Characters: Choose the character that fits the description. Tells Pony: "...you don't just stop living because you lose someone."
Why does Cherry refuse to visit Johnny in the hospital?
Characters: Choose the character that fits the description:Dies under a street light; shot down by police.
Characters: Choose the character that fits the description:Suffered a concussion from the rumble.
Vocabulary: Fill in the blank. Ponyboy was _______________________ after being in the hospital; he was all out of sorts and in and out of sleep for a few days.
Vocabulary: Fill in the blank. Ponyboy enjoyed watching movies and reading books. He would often ____________ actors like Paul Newman and musicians like The Beatles.
Vocabulary: Fill in the blank. I swear my directions were clear, but my students just stared at me as if they were completely ___________________________.
Vocabulary: Fill in the blank. You should bring a cell phone with you on the hike so you can take photos of the ______________ and neverending landscape
Why does Dally commit this crime?
Why is what happened to Johnny so difficult for Dally?
How has Ponyboy changed since the beginning of the story? Cite evidence from the text.
Why does Pony's English teacher give him an extra assignment to complete?
What does Ponyboy write as an essay to save his grade in English class?
Identify the big ideas from the novel (choose all that fit)
Using one of the big ideas you selected above, write a possible theme for the novel. (This is a life lesson or a message from the author. It should be a complete sentence).
According to the book (Chapter 12), why does Ponyboy decide to write his story?
Vocabulary: Identify one synonym for gallant.
Vocabulary: Write a sentence using one of the (unknown) words you selected from Chapters 10-12.
Cause and Effect. Cause: Johnny dies. What is the effect?
What was the ruling at Ponyboy's murder case in Chapter 12?
What does Ponyboy say on page 177 which shows that he has reached the 'acceptance' stage of his grief over Johnny's death?
How does the very end of the story tie back to the beginning?
Extra Credit: What does Sodapop like to eat with his eggs? (2 points)