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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who did Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly Double? What is odd about this encounter? | They met Cherry and Marcia. The encounter is odd because these two girls are Socs who wouldn’t normally be alone at the movies. Also, Pony and Johnny discover that they’re getting along with these girls who are from the rival Group. |
| Why was Pony upset about getting a haircut? | It was his trademark. It identified him as a greaser. |
| What was Johnny’s favorite part of Gone With the Wind? Of whom did it remind him? | He liked the gallant (brave) Southern gentlemen riding into sure death because it reminded him of Dally when he bravely took the blame for a crime that someone else committed |
| Contrast Dally’s approach to Cherry and Marcia with Pony’s. Contrast Cherry’s response to Dally with her response to Pony. | Dally=rude & vulgar to the girls. So Cherry is assertive and firm in stating that she won’t accept his rude behavior. (throws a Coke in his face) Johnny and Pony are polite to the girls. In return, the girls are kind to and talkative with Johnny and Pony. |
| Why were Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in? | Their boyfriends left them at the movies after the girls refused to hang out with them. They refused to stay with their boyfriends because the boys were drunk. The girls don’t like being around the boys when they’re drunk |
| When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news does he bring? | He brings a letter to Ponyboy from Sodapop. He tells them that the Socs and the greasers are going to have a big rumble. He says that Cherry Valance is a spy for the greasers |
| Of what did Pony try to convince himself on the way home from the hospital? | He tries to convince himself that Johnny is not dead |
| Why do Johnny and Ponyboy go to Windrixville and Jay’s Mountain? | They go there to hide out from the police. |
| Pony was somewhat surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia. Why? | The girls are Socs. From Ponyboy’s experiences, Socs and greasers DO NOT get along. However, he and Cherry are getting along really well |
| Describe Johnny’s relationship with his parents. | He really wants their love and approval. He asks Dally if his parents asked about him. When Dally said “no,” Johnny was visibly upset. They don’t care about him, but he really wants their attention |
| What had happened to Johnny prior to the time of this story? | beaten severely by a group of Socs. One Soc was wearing a lot of rings; the rings left scars on J's face. Johnny was left badly beaten in an empty lot. His friends found him lying there. Ever since then, Johnny carried a switchblade to protect himself |
| Why would Pony have thought he was in Windrixville while he was delirious? | Johnny and Dally would still be alive if they were all still in Windrixville |
| What did Pony decide was the reason Dally couldn’t take Johnny’s death? | Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved. He had reached his breaking point with Johnny’s death. |
| What did Johnny announce after his fifth barbecue sandwich? | He wants to turn himself in to the police. He thinks he’ll get let off because it was self-defense |
| Why did Dally rob the grocery store and then raise his unloaded gun to the police? | Ponyboy thinks that Dally wanted to die. He raised his unloaded because he knew the police would fire at someone who raised a gun to them. It was as if he committed suicide |
| What happened when Johnny, Pony, and Dally returned to the church? | The church is on fire. There are children inside the church |
| What was Pony’s reaction when Randy talked about Johnny? | He becomes agitated and says that Johnny is not dead |
| What was the result of the court hearing? | Ponyboy was acquitted, meaning all charges were dropped. He would be allowed to stay with Darry and Sodapop |
| How does Cherry describe the differences between the Socs and the greasers? | Ponyboy says that the difference comes down to money. Cherry says the difference is with their “feelings.” The greasers are too emotional, while the Socs act cool and sophisticated, like they care about nothing at all |
| What additional problems did the three brothers face after Pony’s return? | a. Johnny has a broken back. If he lives, he will be crippled. b. Pony and Soda have to appear before a juvenile court and might be sent to boys’ home |
| Who are Cherry and Marcia’s boyfriends? | Cherry’s = Bob; Marcia’s = Randy Bob drives a blue Mustang. It was a blue Mustang that carried the Socs that beat Johnny so badly prior to the start of the novel. |
| Why didn’t the Socs and the greasers (Pony, Johnny, and Two-Bit) fight during their first encounter after the movie? | The girls finally agreed to get in the car with their boyfriends. They agreed to go with them because they hate fighting and didn’t want to watch a fight |
| Why did Randy want to talk to Pony? | Asked Ponyboy why he saved the kids. He said he wouldn’t have saved them. He says he’s not coming to the rumble. He says that Bob was a good guy, but was spoiled. His parents gave him everything he wanted. He never had any limits. |
| When Johnny’s mother came to visit him at the hospital, what was Johnny’s reaction? | He said he didn’t want to see her. He said that she would accuse him of causing trouble |
| How did Pony react to the three Socs who bullied him about killing Bob? | He “got tough.” Picked up a pop bottle and busted it, making a weapon out of the busted bottle. He told them that they had better get away from him or else. He was defending himself in a way that was not characteristic of himself. He was acting dangerous |
| Why was Ponyboy late coming home from the Nightly Double? | He fell asleep in the lot with Johnny watching the stars and thinking about how great the Socs have it and how bad the greasers have it. |
| Why does Darry explode when Ponyboy comes home late? What’s the big deal? | Darry explodes, he didn’t know where Pony was. Couldn’t call the police because that would get Pony & Soda put in a boys’ home. (*the deal with the courts is that Darry can be their guardian as long as they stay out of trouble*) |
| Why wouldn’t Cherry go visit Johnny? | He killed her boyfriend, Bob |
| What causes Ponyboy to run away? | Darry hits Ponyboy after Ponyboy yells at Darry not to shout at Sodapop. (Sodapop was trying to calm Darry down. Darry yelled at Sodapop.) |
| What happens to Ponyboy and Johnny in the park after Pony runs away? | Attacked by a group of Socs lead by Bob, Cherry’s boyfriend. They’re angry that P & J were hanging out with their girlfriends. (were looking for P & J) The Socs are very drunk. 1 of the Socs starts to drown P in the fountain. J stabs Bob & kills him |
| To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help later that night? Why? | They turn to Dally for help because he’s tough and knows what to do in such a terrible situation |
| Compare and contrast the boys’ reasons for fighting. (Darry, Steve, Soda, & Two-Bit) | Steve: hatred (hurt the other guys) Darry: show off his strength, muscles - pride Soda: It’s action, a contest - fun Two-Bit: conformity (Everyone else is doing it.) |
| What did Pony say was the difference between Tim’s gang and his? | Tim’s gang was organized and had a leader (Tim). Pony’s gang was a group of boys who hung out together; each guy was his own leader |
| Identify Paul Holden. What does he reveal about Darry? | Paul Holden was Darry’s bff in high school, played on the football team together, shows that Darry had the potential to be a Soc even tho his family didn’t have great wealth. His intelligence/athletic ability would have put him in the clique with Socs. |
| Who “won” the rumble? | Greasers "won" Pony says that no one really won because fighting cannot solve problems like the ones between Socs and greasers, which have to do with social class, money, and education. It also doesn’t change the death of Bob and Johnny’s injuries |
| Where did Dally take Pony after the rumble? | They went to the hospital to see Johnny |
| How do we know Dally felt at least partially responsible for Johnny’s fate? | On way to hospital...“I was crazy, you know that, kid? Crazy for wantin’ Johnny to stay outa trouble, for not wantin’ him to get hard. If he’d been like me he’d never have been in this mess. If he’d got smart like me he’d never have run into that church…” |
| What advice did Dally give to Pony on the way to the hospital after the rumble? | He tells Ponyboy to get tough like he is. He tells Ponyboy that if he doesn’t care about anything or anyone then nothing can hurt him – physically or emotionally |
| What were Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy? | He says, “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold” This means to continue seeing the good in the world and continue to work hard in school – to make something out of himself |
| How do we know Ponyboy will be all right? | Pony writes the paper for his English teacher. That paper is the story we just read: The Outsiders |
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