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STUDY QUESTIONS. For The Outsiders. Chapter 1. Who is the narrator of this story? What is the name of the other greaser gang? Who does Ponyboy live with?
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STUDY QUESTIONS For The Outsiders
Chapter 1 • Who is the narrator of this story? • What is the name of the other greaser gang? • Who does Ponyboy live with? • Darry tells Ponyboy, “You’ve always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense?” What is the difference between book sense and common sense? Which is more important to have? • What happened to Ponyboy’s parents?
Chapter 2 • Why is Johnny Cade so nervous and scared all the time? • Do the greasers like being called greasers? • Why does Ponyboy feel the greasers have it so much worse than the Socs? • How are Cherry and Marcia different from the girls the greasers normally hang out with? • What does Cherry mean when she tells Ponyboy “things are rough all over”?
Chapter 3 • Ponyboy and Johnny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia? • Ponyboy tells Cherry a personal story about Sodapop; what is it? • What does Ponyboy mean when he says to Cherry, “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too”? • Ponyboy feels Darry doesn’t love him as much as Sodapop. Why? • Why does Ponyboy run away?
Chapter 4 • Why do the Socs trail Johnny and Ponyboy in the park? • What do they do to Ponyboy? • How does Dally react when Ponyboy and Johnny tell him about the murder? • What illegal activity does Buck participate in? • How do Ponyboy and Johnny get away?
Chapter 5 • What do Ponyboy and Johnny do once in hiding? • How is their hair an important part of who the greasers are? • Who wrote the poem Ponyboy recites? • Why does Johnny like Gone with the Wind so much? • Who sends a letter for Ponyboy to their hideout? Is he angry?
Chapter 6 • Why does Johnny think they should turn themselves in? • What conflict do Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally encounter when they return to their hideout after lunch? • What does Dally do when Ponyboy emerges from the flames? • Who is most injured in the fire? • How do Darry and Sodapop react when they see Ponyboy at the hospital?
Chapter 7 • Darry tells the doctor that he, Ponyboy and Soda are “about as much family as Dally and Johnny had.” What does he mean? • After returning home, Ponyboy discovers what in the newspaper? • What does Ponyboy dream about in his recurring nightmare? • Why is Ponyboy worried that he might not get to stay with his brothers after getting in trouble? • Why does Randy come to see Ponyboy?
Chapter 8 • What does he ask Dally and Ponyboy for while in the hospital? What does Dally ask from Two-Bit while he is in the hospital? • Why doesn’t Johnny want to see his mother? Do you think he should see her? Why or why not? • Two-Bit tells Ponyboy that “the only thing that keeps Darry from bein’ a Soc is us”. What does he mean? • How is Darry different from the other greasers? • Why do you think Cherry wants to help the greasers?
Chapter 9 • Why do the greasers fix themselves up and put extra grease on their hair before the rumble? • Where is the rumble to take place? • Who starts the fighting at the rumble? • Who shows up unexpectedly at the rumble? • Did the greasers really win the rumble? Why or why not?
Chapter 10 • What does Ponyboy do after leaving the hospital? • Who takes him home? • Why does the gang go looking for Dally? • Ponyboy realizes that Johnny is the only thing Dally really loved. Why do you think Dally loves Johnny? • Who does Ponyboy ask for while he is in bed?
Chapter 11 • Ponyboy is delirious for several days and has to do what? • Who visits Ponyboy while he is in recovery? • Why does Ponyboy tell Randy that he is the one who killed Bob, not Johnny? • Why is Johnny so important to Ponyboy?
Chapter 12 • What happens when Ponyboy goes to court? • What does Ponyboy do when three Socs approach him after his court appearance? • What advice does Two-Bit give Ponyboy? • Is it possible to idolize someone, even if they do something wrong or illegal? • What does Ponyboy learn from his experience? • How is Ponyboy not like the rest of the greasers? • Why does Sodapop run away at the end? • What happens when Darry and • Ponyboy catch up to Sodapop? • What does Johnny leave for • Ponyboy? • What does Johnny’s letter say? • What theme does Ponyboy decide to write for his English class at the end of the book?