S.E. Hinton
What influenced S.E. Hinton to write The Outsiders?
She noticed the division between social classes in her own high school.
Who narrated the book?
Ponyboy
What did Cherry Valance mean when she said, "Things are rough all over."
Everyone faces difficult times in life.
Which word best describes Steve?
wimpy, confident, frightened, immature
confident
What sport did Ponyboy play at school?
Track
How old was S.E. Hinton when she began writing The Outsiders?
15
How does The Outsiders's point of view affect us as the reader?
We miss out on some events because we only experience what Ponyboy tells us.
Who said, "You get tough like me and you don't get hurt?"
Dally
What word best describes Darry Curtis?
stubborn, frightened, protective, well-liked
protective
Who is the comedic relief of the gang?
Two-Bit
Which group do you believe S.E. Hinton sympathizes with the most based on the context of the novel?
Greasers
What figurative language was used in the following quote?
"Johnny was as pale as the pillow and looked awful."
Simile
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
"Stay gold."
What word best describes Sodapop Curtis?
confident, optimistic, self-centered, considerate
Considerate
What word best describes Cherry Valance?
Strange, stubborn, smart, athletic
stubborn
What is S.E. Hinton's real name?
Susan Eloise
What is the climax of The Outsiders?
Dally threatens the cops to shoot and kill him
Which evidence best supports that Dally wanted the cops to shoot and kill him?
"You blasted fool. They don't know you're only bluffing. And even as the policeman's guns spit fire into the night I knew that was what Dally wanted."
"I remember his voice: I been carryin' a heater. It ain't loaded, but it sure does help a bluff."
"Dally has reached the circle of light under the street lamp, and skidding to a halt, he turned and jerked a black object from his waistband."
"even as the lot echoed with the cracks of shots, even as I begged silently--Please, not him... not him and Johnny both--I knew he would be dead..."
"You blasted fool. They don't know you're only bluffing. And even as the policeman's guns spit fire into the night I knew that was what Dally wanted."
What word best describes Dallas Winston?
Dangerous, optimistic, angry, self-centered
Dangerous
What was Ponyboy pride?
his long hair
What is one other book Hinton wrote other than The Outsiders?
Tex
That Was Then, This Is Now
Rumble Fish
Taming The Star Runner
What did Ponyboy write for his English theme paper?
The story of the Greasers and Socs in his neighorhood called The Outsiders.
Read the following quote. What event does it foreshadow?
"Johnny... now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade. He'd use it, too, if he ever got jumped again."
Bob getting murdered
What words best describe Johnny Cade?
optimistic; hopeful
lonely; introvert
Dangerous; risky
anxious; panicky
anxious; panicky
What was Sodapop's favorite pet?
His horse, Mickey Mouse