Ch. 1-6
What happens to Ponyboy after he leaves the movie theatre?
he gets jumped by the socs
he is burned and paralyzed from a broken back
Who is ponyboy's favorite actor?
Paul Newman
Who is the narrator of the story?
Ponyboy
Who are "The fuzz"?
The police
What happened to johnny before the story begins?
He was badly beaten by the docs and abused by his family
What happens to Johnny at the end of chapter 9?
He dies
The #1 song in 1967 was "Hello, Goodbye" which band sang the lyrics
"You say yes, I say no
You say stop and I say go go go, oh no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello hello"
The beatles
What is ponyboy, darry, and sodapop's last name?
Curtis
What is a "cancer stick"?
A cigarette
Why does ponyboy decide to run away?
because Darry slaps him and ponyboy interprets that to mean that Darry doesn't love him
What do you think "stay gold" means?
stay good, stay innocent, ect.
The socs drove "tuff" cars around town, and the greasers walked. What does "tuff" mean?
cool
Who does Johnny look up to the most?
Dally
What is a "heater"?
A hand gun
What does Dally give to ponyboy and johnny after bob was stabbed in the park?
50$, a change of clothes, and a loaded gun
Why did dally want to kill himself?
because johnny was the person he cared about the most, and he didn't want to live without him
The first cryonically-preserved man was preserved in 1967. What does cryonically-preserved mean?
Frozen
How is ponyboy different from the other greasers?
He enjoys school and sunsets, he is sensitive, he often doesn't participate in violence
What does it mean to "lift"?
to steal
Why did cherry agree to become a spy for the greasers?
because she felt guilty and thought she caused all the trouble
What does ponyboy turn in for his English assignment?
Everything in the book up to this point. He wrote about all the things he had gone through with Dally Johnny, the Socs and the Greasers
The drive-in movie theatre from the outsiders still stands in Tulsa today, what is the name of it?
The Admiral Twin Drive-in
What are Johnny's last words?
He told ponyboy to "stay gold"
What is a "rumble"?
a gang fight