The Outsiders: Study Guide
Chapter 1 What is Ponyboy doing at the beginning of Chapter 1? Leaving a movie theater. 2. What celebrity does Ponyboy wish he looked like? Paul Newman. 3. How many brothers does Ponyboy have? Two. 4. Who does Ponyboy love the most out of anyone? Soda. 5. What part of town is Ponyboy from? The East side. 6. What do the rich kids call Ponyboy and his friends? Greasers. 7. What do Ponyboy and his gang call the rich kids? Socs. 8. What activity is common to the greasers? 9. What happened to Ponyboy's parents? They were killed in a car wreck. 10. According to Ponyboy's brother, what is one of Ponyboy's bad habits? Not thinking. 11. What happens to makes Ponyboy nervous as he is leaving the movies? A car is following him. 12. Who jumps Ponyboy when he is walking home from the movie theater? A group of Socs. 13. Who comes to rescue Ponyboy when he gets jumped while walking home? Darry and the rest of the gang. 14. What does Ponyboy try not to do after he gets jumped? Cry. 15. Who is the only person who can tease Darry? Soda. 16. Where do Steve and Soda work? A gas station. 17. What is Dallas Winston's nickname? Dally. 18. Where is Dallas Winston from? New York. | Chapter 2 In Chapter 2, Ponyboy, Johnny, and the other greasers sneak into which of the following? The drive-in. 2. Why do the greasers sneak into the drive-in? It is a challenge. 3. Where do the greasers sit when they are at the drive-in? Near the concession stand. 4. Why is Ponyboy embarrassed by Dally when they sit near the Soc girls? Dally is talking dirty and loudly. 5. What are the names of the girls Ponyboy and the greasers meet at the drive-in? Sherri and Marcia. 6. What color is the hair of the girl Ponyboy talks to at the drive-in? Red. 7. Who is nicknamed Cherry? Sherri. 8. What does Dally offer the Soc girls? A Coke. 9. What does Cherry say about Ponyboy's name? She says it's a lovely name. 10. Who does Cherry say Ponyboy looks like? Soda. 11. Why doesn't Soda attend school? He dropped out. 12. What does Cherry do to Dally at the drive-in? She throws a coke in his face. 13. Who tells Dally to leave the Soc girls alone? Johnny. 14. Who invites Ponyboy and Johnny to sit with them at the drive-in? Marcia. 15. What makes Johnny stand up for Dally when the Soc girls put him down? Loyalty. 16. Why don't Cherry and Marcia have a car? They got in a fight with their boyfriends. 17. What does Two-Bit say Dally got caught doing in the parking lot? Slashing someone's tires. 18. What story does Ponyboy tell Cherry when they are getting snacks at the drive-in? He tells her about how Johnny got badly hurt in a fight. |
Chapter 3 1. Where do Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit walk to with Cherry and Marcia after they leave the movies? To Two-Bit's house to get his car. 2. Cherry says the greasers are more ___________ than the Socs. Emotional. 3. What is Cherry's last name? Valance. 4. Besides Cherry, who is the only person Ponyboy is comfortable talking with? Soda. 5. What is the name of the horse that Soda loved? Mickey Mouse. 6. Cherry tells Ponyboy that he is the type of person who ________________. Watches sunsets. 7. What kind of car do Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends drive by in? A Mustang. 8. What are Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends' names? Randy and Bob. 9. What does Johnny realize about the Socs in the blue car? That they are the ones who beat him up so badly. 10. What does Ponyboy think Darry would do to him if Soda would let him? Put him in a home. 11. What does Ponyboy say to hurt Johnny's feelings when they are walking home from the drive-in? That Johnny isn't wanted at home. 12. Who slaps Ponyboy after he says something hurtful to Johnny? Two-Bit. 13. What do the two boys in the blue car call Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit? Bums. 14. Why does Cherry decide to leave with the Socs instead of walking with Ponyboy and the greasers? She doesn't want a fight to start. 15. Who does Cherry say would not understand if she hung out with Ponyboy at school? Her parents. 16. Where do Johnny and Ponyboy go after Cherry and Marcia leave with the Socs? The vacant lot. 17. What time does Ponyboy have to be home from the drive-in? Midnight. 18. Who is angry when Ponyboy gets home from the drive-in late? Darry. | Chapter 4
2. What makes Johnny and Ponyboy realize they are not alone in the park? They hear a car horn. 3. Who is in the park with Ponyboy and Johnny? Bob, Randy, and three more Socs. 4. Where do Johnny and Ponyboy get "trapped" at the park? At the fountain. 5. How does Johnny recognize who the Socs in the park are? By the rings on Bob's hand. 6. What do the Socs do to Ponyboy at the park? Shove his face in the fountain. 7. What major event happens in the park that is a turning point in the story? Johnny kills Bob. 8. Why doesn't Ponyboy know what is going on during the fight in the park? He is unconscious from nearly drowning in the fountain. 9. How does Ponyboy react when Johnny tells him what has happened in the park? He starts screaming hysterically. 10. After the fight in the park, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy they need? Money, a gun, and a plan. 11. Who does Ponyboy and Johnny think can help them after the fight in the park? Dally. 12. After the fight in the park, where do Johnny and Ponyboy go to find help? Buck Merrill's house. 13. What does Dally give to Ponyboy and Johnny when they go to see him after the fight in the park? Money and a gun. 14. What is the source of the money that Ponyboy and Johnny get from Dally? It is Buck Merrill's rodeo winnings. 15. After the fight in the park, where does Dally suggest that Ponyboy and Johnny to go to hide? Windrixville. 16. How do Ponyboy and Johnny get to where they are going after leaving Dally's house? By train. 17. Where is the church Ponyboy and Johnny need to go to? Jay Mountain. 18. What do Johnny and Ponyboy need to get once they get to the church? A week's supply of food. |
Chapter 5
Home. 2. Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy wakes up in the church? To get supplies. 3. When Ponyboy wakes up in the church, how does he know Johnny is gone? Johnny left him a note. 4. What does the Shepherd gang's whistle mean? “Who's there?" 5. What book does Johnny bring to the church for Ponyboy? Gone With The Wind. 6. What do Ponyboy and Johnny do in Chapter 5 to disguise themselves? Cut and dye their hair. 7. In Ponyboy's view, what is the only thing that makes him a greaser? His long hair. 8. What do Ponyboy and Johnny do to pass the time while hiding out in the church? They read Gone With the Wind. 9. To whom does Johnny compare the southern gentlemen in the book he and Ponyboy are reading? Dally. 10. Johnny thinks that Dally is so ________ that it scares him. Real. 11. Who admires Dally because he is gallant? Johnny. 12. What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the line "Nothing gold can stay"? The sunrise. 13. Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny? Robert Frost. 14. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church? There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers. 15. How did Soda know that Dally knew where Ponyboy was? Soda saw Ponyboy's sweatshirt at Buck's house. 16. According to Dally, where do the cops think Ponyboy and Johnny are headed? Texas. 17. What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church? A letter from Soda. 18. Dally says the greasers have a spy on their side. Who is it? Cherry. | Chapter 6 What does Cherry tell the cops about Bob's murder? That it was self-defense. 2. What does Johnny think he and Ponyboy should do instead of hiding out in the church? Turn themselves in. 3. What does Johnny ask Dally when he comes to the church? If Johnny's parents are worried about him. 4. When Dally comes to check on Johnny and Ponyboy at the church, where does he take them to eat? Dairy Queen. 5. In Chapter 6, what is on fire when the boys get back from eating with Dally The church. 6. Dally tries to comfort Johnny by telling him that he doesn't need _____________. His parents. 7. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail? Because jail will harden Johnny. 8. Why are there children at the church in Chapter 6? They are having a picnic. 9. Who does Ponyboy think started the fire? He and Johnny. 10. What is the name of the grown-up who is at the fire? Jerry. 11. Why does Ponyboy run into the church during the fire? To save the kids from the fire. 12. When he awakes after passing out from the fire in Chapter 6, why does Ponyboy wonder if he and Johnny have been caught by the cops? He hears the ambulance siren. 13. Who is in the ambulance with Ponyboy? Jerry. 14. Why did Ponyboy pass out after the fire? Dally hit him to put out the flames on his back. 15. When Ponyboy awakes after passing out in Chapter 6, where is Johnny? In another ambulance. 16. What are Johnny's injuries from the fire? A broken back and 3rd degree burns. 17. Who shows up at the hospital with Darry to see Ponyboy? Soda. 18. What is Darry doing at the hospital to make Ponyboy realize that Darry really does care about him? Crying. |