Who is the second-youngest memeber of the greasers?
In which town is the abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out located?
In which sport does Ponyboy particpate?
What is the name of Sodapop's horse?
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read in the church?
Who kills Dally?
How does Darry know Paul Holden, his first opponent at the rumble?
Who is Randy?
With what does Ponyboy threaten the Socs who approach him outside of the convenience store?
How does Ponyboy get a concussion?
Which character dies first?
Who is Randy's girlfriend?
Which character has movie-star good looks?
What is Two-Bit's most prized possession?
How old is Darry?
Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive in?
When did Ponyboy's recurring nighmares first begin?
What kind of car does Cherry drive?
How did the Curtis brothers' parents die?
What is Ponyboy's real name?
Darry always keeps their door unlocked because
After Pony and Randy talk, Ponyboy realizes that Socs
Dally avoided getting a speeding ticket on the way to the hospital by
At the trial, the judge
wise-cracker
Movie-star handsome
Likes to fight to show off his muscles
Likes to fight for fun
tough, cold, and mean
Ponyboy finds it easier to talk to Darry than Sodapop.
Cherry, Marcia, Bob, Randy, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Ponyboy go to the same school.
Greasers usually start most of the fights with the Socs.
Darry turned down a college scholarship so the Curtis brothers would have enough money to stay together.
Ponyboy saw Johnny stab Randy.
Ponyboy and Johnny hide out in the church for two weeks.
Ponyboy and Johnny think their cigarettes probably started the church fire.
Bob´s death makes Randy want to fight for revenge in the rumble.
Dally cares about no one except himself.
At the court hearing, the judge realizes Ponyboy has been ill.
Choose one of the following questions to answer in a short essay. Indicate which essay you are answering by including the number you chose. All essay responses should be supported with details from the novel.
1. Compare and contrast Johnny and Dally. What roles do they play in the novel? What roles do they play in Ponyboy's life?
2. Discuss Ponyboy's evolving conception of the Socs. How does his opinion of the Socs at the end of the novel differ from his opinion at the beginning?
3. How is "Nothing Gold Can Stay," the Robert Frost poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny at the church, relevant to Ponyboy and Johnny's story?
4. Dally is the meanest, crudest, roughest, toughest member of the Greasers. Why does Johnny think Dally is gallant? Give details from the novel to support your answer.