Characters
Key Events & Facts
Facts about the book
True or False
Words to Know
100

The Soc who was killed

Who is Bob

100

What decade is The Outsiders set in? 

What are the 1960s

100

Published

1967

100

A greaser wears blue jeans, t-shirts, leather jackets, and love their long hair. 

What is True.

100

nape

back of the neck

200

Greaser with wispy blond hair, handsomer than anyone else

Who is Sodapop

200

Who is the author of The Outsiders

Who is S.E. Hinton

200

Genre

Fiction

200

Cherry Valance is a typical Soc, stuck-up and unfeeling

What is False

200

hue

Shade of color.

300

Dark-eyed "pet" of the greasers, wishes his mom and dad cared about him

Who is Johnny

300

When Johnny and Pony are in the church, what do they pass the time reading?

What is Gone with the Wind

300

In what state does the story take place?

Okalhoma 

300

Johnny loves his parents in spite of his unhappy home life.

What is false.

300

shanghaiing

stealing 

400

wisecracker of the greasers, the oldest, and famous for his switchblade

Who is Two-Bit

400

What does Pony write about for his English assignment?

What is his story about his gang and their problems

400

What City are they in? 

Tulsa 

400

The Outsiders is written from an adult's point of view.

What is false.

400

aloofness

coldness

500
good-looking, red-headed soc

Who is Cherry

500

Johnny told Ponyboy this iconic phrase

What is Stay Gold

500

What is the premise? 

The Curtis brothers try to survive while remaining loyal to their gang.

500

A Soc wears madras shirts, cool sweaters, and owns "tuff" cars.

What is true. 
500

radiates

glows