What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's gang? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand? Use the RACE strategy to support your answer.
Chapter 7: According to Jerry Wood, why did the reporters take so many pictures?
They were from several newspapers.
The police were about to arrest Ponyboy.
There wasn't any other news to write about.
The boys were very good looking.
Chapter 7: What are Johnny's injuries?
He has a broken neck, a bad headache, and 3rd degree burns.
He has a broken leg, a cut on his head, and 2nd degree burns.
He has a broken back, 3rd degree burns, and is in severe shock.
He has a broken foot, a concussion, and 1st degree burns.
Chapter 7: What item do the Curtis brothers always have in the ice box for breakfast in the morning?
cupcakes
chocolate cake
bacon and sausage
pancakes
Chapter 7: What happened to Sandy?
She went to the prom with a new boyfriend instead of Sodapop.
She got a scholarship and is going to the University of Florida.
She quit her job at the shop with Sodapop and is working at the movie theatre.
She moved in with her grandmother who lives in Florida.
Chapter 7: What is Johnny being charged with?
carrying a concealed weapon
first degree murder
theft
manslaughter
Chapter 7: Ponyboy is often scared at night by . . .
a terrible dream.
people coming into the house.
Sodapop's practical jokes.
the dog barking outside.
Chapter 7: What did Randy tell Ponyboy?
He is very angry and will hurt him at the rumble.
He wouldn't have saved the kids and he is not going to the rumble.
His brother is in Ponyboy's class and he wants them to get to know each other.
His father is disappointed in him and he is planning on moving to Florida.
Chapter 7: Randy tells Ponyboy that the one thing in life Bob wanted for his parents to say is . . .
they were sorry.
no.
they loved him.
he could get a new car.
Chapter 8: How did Two-Bit and Ponyboy get to see Johnny?
The doctor let them in because he thought Johnny might die.
They sneaked in through the back door of the hospital.
The doctor left a list of allowed visitors and they were on it.
They called Johnny and he let him in through the window.
Chapter 8: The one thing Johnny asks for when Two-Bit and Ponyboy visit him is . . . .
chocolate cake
cigarettes
a copy of Gone with the Wind.
his leather jacket.
Chapter 8: When Johnny's mother comes to see him, he . . .
tells her to take him home.
tells her he hates her.
tells her he is sorry for ruining his clothes.
refuses to see her.
Chapter 8: What clue told Cherry that Bob beat up Johnny in the beginning of the novel?
his car
his rings
his journal
his clothes
Read this excerpt from chapter 9.
"Dally stood beside me quietly for a minute, trying to grasp the fact that we had really beaten the Socs. Then, grabbing my shirt, he hauled me to my feet. “Come on!” He half dragged me down the street. “We’re goin’ to see Johnny.”
The use of the words hauled and dragged emphasizes Dally's-
viciousness
urgency
strength
anger
Chapter 9: What is the mood at the Curtis house right before the rumble?
happy, excited, playful
tense, worried
cautious, fearful
angry, sullen, sarcastic
Chapter 9: Darry finds himself fighting against . . .
the Soc who tried to drown Ponyboy.
Cherry's boyfriend.
an old teammate and friend.
Sodapop.
Chapter 9: Who came late to the rumble?
Johnny
Darry
Two-Bit
Dally
The exchange between Dally and the doctor in chapter 9 is most likely included in order to show that -
people of different educational levels respond differently
Dally believes violence is the way to get what one wants
the doctor has likely met boys like Dally before
Chapter 9: What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?