Show:
Setting
Characters
Poetry Terms
Quotes
The 2 Gangs
100
In what decade is the story set?
What is the 1960s
100
Which character is a nervous, quiet and shy Greaser who was jumped by the Socs and has an abusive home life?
Who is Johnny Cade
100
Define "metaphor"
What is a comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"
100
Which character says, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."?
Who is Johnny Cade?
100
Which gang takes pride in their long, greasy hair?
What is the Greasers
200
In what state is the story set?
What is Oklahoma
200
Which character is considered strange because he likes to read and does well in school?
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
200
Define "alliteration"
What is the repetition of the first letter or sound in a line of poetry
200
Which character says, "I could fall in love with Dallas Winston . . . I hope I never see him again, or I will."?
Who is Cherry Valence?
200
Which gang wears madras shirts and sweaters?
What is the Socs
300
What city is the setting modeled after?
What is Tulsa
300
Which character grows to like the Greasers as people, but still will not say hello to them in the hallways at school?
Who is Cherry Valence
300
Define "personification"
What is describing a non-human thing using human traits or behaviors
300
Which character says, "It’s okay… We aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too."?
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
300
Which gang thinks Mustangs are a cool car?
What is both gangs
400
In what town is the church that Ponyboy and Johnny hide in?
What is Windrixville
400
Which character is the happy-go-lucky Greaser with "movie-star good looks"?
Who is Sodapop Curtis
400
Define "rhyme scheme"
What is a way of marking patterns of rhyme in poetry by using letters to identify rhyming words
400
Which poet wrote "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
Who is Robert Frost
400
Which gang has girls who act tough?
What is the Greasers?
500
What is the context of the story?
What is violence and tension between two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs
500
Which character is the toughest Greaser who steals, loves violence and has been arrested several times?
Who is Dallas Winston
500
Define "allusion"
What is a reference in literature to something famous (a person, place, other work, etc.) that adds meaning to a text
500
Explain the significance of Ponyboy being told to "stay gold."
What is "staying gold" refers to youth and innocence-- just as the first gold of the leaves in spring will not stay forever, eventually the characters in the book will have their lives changed by the violence and tension that surrounds them.
500
Which gang feels pressured by society to conform to a certain image?
What is both gangs