Show:
Characters
Themes
Plot
Vocabulary
Setting
100
Pet of the Gang
Who is Johnny?
100
Much like the Yankees and Red Sox, the on-going feud between the Greasers and Socs represents this theme
What is a rivalry
100
Johnny trembles at the sight of this jewelry one particular Soc wears?
What are rings?
100
This term could describe a disbelieving look on one's face
What is incredulous?
100
Cherry and Marcia meet Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny at this
What is the Nightly Double
200
Smart but no common sense
Who is Ponyboy
200
This theme is evident when the reader understands that Dally and Cherry can never be together
What is forbidden love
200
Because Ponyboy admires Sodapop, he does not like to refer to Soda as this which means to leave school early
What is a dropout
200
Distant, especially with social relationships
What is aloof?
200
Johnny and Ponyboy fall asleep gazing at the stars here
What is the vacant lot or park?
300
Wisecracker and Shoplifter
Who is Two-Bit
300
The rumble, the fights, the negative comments, and the murder all represent this continuous theme
What is violence
300
Due to technological advances, Cherry can no longer throw Coke in Dally's face at this type of viewing area
What is a drive-in movie (Nightly Double)
300
Sad
What is sullen?
300
Dally crashes at this cowboy's roadhouse
Who is Buck Merrill?
400
Toughest and Meanest of the Greasers
Who is Dally?
400
The relationship between Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry Curtis signifies this theme
What is family
400
"Reeling pickled" refers to the behavior of the Socs when this major event occurred
What is Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped by Socs
400
Beg
What is implore?
400
Through Hinton's biography, the reader understands that the novel takes place in this state
What is Oklahoma?
500
Hardworking head of the house
Who is Darry?
500
The Greasers and the Socs, both groups of friends much like the Plastics in Mean Girls, symbolize this theme
What are cliques
500
The name of the town, not the mountain, where Pony and Johnny "lamb it"
What is Windrixville?
500
looked with anger (adv.)
What is indignantly?
500
The side of town where the Socs live
What is the West Side?