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Miscellaneous
100
This character is known for their hard work and their role as the head of the household.
Darry
100
Dally directs the boys to the church for this reason.
There is a hideout.
100
“I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again, or I will.” was said by this character.
Cherry
100
Ponyboy was at this place at the start of the story.
Movie Theater
100
Cherry drives this kind of car.
Corvette
200
This character is happy-go-lucky and handsome.
Soda
200
Pony and Johnny seek out Dally for this reason.
They need $, a gun, and a plan.
200
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” was said by this character.
Johnny
200
Pony met Cherry and Marcia at this location.
The Nightly Double (Drive-In Theater)
200
Pony cries in front of Johnny for this reason.
Darry hit him.
300
This character is Soda's best friend.
Steve
300
Cherry agrees to ride home with Bob for this reason.
To keep the boys from fighting.
300
“Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.” was said by this character.
Ponyboy
300
It was at this place Johnny killed the Soc.
Park
300
“I mean, I can’t take sides. It’d be a lot easier if I could, but I can see both sides…” was said by this character.
Soda
400
This character is the pet of the gang.
Johnny
400
Ponyboy saved his money for a year for this reason.
Buy Mickey Mouse, the horse, for Soda.
400
“You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you.” was said by this character.
Dally
400
It was in this town that Dally told the boys to go and hideout.
Windrixville
400
The story takes place in this city and state during this time period.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1964
500
This character is smart, but has no commons sense.
Ponyboy
500
Pony talks to a farmer for this reason.
To ask for directions.
500
“You can’t win. You know that, don’t you? It doesn’t matter if you whip us, you’ll be where you were before, at the bottom. And we’ll still be the lucky ones at the top with all the breaks. It doesn’t matter. Greasers will still be Greasers and Socs will still be Socs. It doesn’t matter.” was said by this character.
Randy
500
Dally caused trouble here before he was killed by the police.
Convenience Store
500
The author wrote The Outsidersfor this reason.
She wrote The Outsiders so that she could deal with gang violence in her high school. "One of my reasons for writing it was that I wanted something realistic to be written about teenagers. At that time realistic teenage fiction didn't exist. If you didn't want to read Mary Jane Goes to The Prom and you were through with horse books, there was nothing to read. I just wanted to write something that dealt with what I saw kids really doing."