Studied by 1 person
The narrator of the story
Ponyboy
Ponyboy's oldest brother
Darry
Was a high school dropout
Sodapop
Was arrested at the age of ten
Dally
Is a master mechanic
Steve
His parents do not care about him
Johnny
Has red hair
Cherry Valence
Makes everything into a joke
Two Bit
The town where Johnny and Pony hide out in
Windrixville
The character that wears rings on his fingers
Bob
The author of the story
S.E. Hinton
Lives on the East Side
Greasers
The west side rich kids
Socs
The name of Soda's Horse
Mickey Mouse
The type of car that pulls up beside Pony at the beginning of the novel
Red Corvair
The type of car that pulls up to the park the night of the stabbing
Blue Mustang
The Poem Pony reads at the church
Nothing Gold Can Stay
The book Pony reads to Johnny at the church
Gone With the Wind
The injuries sustained by Dally at the fire
Arm burns
The injuries sustained by Johnny at the fire
broken back and severe burns
The era the novel takes place
60s
What Dally gives to Johnny and Pony
Gun, Money, Clothes
Pony boy's guardians
Darry and Sodapop
What happens to Pony's parents
They died in an auto wreck
The weapon used to kill Bob
switchblade
Why were the Socs eager to fight Pony and Johnny at the park
they had been drinking
The name of the person who takes Pony to the hospital
Jerry
Darry has to do these things to support the family
he has to work two jobs
The Greasers think this musician is tuff
Elvis
The thing that separates the greasers and the socs besides money
emotions
a regular guy
After talking to Randy, Ponyboy sees Randy as this:
she doesn't care about him
why doesn't Johnny want to see his mother in the hospital
Who do Pony and Two-Bit find at the vacant lot after visiting the hospital
Cherry Valence is at the lot
What does Dally ask for at the Hospital
he asks for two bit's switchblade
Who starts the rumble
Darry and Paul Holden
Why does Darry fight
Pride
Why does Ponyboy fight
he fights for self defense
Why does Soda fight
He fights for action
Who wins the rumble
The Greasers win
Who shows up to the rumble
Dally shows up to the rumble
What is happening to Johnny at the end of the rumble
He is dying
What is the last thing that Johnny tells Pony?
He tells him to stay gold
What does Dally do after Johnny dies
Dally robs a store and is killed by the police
What happens to Ponyboy after Dally is shot?
Ponyboy is sick and delirious
What does ponyboy tell Randy when Randy came to visit him
Ponyboy tells Randy that he killed Bob
In Chapter 12, Pony is confronted by a group of Soc's. What does he do?
He breaks a glass bottle and threatens them
Why does Soda run out of the house in Chapter 12?
He is sick of always being in the middle of Darry and Ponyboy fighting
What is in the copy of Gone With The Wind?
a letter from Johnny
In Johnny's letter, he tells Pony to tell what to Dally?
That there is a lot of good in the world
Where does the novel end?
It ends with the first lines of Chapter 1
The protagonist
Ponyboy
Antagonist
The Socs
Setting
Tulsa, Ok in 1960
Irony
the unexpected happening, could be humorous
Ornery
stubborn, ugly, unpleasant
nonchalantly
cool and casual
incredulous
skeptical, unbelieving
premonition
feeling about something that will happen in the future
aloof
indifferent or disinterested
indignant
extreme displeasure for something
eluded
to avoid capture
gallant
brave, noble-monded, chivalrous
reluctantly
unwilling or struggleing in oppostion
hermit
someone who is removed from society and lives in seclusion
Climax of novel
when Johnny dies
major conflict of story
Socs vs Greaser
How did Dally know about the church
his cousin had told him about it in case he needed to escape there
What did Pony think when Johnny wanted to go back and turn themselves in
He was excited and ready, he did not want to stay in the church forever
Randy said that what two characters were alike
Dally and Bob because they wanted their parents to tell them no and acknowledge them
Does Pony think that Dally is his buddy?
not at the beginning but when he saves him in the fire he begins to think so and see a different side of Dally
To get spruced up for the rumble means what?
They wanted to look their best so Socs would not see them as trash.
The conflict between Pony and Darry ends when?
When Darry comes to the hospital and sees Pony is ok
An example of internal conflict within Pony is when he realized he has a hope for the future is shown when he says what?
Before the rumble Pony says, " I wasn't going to live in a lousy neighborhood all my life". We realize he knows he can do better and will move beyond this neighborhood.
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