Randy. Randy stopped by to visit Ponyboy while he was home recovering. Who stops by to see Ponyboy while he is recovering at home? Darry tells him that he has a visitor. Pony welcomes into the room Randy Adderson, a Soc. Randy explains that he is visiting because Cherry has Read more…
Why did Soda bolt from the room when Ponyboy and Darry were arguing? Soda was upset because Sandy had refused to marry him and had returned his letter, un-opened. He was also upset about being put in the middle of his brothers argument. Why does Soda run from the house Read more…
Dally wants to die, and he gets his wish. He is gunned down as his gang watches, knowing that Dally always gets what he wants and this time Dally wants to be dead. What is Dally’s condition after the fire? What condition were Dally and Johnny in? Ponyboy explains that Read more…
Twenty-two Socs arrive in four carloads to fight the twenty greasers. Darry steps forward to start the fight, and Paul Holden, Darry’s high school friend and football teammate, steps up to challenge him. Why did Darry fight in the rumble? Still apprehensive about the rumble, Pony questions everyone’s motivation for Read more…
Dally’s one arm is severely burned, but he will eventually regain full use of it. Johnny is in critical condition; his back is broken and he is suffering with third-degree burns. What were the injuries of Ponyboy Johnny and Dally? Dally has a badly burned arm, but Johnny is in Read more…
Why is it ironic that Johnny is the character who committed the crime, instead of one of the other greasers? Irony is when the opposite of what you expect to happen is what happens. It’s ironic that Johnny killed Bob because Johnny is the most “law abiding” of all the Read more…
Cherry says, “Things are rough all over” meaning that she and the Socs are all actually poor like the Greasers. Cherry says, “Things are rough all over” meaning that her life is really bad and she wants to runaway. What does Cherry mean when she says that things are rough Read more…
Bob Sheldon. Bob Sheldon was the attacker and was going to kill Ponyboy. Johnny Cade is not a murderer, but a loyal friend who had to protect his friend. His actions were justified and he must be found not guilty because he acted only to protect the life of another. Read more…
16. Soda(pop) Patrick Curtis Ponyboy’s 16-going-on-17-year-old brother. He is a high school dropout and works at the local gas station. How old are all The Outsiders? In The Outsiders, the main characters are all teenagers. The protagonist, Ponyboy, is 14 and the youngest of the boys in his gang. His Read more…
Why does Ponyboy find it difficult to believe that Socs have problems too? Because the Socs seem to have it all. Good grades, cars and girls. Why do you think Ponyboy and Cherry become good friends? How does Ponyboy feel about the Socs? At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy, Read more…