Jay Mountain
Greasers
Rumble
Cause and Effect
Miscellaneous
100
3. What three items did Dally give ponyboy and Johnny before leaving for Jay Mountain?
What is a gun, money, and a leather jacket
100
4. Why is Johnny so important to the Greasers?
What is he is their pet and is always there for the gang.
100
1. Who suddenly appears to help the Greasers fight, right before the big rumble between the Greasers and the Socs begins?
Who is Dallas/Dally.
100
3. Ponyboy fell asleep in the lot and was late getting home. What were two effects of his actions?
What is 1. Darry yelled at him and hit him and 2. He ran away to the lot with Johnny
100
1. How did Mr. and Mrs. Curtis die?
What is in a car accident.
200
1. ________________ and _________________ went into the burning church to save the children.
Who are: Johnny and Ponyboy
200
1. Describe the following Greasers: a. Dally b. Sodapop c. Darry d. Ponyboy e. Johnny
What is: a. Dally - tough/mean/cold b. Sodapop - carefree/loyal/loving c. Darry - responsible/caring d. Ponyboy - brave/intelligent/school smart but not street smart e. Johnny - quiet/gang's pet/brave
200
3. What causes Johnny to kill one of the Socs? Who did he kill?
What is that the Socs were drowning Ponyboy in the fountain. Johnny killed Bob (Robert Sheldon).
200
1. Dally was rude to Marcia and Cherry. What was the effect of his actions?
What is Cherry yelled at him and threw her soda into his face.
200
4. Who does Johnny idolize (look up to)? Why?
Who is Dallas/Dally because he is tough and cold and doesn't let anything or anyone hurt him.
300
2. How did Dally react to the news that Johnny had died?
What is he slammed his hand against the wall, ran out of the hospital and then robbed a convenience store.
300
2. What sacrifices did Darry make in order to keep his family together?
What is giving up his football scholarship, friendships, school, childhood.
300
2. What does Randy explain to Ponyboy before the night of the rumble?
What is that no matter who wins the rumble, Greasers will always be Greasers: poor and from the East side, and Socs will always be rich and catch all the breaks. He also explained that he wasn't going to fight.
300
2. Johnny and Ponyboy ran into the burning church. What was the cause of this?
What is they thought their lit cigarrette started the fire.
300
2. Why was the Greasers' hair so important to the gang members?
What is because it was part of their identity and was symbolic of being a Greaser.
400
4. __________________ was a spy for the Greasers while Johnny and Ponyboy were hiding out.
Who is Cherry Valance.
400
3. Ponyboy can easily talk to _________ about anything that is happening in his life.
Who is Sodapop.
400
4. Bob is the Soc that beat Johnny up the first time. How did Johnny recongnize it was the same person that night in the lot?
What is Bob was wearing the same rings on his fingers.
400
5. Dallas Winston died in the lot where he and his gang always hang out. What was the cause of this?
What is he couldn't accept the fact that Johnny was dead so he robbed a convenience store and then held a fake heater to the cops so they would shoot him.
400
3. Describe how Ponyboy's gang and Tim Shepard's gang are different, even though they are both "Greaser" gangs.
What is Tim Shepard's gang has a leader and will fight dirty and with any weapon and Ponyboy's gang doesn't have a leader and is more like a family.
500
5. How do the boys pass the time while staying at the abandoned church?
What is playing cards and reading Gone with the Wind.
500
5. Throughout the novel, Pony thinkgs that Darry hates him. How does Darry really feel? When does Pony realize this?
What is that Darry really cares for him. He realizes this when Darry walksinto the hospital after the fire.
500
5. What did Randy mean when he said, "No matter what happens in the rumble, even if you win, things will stay the same"?
What is Greasers will always be Greasers: will be poor and never catch breaks, and Socs will always be Socs: will have money and catch all the breaks.
500
4. Johnny saves the children in the abandoned burning church. What is the effect of his brave actions?
What is he broke his back and had severe burns which eventually caused him to die.
500
5. What do Cherry and Ponyboy have in common?
What is they both enjoy looking at sunsets.