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explain the characters
cause and effect
vocabulary
slang
who said it
100
He is fourteen years old and a greaser. He has "light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes," and wears his hair "longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the front and sides."
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
100
cause of Johnny's death
What is Johnny went into the burning church to save the children and a beam fell on him. Johnny had a broken back and was severely burned.
100
a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality
What is an asset
100
fuzz
What is slang for the police
100
"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold"
Who is Johnny
200
He is sixteen. He is "always happy-go-lucky and grinning." He is extraordinarily handsome with a "finely drawn, sensitive face that somehow manages to be reckless and thoughtful at the same time."
Who is Sodapop
200
cause of Johnny killing Bob
What is Bob was drowning Ponyboy and after was going to beat up Johnny
200
temporarily speechless due to astonishment, or not knowing what to say
What is dumbfounded
200
boozed
What is slang for drunk
200
"Next time you want a broad, pick up your own kind."
Who is Bob
300
the toughest member of the greaser gang. He has "an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx. His hair was almost white it was so blond, and he didn't like haircuts, or hair oil either, so it fell over his forehead in wisps and kicked out in the back in tufts and curled behind his ears and along the nape of his neck. His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world."
Who is Dallas Winston
300
Cause of Ponyboy to run away
What is Darry hit him after he came home too late
300
incapable of being understood or believed
What is unfathomable
300
cooler
What is slang for jail
300
"I hope I never see Dallas Winston again, because If I do...I'd probably fall in love with him."
Who is cherry Valance
400
He is the oldest member of the the greaser gang, and "the wisecracker of the bunch." He is famous for shop-lifting everything he can, including his black-handled switchblade, which he is also known for. "He was about six feet tall, stocky in build, and very proud of his long rusty-colored sideburns. He had gray eyes and a wide grin, and he couldn't stop making funny remarks to save his life... He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school."
Who is Two-Bit Mathews
400
the cause of Randy to not participate in the Rumble
What is he thought it wouldn't change anything (Greasers will still be Greasers, Soc's will still be Soc's) and he was sick of fighting
400
In a casually calm and relaxed manner.
What is nonchalantly
400
Heater
What is slang for gun
400
"Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset."
Who is Ponyboy
500
Soda's girlfriend. "Her hair was natural blond and her laugh was soft, like her china-blue eyes. She didn't have a real good home or anything and was our kind-greaser-but she was a real nice girl."
who is sandy
500
the cause of Sandy to leave Sodapop
What is because she was Pregnant and her parents did not want her marrying Soda
500
to escape from
What is eluded
500
Chessy cat
What is a slang word to call a trickster (referring to the cat from "Alice in Wonderland").
500
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it's the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs."
Who is Randy