The Outsiders 9-12

Chapter 9

Ch. 9 Setting, Plot, & Theme

Setting: Vacant Lot, Hospital, Night

Plot:
*Pony feels out of place with the “hoods” who are fighting with them.
*The Greasers win the Rumble.
*Johnny dies, & Dall runs out devastated.

Theme:
“There isn’t any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.”
(Ponyboy, p. 137)
*¨I´d hate to see the day when I have to get my nerve from a can.”
(Ponyboy, p. 137)
“Stay Gold.” (Johnny, p. 148)

Ch. 9 Notes

*Pony asks why gang likes to fight (Steve for hatred; Soda for fun,
likes fighting, action; Two-Bit for conformity; Darry likes anything that
takes strength, pride)
*Soda cheats at cards…& other things (inference)
*Pony doesn’t drink because he’s seen what happens at Johnny’s
and realizes the only reason to fight is self-defense.
*Difference between Shephard’s gang & Pony’s = leader &
organized vs. friends. Shephard’s gang uses weapons & whatever
they can find in a rumble; Pony’s doesn’t. Only 1 of Pony’s gang to
really hurt anyone was Johnny, & he hadn’t wanted to.
*Darry/Paul start rumble ~ used to be friends
*Darry is ashamed to be with the Brumly boys * Shepard’s gang,
but only Pony & Soda realize it.

Ch. 9 Notes Con’t

*Dally shows up, Greasers win, Pony & Dally go to see Johnny
*Dally says to get “Tough like me & you don’t get hurt.”
*Cops pull them over, Pony fakes sick, Dally pulls knife on dr. to see
Johnny, Dr. Lets him, but says not because of knife.
*Johnny says fighting's no good. Tells Pony, ¨Stay Gold,¨ & dies. Dally
runs off, cussing.

Multiple Choice

Why does Soda want to rumble?

• For Fun

• For Hatred

Multiple Choice

Why does Steve want to rumble?

• For Pride

• For Hatred

Multiple Choice

Why does Darry want to rumble?

• For Pride

• For Conformity

Multiple Choice

Why does Two-Bit want to rumble?

• For Conformity

• For Pride

Multiple Choice

How did Darry and Paul Holden know each other at school?

• Played football together and were friends

• Played Rugby together and were good friends

Multiple Choice

Who says the "Shoot, everybody fights"

• Ponyboy

• Two-Bit

Multiple Choice

What does Johnny want most in life?

• To make Dally proud

• To make his parents proud

Multiple Choice

What does "stay gold" mean?

• Don't waste your opportunities

• Don't become hardened by life and appreciate things

Chapter 10

Ch. 10 Setting & Plot

Setting: Strangerś car, Curtis house, vacant lot, Pony sick & out
of it for 3 days

Plot:
*Pony tells the gang about Johnny.
*Dally robs a grocery store & is killed by the police after he
tries to bluff them with unloaded gun.
*Pony collapses into a delirious fever.

Ch. 10 Notes

*Pony convinces himself that Johnny isn´t dead as he’s leaving the
hospital after watching him die.
*Pony gets ride home, tells everyone Johnny died & Dally ran off.
*Dally calls for help, Gang goes to vacant lot & cops kill Dally who
had UNLOADED gun (suicide). Dally loved Johnny like a little
brother,, and Johnny was gone.
*Johnny dies a hero; Dally dies a hoodlum, but gallant.
*Pony remembers Southern Gentlemen riding off into sure death:
southern gentlemen with big black eyes in blue jeans & t-shirts
(Johnny), southern gentlemen crumbling under street lights (Dally).
*Pony is sick for days.

Multiple Choice

What does Dally rob?

• Gas Station

• Grocery Store

Multiple Choice

What does Pony do after he breaks the bottle?

• He cuts himself and bleeds all over the ground.

• He throws the pieces in the trash so they won't cause flat tires.

Multiple Choice

True or False: Dally's gun is loaded.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why does Dally lose it after Johnny dies?

• Johnny was all he cared about in life

• He is mad at Johnny

Chapter 11

Ch. 11 Setting & Plot

Setting: Curtis House, 1 Week

Plot:
*Randy stops by to see Pony
*Pony confuses him by telling him he killed Bob
*Darry calls Pony ¨Little Buddy¨ for the first time.

Multiple Choice

Who does Pony ask for when he is delirious at home?

• Sodapop, Johnny and his parents

• Sodapop, Darry, Johnny and his parents

Multiple Choice

Which Soc would like to talk to Pony about the rumble?

• Bob

• Randy

Chapter 12

Multiple Choice

How is Pony an unreliable narrator?

• He is lying to everyone except himself

• He is lying to himself

Multiple Choice

Who tells Pony, "You don't just stop living because you lose someone."

• Sodapop

• Darry

Multiple Choice

True or False: Pony is afraid of the Socs at the end of story.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does Darry call Pony at the end of the story that he has never called him before?

• Little Dude

• Little Buddy