This character has elfish looking features, blond hair, blue eyes, and lynx ears. He moved from New York and Ponyboy thinks is dangerous.
Who is Dally Winston?
100
This word is defined as a widely known idea (good or bad) about a person or a thing.
What is reputation?
100
This group from the book are from the West Side of town. They wear madras shirts and drive around sports cars like Corvairs and Mustangs. Cherry and Marcia are part of this group.
Who are the Socs?
100
Wants to go to the Nightly Double and then, bothers two Soc cheerleaders. Johnny tells him to lay off the girls.
Who is Dally?
100
Offers to take the Soc girls back to their houses because the girls do not have rides.
Who is Two-Bit?
200
This character is the narrator of the story. Fourteen years old with a high IQ but no common sense. He has green, gray eyes and wishes they were more gray.
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
200
This word is used to describe the Socs -- cold and distant.
What is aloof?
200
This group has slicked back hair, leather jackets, tennis shoes or boots, jeans, and t-shirts. They live on the East side of town and drive around souped up cars.
Who are the greasers?
200
Says that the Socs are cold and distant.
Who is Cherry?
200
Falls asleep at the park looking at the stars.
Who are Johnny and Ponyboy?
300
The middle brother who looks like a Greek god, loves Sandy, and works at the gas station. His eyes are warm like honey -- full of laughter and fun.
Who is Sodapop Curtis?
300
This word is what Dally searches for: competition and power.
What is rivalry?
300
The socials mug this character on his way back from a Paul Newman movie.
Who is Ponyboy?
300
Friends with Cherry and a cheerleader.
Who is Marcia?
300
Slaps Ponyboy for coming home past curfew.
Who is Darry?
400
This character is the oldest brother who acts like a father, works two jobs, and missed out on a college scolarship for football. He has green blue eyes that Ponyboy dislikes.
Who is Darry Curtis?
400
The author uses this word to describe Johnny's eyes -- distrustful towards a group, a person, or a thing.
What is suspicious?
400
Works at the Gas Station with Sodapop and loves cars.
Who is Steve Randle?
400
Slang for police officers in the book.
What is the fuzz?
400
Although he sticks up for Ponyboy when Darry reprimands his brother, Darry snaps at him to mind his own business.
Who is Sodapop?
500
This character has dark anxious eyes, tanned skin, and puppy-like qualities. He is sixteen and has abusive parents.
Who is Johnny Cade?
500
Ponyboy uses this word to describe Sodapop: feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity for someone.
What is sympathetic?
500
Loves blondes, school, and fights. The wisecracker of the group.
Who is Two-Bit Matthews?
500
Tells Cherry that the greasers are too emotional and violent.
Who is Ponyboy?
500
A literary device that predicts to the reader what will happen next in the story. In this case, things turn worse for Johnny and Ponyboy.