1-3
Who is the narrator?
Ponyboy Curtis.
What do the Socs do to Ponyboy at the park?
They try to drown Ponyboy in the fountain.
What happens when Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally get back to the church?
The church is on fire,and kids are trapped inside.
Who do the greasers decide to start the rumble? Why?
Darry because he has a tuff build and looks like he could whip anyone.
How does Ponyboy handle the death of Johnny and Dally?
He doesn’t handle it well, and makes himself believe that Johnny is still alive and that he killed Bob instead of Johnny.
Why is there conflict between the Greasers and the Socs?
The Greasers are considered lower class poor kids, and the Socs are upper class rich kids.
What does Johnny do to stop the Socs from?
Johnny stabs Bob which causes Bob to die.
Chapters 6-8 What happens to Johnny at the church?
Johnny goes into the church to save the kids, and a piece of timber falls on him and breaks his back.
Who do the Socs pick to go against the greasers,and why is this ironic?
Paul because Darry and Paul used to play football together in high school, and they used to be buddies.
Chapters 11-12 What happened at the hearing?
Randy and Cherry testified on behalf of Ponyboy,and Ponyboy, Darry, and Soda are able to remain together.
What do we know about Johnny’s parents?
His dad beats him up, and his mom ignores him unless she is mad about something.
What do Ponyboy and Johnny do after the stabbing?
Chapters 4-5?
They find Dally, and he sends them to an abandoned church to hideout.
Chapters 6-8 What does Randy talk to Ponyboy about
at the Tasty Freeze?
Randy talked to Ponyboy about Bob’s home life and not showing up at the rumble.
Chapters 9-10 What weapons are used in the rumble?
Everyone fought with their fists until one of the Brumly boys broke the rules and used a piece of pipe in the rumble.
How does Ponyboy respond to the Socs following the deaths of Johnny and Dally?
Ponyboy’s hatred of the Socs becomes increasingly intense after Johnny and Dally’s deaths.
Chapters 1-3 What happens at the movie theatre?
Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny flirt with 2 Socs, Cherry and Marcia. However, Dally takes things too far until Johnny says, “Leave her alone, Dally.”
What do Ponyboy and Johnny do to kill time?
They change their hairstyles, play cards, and read Gone With the Wind.
What does Dally want from Two-Bit while he is in the hospital? Why?
Dally wants to borrowTwo-Bit’s switchblade so he can bust out of the hospital and join in the rumble.
What happens when Ponyboy and Dally get to the hospital?
They tell Johnny that the greasers won the rumble and that the papers are calling him a hero right before Johnny dies.
What is written in Johnny’s letter to Ponyboy just before his death?
Johnny has no regrets about what happened at the church except he’s going to miss his friends.
What happens when Ponyboy and Johnny walk Cherry and Marcia back to Two-Bit’s house?
The Socs drive by them a few times and eventually pick up Marcia and Cherry.
After Dally stops by the church a week later, what does Johnny decide to do?
Johnny decides it’s best to go back to town and turn themselves in.
What favor does Pony boy want from Cherry?
Ponyboy wants Cherry to visit Johnny in the hospital,but she refuses.
Dally goes out of control after Johnny’s death.What does he do?
Dally robs a grocery store,and he raises an unloaded gun on the police, and the police shoot and kill Dally.
Chapters 11-12 How does Ponyboy pass English?
Ponyboy decides to write a composition telling the story The Outsiders.