The Curtis Family
Who is always tough on Ponyboy for his own good?
Darry
What symbolizes the Socs wealth and privilege?
The Blue Mustang the Socs use.
Who helped Johnny and Ponyboy run away from the police?
Dally
Who helped give information to the Greasers while Ponyboy and Johnny where hiding?
Cherry
Who is Ponyboy the closest with from the beginning?
Sodapop
What symbolizes Johnny's sort of PTSD from the day he got jumped?
The Rings Bob always wears and uses them as weapons.
Who helped save those kids from the burning church?
Johnny and Ponyboy
Why did Randy decide not to join the rumble?
He didn't want to be a part of the violence going on.
Why did Sodapop drop out of school?
He dropped out because he said school wasn't meant for a person like him.
What is the symbol the Geasers kind of use to represent themselves or as their pride?
Greaser hair
Why did Dally keep their hideout a secret from everyone?
He didn't want Johnny and Ponyboy to end up in jail or sad like him.
Why did Cherry still take Bob's side after everything?
She believed he was a good guy especially to her and had his reasons for doing what he did.
Why did Darry care for his two younger brothers?
Their parents passed away
What symbol do they use in the book to represent the good and bad times and that nothing lasts forever?
Sunsets/sunrise
Why did they have a rumble at the end of the book?
They wanted justice for Johnny being in the hospital.
Why did Johnny stab Bod the Soc?
Why is Darry so hard on Ponyboy all the time?
He doesn't want Ponyboy to give up on a future he can have and wants him to succeed in life.
What place where the Greasers and Socs together sometimes and kind of brought together?
The car Drive - In
Why did Dally set himself up to die?
He felt sad without Johnny and missed him so much he couldn't keep going on.
How did Bob's death impact Randy?
It made him aware of all the unnecessary fighting and violence between the two gangs.