The Outsiders and Johnny
THE OUTSIDERS Study Guide Answers
Chapters 1-2
1. Identify Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy by giving at least 3 descriptions of each. • Darry – oldest brother, 20, roofer, former football player • Sodapop – middle brother, 16, dropout, works at gas station • Ponyboy – youngest brother, 14, good grades, runs track
2. How are Greasers different from Socs? • the way they dress • money • how they express their emotions
3. Who were other members of Pony’s gang? • Two-Bit Matthews – 20, wisecracker of the bunch • Steve Randall – 17, Soda’s best friend, works part-time at gas station • Johnny Cade – 16, beaten up by Socs before beginning of novel, idolizes Dally • Dallas (Dally) Winston – 17, street tough, in/out of jail, loves Johnny
4. What happened to Pony on his way home from the movies? • Pony was jumped by a group of Socs that were riding in a blue mustang • they threatened to cut his hair off • the gang came running and scared Socs away
5. Who did Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly Double?
Cherry Valance and her friend, Marcia - Socs
6. Contrast Dally’s approach to Cherry and Marcia with Pony’s. • Dally was tuff, crude, and obnoxious • Ponyboy was kind, respectful, and understanding
7. Contrast Cherry’s response to Dally with her response to Pony. • Cherry believed that she could fall in love with Dally due to his wild, independent spirit • Cherry knew that she and Pony shared the same feelings and understood each other, they could wind up friends
8. Why were Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in? Their boyfriends, Bob and Randy, had been drinking and the girls did not want to be around them when they drank
9. Why was Pony surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia? • they were Socs and he was a Greaser • they were normal people just like him • even though they had money they had the same fears and feelings
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Chapters 1-2
1. Identify Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy by giving at least 3 descriptions of each. • Darry – oldest brother, 20, roofer, former football player • Sodapop – middle brother, 16, dropout, works at gas station • Ponyboy – youngest brother, 14, good grades, runs track
2. How are Greasers different from Socs? • the way they dress • money • how they express their emotions
3. Who were other members of Pony’s gang? • Two-Bit Matthews – 20, wisecracker of the bunch • Steve Randall – 17, Soda’s best friend, works part-time at gas station • Johnny Cade – 16, beaten up by Socs before beginning of novel, idolizes Dally • Dallas (Dally) Winston – 17, street tough, in/out of jail, loves Johnny
4. What happened to Pony on his way home from the movies? • Pony was jumped by a group of Socs that were riding in a blue mustang • they threatened to cut his hair off • the gang came running and scared Socs away
5. Who did Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly Double?
Cherry Valance and her friend, Marcia - Socs
6. Contrast Dally’s approach to Cherry and Marcia with Pony’s. • Dally was tuff, crude, and obnoxious • Ponyboy was kind, respectful, and understanding
7. Contrast Cherry’s response to Dally with her response to Pony. • Cherry believed that she could fall in love with Dally due to his wild, independent spirit • Cherry knew that she and Pony shared the same feelings and understood each other, they could wind up friends
8. Why were Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in? Their boyfriends, Bob and Randy, had been drinking and the girls did not want to be around them when they drank
9. Why was Pony surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia? • they were Socs and he was a Greaser • they were normal people just like him • even though they had money they had the same fears and feelings
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