The Outsiders #1
This character comes from an abusive/neglectful home
Johnny Cade
This is a character who changes over the course of a story
Dynamic
The setting of The Outsiders
Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s
What is a static character?
A character who remains the same throughout the book.
This is what causes the Socs to attack the boys at the park
Pony and Johnny were with Cherry and Marcia and their boyfriends (Bob and Randy) were jealous
What begins the conflict in the story?
Johnny kills Bob after Bob tries to drown Ponyboy in the fountain.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Ponyboy
The Soc who acts as a spy and helps the greasers.
Cherry
When Pony and Johnny are in the church rescuing the kids, what surprises Ponyboy about Johnny?
Johnny looks happier than Pony has ever seen him.
This is the youngest member of the greasers
Ponyboy
This is the book that Pony and Johnny read while hiding out
Gone With the Wind
This is Dally's reaction after Johnny's death.
Dally robs a grocery store at gunpoint, and then is killed by the police.
This is what happened to Ponyboy's parents
Passed away in a car crash
Describe Johnny's home life.
-Abused by father
-Ignored by mother
These are the names of Ponyboy's brothers
Darry and Sodapop
These are the two major groups in conflict in the book
Socs and the greasers
The character that Cherry says she could fall in love with..
Dally
These are the antagonists of the novel.
How did 2-Bit get his switchblade?
Shoplifted it
Johnny's last words to Ponyboy are these
"Stay gold, Ponyboy"
The author of The Outsiders is this
S.E Hinton
This is the name of the town Johnny and Ponyboy run away to
Windrixville
This is where Sodapop works
The local gas station (The DX)?
What is a round character?
A character that we know a lot about.
This character chose not to fight in the rumble
Randy
Dally gives Ponyboy this, which ends up saving him later when he's in a fire.
Leather jacket
This is Cherry's last name
Valance
This is what happened to Soda's girlfriend Sandy
She moved to Florida to live with her grandparents while she had a baby
This is what the boys understand "nothing gold can stay" to mean
Nothing precious lasts forever - that all good things must come to an end
How is Ponyboy different than the rest of the greasers?
Ponyboy loves to read, loves movies, and cares about school.