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100

What does Johnny think Dally has never really seen?

A sunset

100

From what point of view is the story told?

First person = Ponyboy

100

Name the two character traits that best describe Ponyboy. 

Loyal, Smart, Sensitive, Brave, Perceptive 

(Ms Tuin decides!)

100

Who is the youngest member of the greasers?

Ponyboy

100

Where does Sodapop work?

At the local DX gas station

100

Who is the author of The Outsiders?

S.E Hinton

200

What is the name of the mountain where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out in Windrixville?

Jay Mountain

200

What does Dally give Ponyboy that eventually saves him in the fire?

Dally gives Ponyboy his leather jacket.

200

What causes Johnny the most pain in life? 

Feeling unwanted and unloved by parents

200

What is Cherry's last name?

Valance

200

What is the book that Pony and Johnny read while hiding out?

Gone With the Wind

200

In what decade does The Outsiders take place?

The 1960s

300

What happened to Ponyboy's parents? 

They died in a car crash.

300

What are the last words Johnny says to Ponyboy before he dies?

 "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold. . . "

300

Name one of the 1960s cars in the book.

Sting Ray, Corvair, Mustang

300

What is the name of the town Johnny and Ponyboy get on the train to? 

Windrixville

300

What do these slang words mean (you need to get all three right!):  heater, cooler, weed

gun, jail, cigarettes

300

This Greaser thinks of Ponyboy as a "tagalong"

Steve Randle

400

What is the reason Darry never went to college? 

He got a job to support Soda and Ponyboy.

400

What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs that he has a hard time believing?

That is despite their social class, the Socs have it rough too

Cherry states "things are rough all over."

400

This man was supposedly too big to fit through the window of the church

Jerry Wood

400

What did Dally give the boys before they went into hiding?

A gun, a leather jacket, $50

400

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

400

Where was Dally in jail?

New York

500

What is the underlying source of conflict between the Socs and the Greasers?

Social Class differences.  The Socs are popular and have more money (Blue Mustang, Madras Shirts).


500

What do Cherry and Ponyboy think is the real difference between the Socs and Greasers?

That Socs don't feel anything, and Greasers feel too much.

500

Where did Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally go to eat?

Dairy Queen

500

What was the name of Sodapop's horse?

Mickey Mouse

500

Johnny's thoughts regarding the meaning of the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

What is ". . you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day."

(This answer does not have to be the exact words - Ms Tuin's call!)

500

What did the doctor say would happen to Johnny even if he lived?

He would be crippled the rest of his life.