greasers
The poor kids who grease back their hair, smoke, and slouch to look cool.
Why do the boys have to worry about their house looking neat all the time?
Because someone from social services might stop by to inspect the boys' living conditions. If everything is not in order, they might put the boys in foster homes.
The two rival clubs/gangs in both
Socials & greasers
What is Kayla's favorite color?
Purple!
The major conflict in this novel is
Socials vs greasers
The Socs
West Side Rich kids, always jumping greasers
What does Ponyboy think he best feature is?
His hair.
The narrator
Ponyboy
What can Sadiya's cat do that most cats can't?
Why did the Socials attack Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
Ponyboy and Johnny 'picked up' Cherry and Marcia, who were girlfriends of two of the socials.
a heater
gun
Sodapop is very good looking. What kind of handsome does Ponyboy call him?
Movie-star handsome.
The Soc girl who looks at sunsets too
Cherry Valance
What is one of Annalise's favorite things?
drawing
anime
acting
Why did Johnny kill Bob?
To save Ponyboy and to keep himself from being beaten.
cancer stick
cigarette
What is a Corvair?
A sports car that was popular in the 1960's.
The Curtis brothers
Darry, Ponyboy & Sodapop
What is Ms. Ruocco's dog named?
Snowball.
The biggest cause of Johnny's pain in life
Having parents who do not care about him. They abuse him instead.
cooler
jail
Where did Cherry get her nickname?
She has red hair.
What does "Nothing gold can stay" mean?
It means that childhood innocence and wonder is gone in a flash - try to hang onto them.
Don't lose this childlike sense of wonder as you get older.