Question 34

What does Ponyboy end up doing for his English assignment?

Question 33

Explain how Darry and Ponyboy play tug of war with Soda.

Question 32

What does Darry mean when he says, "you don't just stop living because you lose someone"?

Question 31

Why doesn't Ponyboy feel scared when the socs approach him and he threatens them with a broken bottle? How is this a dramatic change from the ponyboy we have seen up until this point?

Question 30

What do you think is going on with Ponyboy when he says, "Johnny didn't have anyhing to do with Bob's getting killed"?

Question 29

Explain why pony might rather anyone's hate than their pity.

Question 28

Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?

Question 27

Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?

Question 26

How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?

Question 25

What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?

Question 24

What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?

Question 23

Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?

Question 22

When Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?

Question 21

What does Pony mean when he says, "we could get along without anyone but Johnny"?

Question 20

"We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason". What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?

Question 19

How does what the doctor first says foreshadow Johnny's condition?

Question 18

Why did Pony think it was better to see socs as "just guys"? What do you think he means by this?

Question 17

Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along; before they saved the kids?

Question 16

What condition is Johnny in after the fire?

Question 15

What "other side" of Dallas is revealed in this chapter?

Question 14

What's your own definitionof a hero? Do the three boys prove themselves to be heroes, according to your definition? Explain.

Question 13

Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?

Question 12

Do you think Dally's parents have influenced the way he is; his personality? Explain.

Question 11

Who is the spy for the greasers? Does this surprise you? Why or why not?

Question 10

Why are the socs and the greasers going to fight in the vacant lot?

Question 9

What's a heater? Why does Dally have one?

Question 8

What would your advice be to Johnny and Ponyboy if they had come to you instead of Dally? Explain.

Question 7

How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his switchblade in Chapter 2?

Question 6

What major event happens in Chapter 4? Explain.

Question 5

At the end of chapter three, how does the author foreshadow that bad things are to come?

Question 4

What does Cherry explain as the difference between the socs and the greasers?

Question 3

What literary device does the author use to describe Johnny's mugging? Explain.

Question 2

What does ponyboy mean when he says, "I lie to myself all the time"? Do you ever lie to yourself? Why?

Question 1

Do you think Darry loves Ponyboy? Why does he treat Ponyboy the way he does?