Meet the Gang
This character is 16 years old and has fearful eyes. He sees the greasers as his true family instead of his family who abuse him.
Who is Johnny Cade?
Johnny is a very scared, nervous and jumpy character after this happened to him.
What is getting jumped by the Socs?
These two characters impacted each other because as brothers, they did not understand each other’s viewpoints. One thought the other was too harsh.
Who are Darry and Ponyboy?
The richer gang from the west side
Who are the Socials (Socs)?
“Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.”
Who is Johnny?
This character used to run with gangs in New York. He always gets into trouble and is proud of his police record.
Who is Dallas (Dally) Winston?
After Johnny’s death, this character died on the same day by being shot by the police.
Who is Dally?
These characters impacted each other through supporting one another after a fatal incident. They ran away and hid in a church together.
Who are Ponyboy and Johnny?
A special theater where you can watch movies without leaving your car
What is a drive-in?
"I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again."
Who is Cherry?
This character is Sodapop's best friend who thinks his younger brother is a "tagalong"
Who is Steve Randle?
Because of this event, Darry had to drop out of school and pick up two jobs to support his family.
What is a car crash that killed his parents?
This setting impacted a tough Greaser who never cried because he finally got reunited with another Greaser after the church fire
What is the hospital?
A word used to describe something cool or sharp; a compliment
What is tuff?
“It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.”
Who is Ponyboy?
This character is strong, athletic and intelligent. He is the oldest of the Greasers.
Who is Darrel (Darry) Curtis?
This is what causes Johnny to kill Bob
What is Ponyboy was being drowned?
This character was most dramatically impacted by Johnny’s death.
Who is Dally?
A word for an obnoxiously arrogant person like Two-Bit Mathews
What is a wisecracker?
“Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs.”
Who is Randy?
This character regularly shop lifts.
Who is Two-Bit Mathews?
After the church fire, this character rode in the ambulance with Ponyboy.
Who is Jerry, the teacher?
This character impacted the Greasers by deciding not to show up for the rumble.
Who is Randy?
A word to say kidding or joking
What is woofin'?
"I am a greaser. I am a JD and a hood. I blacken the name of our fair city. I beat up people. I rob gas stations. I am a menace to society. Man, do I have fun!"
Who is Sodapop?