How Do Ponyboy And Johnny Pass The Time While In Hiding?

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Cutting and (in Ponyboy s case) bleaching their hair to disguise themselves, Ponyboy and Johnny remain at the church, reading poetry and Gone with the Wind to pass the time.

Where do Johnny and Ponyboy go to hide how do they get there?

He instructs them to take a train to Windrixville, where they can hide in an abandoned church. Ponyboy and Johnny get on a train, and Ponyboy goes to sleep.

What does Johnny think he and Ponyboy should do instead of hiding out in the church?

That it was self-defense. Q. What does Johnny think he and Ponyboy should do instead of hiding out in the church? Go to Mexico.

Where do Ponyboy and Johnny hideout after skipping?

Dally helps them escape the town, and Ponyboy and Johnny stay in Dally’s hideout cabin to evade the police.

What did Johnny and Ponyboy do late at night?

Two-Bit heads off to hunt up a poker game and maybe to get drunk, and Johnny and Ponyboy decide to lay down in an empty lot and watch the stars. Ponyboy’s curfew is midnight, but he assumes that he has plenty of time to make it home.

Who kills Dally?

The policemen
The policemen kill Dally. After Johnny dies in the hospital, Dally is so upset, he runs away from Ponyboy and robs a grocery store. The police chase him to the empty lot where the greasers hang out. There, Dally takes out his unloaded gun and threatens the police, who shoot him in self-defense.

How many days did Johnny and Ponyboy stay hidden?

10. How long were Ponyboy and Johnny hiding out in the church? Ponyboy and Johnny are at the church for five days.

What do Ponyboy and Johnny eat when they are hiding at the church?

Johnny insists that they cut their hair to disguise themselves, and he bleaches Ponyboy’s hair. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and eating sandwiches.

What does Ponyboy realize at the end of the book?

Ponyboy realizes that he cannot become wholly naïve or wholly tough. He cannot stop being a greaser in order to retain his innocence or sacrifice his ideals in order to become a toughened gangster.

What caused Ponyboy to get sick while hiding out in the church?

What caused Ponyboy to get sick while hiding out in the church? He smoked too much.

Who saved Ponyboy when he jumped the first time?

The first time Ponyboy was jumped by the Socs: He escaped harm by running away. His younger brother, Soda, saved him.

Where do Johnny and Ponyboy get trapped at the park?

Bob, Randy, and three more Socs. 4. Where do Johnny and Ponyboy get “trapped” at the park? At the fountain.

Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy woke up alone?

2. Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy wakes up in the church? To get supplies.

What does Ponyboy do after Johnny dies?

After Johnny’s death and Dally’s departure, Ponyboy wanders through the hospital’s halls in a daze. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death, and keeps repeating that he isn’t dead. He leaves the hospital and roams the streets until a stranger picks him up and drives him home.

Do cherry and Ponyboy end up together?

Canonically, the only relationship between them is a mutual understanding and respect, as well as an ambiguous friendship and alliance. Ponyboy has a bit of a crush on her, but that’s about it. Cherry has no canon romantic feelings for Ponyboy.

What does Ponyboy do to help him sleep?

Pony can hardly eat, so he takes five aspirins. He takes the pills to help him sleep.

Who gave Dally a switchblade?

Two-Bit’s Switchblade
This symbolism surfaces most clearly when Dally borrows the blade from Two-Bit and uses it to break out of the hospital to join his gang at the rumble.

Who died in greasers outsiders?

Johnny
After the rest of the Greasers have one final rumble with the Socs, they return to the hospital just before Johnny succumbs to his injuries. Before dying, he tells Ponyboy to “stay gold.”

What were Johnny’s last words Ponyboy?

Johnny is dying and is not impressed that the greasers won the rumble: “Useless . . . fighting’s no good.” He asks to speak to Ponyboy, and, leaning over him, Johnny’s last words are “Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”

How long is Ponyboy in bed?

Ponyboy is restricted to bed rest for a week after he wakes up from his concussion.

How long does it take to finish The Outsiders?

The average reader will spend 3 hours and 12 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute). How quickly can you read this book?

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