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1. Name that character: Frightened and abused. Known as the gang's pet
Johnny
2. Name that character: Cherry's boyfriend killed in the park.
Bob
3. Name that character: Serious and determined, works to support his family.
Darry
4. Name that person: Who is the author of "The Outsiders"?
S. E. Hinton
5. Name that character: Ponyboy's brother who is described as a Greek God
Soda
6. Name that character tough and cold. Only cared about himself and Johnny.
Dally
7. Name that character: The Greaser who likes sunsets, goes to church and reads books.
Ponyboy
8. What decade does the novel take place during?
1960's
9. In what ways was Ponyboy different than the other Greasers.
Use complete sentences to give answers. He appreciated sunsets. He was good in school. He read books.
10. Why did Johnny kill Bob?
Johnny killed Bob because they were drowning Ponyboy. It was In self-defense.
Who wins the rumble?
The Greasers won the rumble.
How are all Greasers seen by society?
The Greasers were seen by society as being social outcasts, low lives, weak, poor, from a bad neighborhood, hoods, they will never amount, criminal uneducate
Explain "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
You are gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything is new, dawn. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day."- Johnny pg 178
Main Themes
Stay young and innocent, Senselessness of Violence, Life is Worth Living
Why did Johnny die a hero?
He saved the kids from a burning church.
12. Why was it important that Sodapop and Ponyboy stay out of trouble?
They could be separated and sent to a different home
