The Outsider - Flashcards Literary Elements

Humanities Honors 8th

Who hit Ponyboy when he came home late?

Darry

What book did Ponyboy read to Johnny?

Gone with the Wind

Who did Johnny kill?

Bob

Where did Dally take Ponyboy and Johnny?

Dairy Queen

What is the real reason Soda and Sandy aren't getting married?

Sandy did not feel the same way.

Who is not going to be involved in the upcoming rumble because of his friend's death?

Randy

Where are Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny after the church fire?

• The Hospital

• The ambulances

Who is the "sixteen-year-old with black eyes with a frightened expression?"

Johnny

Who is muscular and works as a roofer?

Darry

What is the name of the Soc girl who drank the Coke Dally bought?

Marcia

What happened to Dally's leather jacket?

• It caught on fire

• It burned and turned black

What fell on Johnny?

A piece of timber

Who is the jokester of the group? Who makes everything out to be funny?

Two-Bit

What does Dally not put in his heater?

Bullets

What does “Stay Good” mean in the context of the story?

Staying good and pure

Why does Dally decide to show his heater to the police?

Because he felt to much grief from Johnny’s death and wanted to die gallantly.

Why does Ponyboy not remember anything after the death of Johnny and Dallas

Because of exhaustion, shock and a minor concussion.

What does Pony tell himself when he remembers about the deaths.

That Johnny and Dallas are in a better place and that it is better not to think.

What does Johnny leave Ponyboy?

The book Gone with the Wind.

Why did Randy go see Ponyboy?

Because he wanted to check if Pony was ok and wanted to tell him the truth about the situation

What did Pony think the hearing was going to be like?

Like a Perry Mason show.