The Outsiders is written from whose perspective?

Characterization is an important literature term in the first two chapters of The Outsiders. What is the purpose of this characterization?

Who was described as fearful and "the gang's pet" in chapter 1?

The first conflict between Ponyboy and the Socs while he is walking home is what type of conflict?

What is the purpose for the metaphor on page 9, "I'd just as soon tease a full-grown grizzly; but for some reason, Darry seems to like being teased by Soda."

On page 10, Ponyboy describes Two-Bit, "He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school." What does the word unfathomable mean in the context of this sentence?

What is one character trait that differentiates Ponyboy from the other greasers?

How did the Curtis boys' parents die (in the novel)?

In chapter two, Dally's attempts to flirt with Cherry and Marcia reveal which character trait?

Which literature term is revealed when Johnny tells Dally to leave Cherry and Marcia alone on page 24?

Why were Cherry and Marcia at the drive-in without a car?

The large space between paragraphs on page 31 suggests what?

What does Cherry tell Ponyboy after he tells her the story of the Socs jumping Johnny?

The irony of Johnny being the "most law-abiding of" the Greasers, yet is now carrying a switchblade after he was jumped reveals what about his character?

What do Bob's rings symbolize to the greasers?

17. Ponyboy is given a weapon to defend himself against the Socs when they see the greasers walking Cherry and Marcia home. Pony later tells Cherry he never would have actually used it. What was it?

On page 34, Cherry suggests that not all Socs are like the ones who jumped Johnny. Yet, on page 45, she warns Ponyboy not to speak to her in school. The contradictory ideas reveal what possible character trait for Cherry?

The reference to the same sunset that both Cherry and Ponyboy see is which literature term?

On page 42, Ponyboy says, "At least Darry didn't get drunk and beat me up or run me out of the house..." This line becomes which literature term by the end of chapter 3?

Cherry saying she cannot be seen with Ponyboy because he is a greaser, but then stating she could "fall in love with Dallas Winston" reveal which literature term?

What is the effect of the repetition of the statement "I didn't mean to" by both Ponyboy and Darry on pages 49 and 50?

Why might Ponyboy feel responsible for Johnny murdering Bob?

The line, "Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big" is which literature term?

On page 73, Ponyboy suggests changing their hair is like "being in a Halloween costume" they cannot get out of. What is the possible meaning of this simile?

The inclusion of Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is which literature term?

The line "if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it" on page 79 is which literature term?

Where does Dallas tell the police Pony and Johnny have run away to?

Which of the following lines, said by Dally, could suggest foreshadowing at the end of chapter 5?

At the end of chapter 5, Cherry is revealed to be a spy for the greasers. How is this ironic?

On page 98, Ponyboy says, "Darry hollered at me all the time...he didn't give a hang about me...Suddenly, I realized, horrified, that Darry was crying." What realization does Ponyboy have about Darry after witnessing him cry?

What was Ponyboy’s response to the reporter’s question, “What would you do if you could do anything you wanted"?

Ponyboy mentions the boys eating chocolate at several different points throughout the novel. What literature term is chocolate?

Why might Dally not have liked the newspaper stories about him?

What did Randy talk to Ponyboy about at the Tasty Freeze where Ponyboy and Two-Bit stopped to buy Cokes?

Someone comes to see Johnny, and he tells the nurse to tell the visitor to leave him alone. Who is this visitor?

What was the relationship between Paul Holden, the Soc who started the rumble, and Darry?

What does "delirious" mean in the following sentence? "Today's Tuesday, and you've been asleep and delirious since Saturday night. Don't you remember?" (Hinton 157).

When Ponyboy wakes up after his several days of being delirious and asleep, Soda tells him that he was asking for several of his loved ones. Ponyboy was worried that he didn't ask for one specific person. Who was it?

On page 162, Ponyboy wonders about what Bob was really like. He recalls the traits that Cherry had used to describe him. What were they?

Why did Randy really come to see Ponyboy in chapter 11?

Before Ponyboy is questioned at the hearing, on page 168 he says, "All the Socs told the same story and stuck mainly to the truth, except they said Johnny had killed Bob; but I figured I could straighten that point out when I got my turn." Which trait best describes Ponyboy in this moment?

Why doesn't the judge question Ponyboy about Bob's murder?

On page 171, Ponyboy breaks his Coke bottle and threatens the Socs with it, and the Socs drive away. After the Socs leave, Ponyboy picks up the broken glass and says, "I didn't want anyone to get a flat tire." What character trait describes Ponyboy in this moment?

Who said the following line in chapter twelve: "Golly, you two, it's bad enough having to listen to it, but when you start trying to get me to take sides...We're all we've got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything."

On page 178, Ponyboy reads a letter from Johnny. Johnny writes, "...you're gold when you're a kid, like green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn...". What allusion is Johnny referencing in this part of his letter?

What literature term does the last line of the novel reveal: “When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."