Why do you think Ponyboy likes the movies so much?
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It gives him a mistake and he looks at reality through the characters eyes
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What happens to Ponyboy when he leaves the movies?
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He gets jumped by the Socs
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The greasers chase the Socs away using what?
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Rocks
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How does Ponyboy describe "family"?
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Anyone who loves you and cares about you
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What is a Soc?
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A rich kid from the West side of town that get all the breaks (Soc is short for social)
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What is a greaser?
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A poor kid from the East side of town, (some are rougher than others, they are considered hoods)
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Why are the Socs and Greasers rivals?
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They are jealous of each other for different reasons. Greasers have freedom. Socs have wealth.
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Socs are known for wearing what?
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Blue madras. (Madras is a plaid design)
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What is the name of the other greaser gang?
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Tim Shepherd's Gang
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Who does Ponyboy live with?
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Sodapop and Darry (Darrel) Curtis
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What kind of relationship does Ponyboy have with his two brothers, Darry and Sodapop?
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Darry- the oldest brother that constantly yells at Ponyboy, very serious, Pony thinks that Darry hates him and he doesn't like Darry
Soda-The middle brother, fun and relaxed, Pony and Soda act like real brothers
He is closer to Soda because he understands him and Soda is fun to be around. Pony thinks that Darry hates him because he yells at Pony a lot.
This relationship hints at the value of loyalty in the gang and she mirrors outside life with their relationship.
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Who does Ponyboy love more than anyone else?
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Sodapop
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What sport did Darry play in school?
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Football
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Where does Sodapop work?
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At the X Gas station with Steve
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Why is Sodapop so popular with the girls?
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They think he's cute.
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Who is Sodapop's girlfriend
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Sandy.
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Darry tells Ponyboy, "You've always go your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense?" What is the difference between common sense and book sense?
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Book sense- Like common sense but comes mostly from books.
Common Sense- Social skills that everyone should know.
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Describe Dally
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cold, tall, dark, criminal record a mile long, elfish face, hard, tough, 17-18 years old, went to jail for the first time at the age of 10, he came from New York
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Describe Steve
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tall, cocky, smart, Soda's best friend, 17 years old, Ponyboy thought that he was annoying, Steve thought that Ponyboy was a tag-along, cold
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Describe Darry
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cold ice blue green eyes, 20 years old, had to work at an early age roofing houses, never could go to college because of his parents death
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Describe Two-Bit
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poor comes from a better home but it is still not good, 18 1/2 years old, still was a junior in high school, father ran off, mother was a bar maid, had a sister, mother seemed like a nice person, always joking about everything
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Describe Johnny
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16 years old, always nervous and jumpy, he came from an abusive family, he slept in the street or at a friends house, the parents blame him for everything, being verbally/ physically/ emotionally abused, father=alcoholic, dysfunctional family
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Who do Ponyboy and Johnny meet in the movies?
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Cherry Valance and Marcia
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Why do Cherry and Marcia talk to Pony and Johnny at the movies?
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They should have stayed away because they were greasers. They were curious about them they did not look threatening.
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What is Ponyboy's first impression of Cherry and Marcia?
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They were classy, they weren't cussing or acting manly, they were smarter and they dressed better
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Why is Johnny Cade so nervous and scared all the time?
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He was jumped and hurt to the breaking point
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Do the greasers like being called greasers?
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Only by the other greasers
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What is the difference between a fair fight and a rough fight?
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Fair is just a skin fight with fists and a rough fight has weapons such as chains, knives, heaters, etc. cutting is unfair
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How do the greasers fight
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fairly with fists
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How do the Socs fight
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unfairly with weapons
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Why does Ponyboy feel the greasers have it so much worse than the Socs?
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the Socs are richer and they get all the breaks, Socs get anything they want. Greasers have to work for what they need.
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How are Cherry and Marcia different form the girls the greasers normally hang out with?
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They are classy, they weren't cussing or acting manly, they were smarter and they dressed better
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What does Cherry mean when she tells Ponyboy "things are rough all over"?
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Everyone had problems. Even though Socs get all the breaks they still have problems.
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Do the Socs think that all the greasers are rough?
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Yes. It was a stereotype
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What makes a person choose to act like Dally (for example, purposely look for the illegal way to do something)
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They have nothing to live for and no one to look up to so they choose crime to fill their lives and that leads to jail.
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Why do you think Ponyboy opens up to Cherry?
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He trusts her. They are alike. Pony is, by nature, a trusting person.
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Ponyboy and Johhny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia?
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To take them home
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Ponyboy tells Cherry a personal story about Sodapop; what is it?
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The Story about Mickey Mouse, the horse. Mouse was another man's house but it acted like Pony was its owner and they grew very attached to each other and Soda was heartbroken when the horse was sold.
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Cherry says at one point that she "admires" Dally and later that she "could fall in love" with him. Why do you think she feels that way?
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She likes that he is different and that she can's shake him. She like tough bad-boy types and both Bob and Dally stick out from the rest.
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What does Ponyboy mean when he says to Cherry "Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset to"?
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Not all greasers are bad. There is a sensitive side to the greasers.
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Cherry tells Ponyboy, "Did you ever hear of having more than you wanted?" What does she mean?
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That the Socs get more than what they need and want.
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Ponyboy feels that Darry doesn't love him as much as Sodapop. Why?
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Darry is always yelling at Ponyboy at him to do better when he is doing the best that he can. Darry never yells at Ponyboy.
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Why does Ponyboy love being in the country so much?
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No labels
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Why does Ponyboy run away?
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Darry hit him because Pony fell asleep in the lot and came back at 2 or 3 in the morning
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Why does the author include the story about Mickey Mouse?
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To show more of the sensitive sides of the Greasers.
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How would you describe Cherry's attitude toward Ponyboy?
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She like and trusts him but because he is a greaser she can't talk to him in school or in front of her friends so she doesn't lose her reputation as a Soc.
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For Ponyboy, the country equals freedom while the city brings oppression. How would you compare the city to the country in your world?
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The city is busy and lively while the country is boring (its an opinion)
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What is the effect of the last line of Chapter 2 and of Chapter 3, "I know better now" and "I was wrong"?
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Builds suspense and foreshadowing
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What kind of car do the Soc's drive?
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Corvair, Cherry had a red stingray and Bob has a blue mustang
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Why did the Soc's trail Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
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They were drunk and angry about them "picking up" their girls Cherry and Marcia
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What do they do to Ponyboy?
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They try to drown him in a fountain
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Why does Johnny kill the Soc?
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They were drowning Ponyboy and they were armed. He was scared beyond thinking. He had good intentions with bad actions.
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How does Dally react when Ponyboy and Johnny tell him about the murder?
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He is surprised and almost proud. He congratulated them
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Where is Dally staying when Ponyboy and Johnny tell him about the murder?
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at Buck's house
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What illegal activity does Buck participate in?
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Bootlegging horse races
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How does Dally offer to help them?
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He gives them $50 and a gun and a place to go. Gave Ponyboy a shirt and a leather jacket.
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How do Ponyboy and Johnny react when Dally gives them the gun?
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They didn't know what to do with it and they were nervous about it
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How do Ponyboy and Johnny get away?
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They jump on a freight train (no ticket)
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Pony sees Johnny in a new way after they had fled. Why does he look at him differently?
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He sees Johnny as tougher, rougher, and stronger
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What does Pony mean when he says "there are things worse than being a greaser"?
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That never seeing the people you love again is worse.
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Why do you think Pony is agitated but Johnny is calm?
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He was trying to forget about the murder and he is in shock but Pony kept on worrying about it
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Why do you think Dally rides ponies honestly
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It is something that he really loves doing and that he is good at and he enjoys it while in the rules, he has no reason to break the rules.
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What do Ponyboy and Johnny do once in hiding?
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They cut their hair and pony bleaches his disguising themselves
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How is their hair and important part of who the greasers are?
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All of them have long greasy hair it sets the greasers apart from everyone else
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How do Pony and Johnny react when they finally see the reality of what they have done?
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They are overwhelmed
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How do Pony and Johnny pass the time while in hiding?
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they read, play poker, and smoke
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Who wrote the poem pony recites?
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Robert Frost
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Why does Johnny like "Gone With the Wind" so much?
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He gets the meaning out of it. He feels that Dally relates to the southern gentlemen in the story
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What do Pony and Johnny eat while in hiding?
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baloney sandwiches and some candy
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What does Pony mean when he says Dally was so real he scares me?
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Dally wasn't like anyone he had ever read about. Dally was all the negative in the world.
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What do you think the sunset symbolizes for Ponyboy?
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Sunset symbolizes hope and that no matter what your label is we are all alike
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Who sends the letter for Ponyboy to their hideout?
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Soda
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What does it tell us about Pony when we learn that he's always wanted Gone With the Wind?
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He is sensitive and smart and he is different from the other greasers
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What is Johnny's interpretation of gallant?
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He believes that acting like Dally is gallant
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Why does Dally help them more than he needs to?
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They are as close to family as he has ever had and he cares about them
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What does Ponyboy mean when he says, "It wasn't Cherry the Soc that was helping us. It was Cherry the Dreamer...
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She is questioning the social divide
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Why is it not good to be sensitive when you are a greaser?
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It shows weakness and greasers can not afford to act weak
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Why does Johnny think that they should turn themselves in?
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He doesnt want to put Pony through all the hardship and he was tired of being a runaway
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What conflict do Ponyboy, Johnny and Dally find when they return to the church after lunch?
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The church is on fire and there are children in it
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Who goes into the fire?
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Johnny and Pony
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What does Dally do when Pony emerges from the flames?
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Pony's back is on fire so Dally hits him to put out the flames
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Who is injured most in the fire?
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Johnny
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How do Soda and Darry react when they see Pony at the hospital?
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They hug and cry.
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Why does Johnny ask about his parents?
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He did not give up hope that they loved him even though he had been neglected for 16 years
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Why do you think Pony and Johnny weren't scared when they entered the building?
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They were acting on instinct and it was the right thing to do
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Why doesn't Pony realize how important he is to Darry before the night at the hospital?
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He doesn't understand Darry because he was not paying attention and he is to immature to see through Darry's hard outer shell
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Who approaches them at the hospital?
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Reporters and police
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What did Pony say to the reporters when he is in the hospital?
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That he wants to take a bath
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Darry tells the doctor that he, Pony and Soda are "about as much family as Dally and Johnny had." What did he mean?
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Johnny and Dally didn't have families that loved them so the gang was their family. Not blood related but by how they treated each other
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Why cant greasers cry in front of strangers?
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It shows weakness and they cant show weakness
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What does pony see in the newspapers when he gets home?
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Everything that has just happened about them being heros and having to go to trial for the dead Soc
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Does Pony see himself as a hero?
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No because he thought that anyone would do the same thing
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How do the greasers view themselves?
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They dont fit in
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What does Pony dream about in his recurring nightmare?
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He doesnt remember but he wakes up screaming, sweating, in a bad state
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Two-bit says that if you meet a Soc in an alley, the safest thing to be is another Soc. Is this true?
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Yes because if you are a member of a similar label they are not likely to find a reason to hurt you
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Why is Pony worried that he wont be able to stay with his family?
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He is afraid that the authorities will think that Darry is not a good "parent" because he is to young
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Why does Randy come to see Pony?
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To tell him that he is not going to be in the rumble
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What does Randy mean when he tells Pony that the greasers can't win the fight with the Soc's?
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He means that the difference and labels will not go away
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Explain whether the doctor would have accepted friends as family if Johnny was a soc.
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Soc's were viewed as polite, rich, and good. If Johnny was a Soc, than that meant there would be no trouble
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The Curtis brothers have a policy in their home. What is it?
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Their open door
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Why did Dally never get over going to college?
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He knew that he could have been someone
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Why is the conversation between Pony and Randy pivotal?
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Pony realizes that Soc's are people too
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What's the extent of Johnny's injuries?
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He has a broken back
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What does Johnny ask Pony and Two-bit at the hospital?
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He asks for a copy of Gone With the Wind
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What does Dally ask from Two-bit while he is in the hospital?
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He asks for Two-bit's special switchblade
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Why does Dally want to fight in the rumble?
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He wants to avenge Johnny for all the suffering
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What does living in the streets teach you?
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All the wrong things
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Why doesn't Johnny want to see his mother?
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He realized that he doesn't care about her anymore and she will only yell at him
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Two-bit says that "The only thing keeping Darry from being a Soc is us."What does he mean?
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He means that Darry could have been someone and that he didn't look or act like a greaser
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How is Darry different from other greasers?
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He is caring and smart and he didn't grease his hair and he had the potential to do something with his life
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Wy does Cherry want to help the greasers?
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She is beyond the labels and she is tired of the fighting
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What message does she bring to Pony about the rumble?
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That Randy isn't fighting and they are fighting fairly
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Why does the gang need Johnny as much as he needs them?
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Johnny kept them together and he was like everyones kid brother
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Why does Pony accuse Cherry of being high and mighty?
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He was using her as a scapegoat because he was scared
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Why do the greasers fix themselves up before the rumble?
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To show the Soc's they were as good as they were
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Where did the rumble take place?
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In the vacant lot
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Why is Pony afraid of some of the other greasers at the rumble?
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They are hoods like in Tim Shephard's gang
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Who starts the fighting at the rumble?
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Darry and his old Soc friend Paul Holden
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Who shows up unexpectedly at the rumble?
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Dally
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Did the greasers really win the rumble?
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No because the Soc's will keep fighting back and nothing has changed
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What do Pony and Dally do after the rumble?
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They go to see Johnny in the hospital. They go there in Buck's car and get pulled over by the police. Pony pretends to be sick and they get an escort
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Why does the author have Darry consult an old high school buddy at the rumble?
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To show what Darry had missed out on and the choice he made for his friends and brothers
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What does it mean to stay gold?
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To see the beauty in things and see the good in things
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What does Pony do after leaving the hospital?
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He staggers around in shock trying to go home because Dally took the car
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Why does Pony have such a hard time accepting what happens to Johnny?
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Johnny was a beacon of hope for Pony and he didnt want to lose his hope and he was going through the first stage of grief
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Who takes Pony home from the hospital?
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A random guy in a car
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Who tells the gang that Johnny is dead?
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Pony
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why does the gang go looking for dally after pony tells them what happened to johnny
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he called from a public phone after he robbed a grocery store
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why does dally love johnny
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johnny came from the same situation he did and he was like his little brother
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why is dally triumphant when he dies
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he was so depressed about johnny that he wanted to die
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what happens to pony when dally is shot
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he passes out
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who does pony ask for when is in bed
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Soda, Darry, his parents, and Johnny
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why do you think pony has a hard time talking to darry
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he still think that darry doesnt like him
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who visits pony when is in bed
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randy, pony usually cared about what people thought of his house but he didnt care with randy because he had nothing to prove to randy
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why does pony tell randy that he is the one who killed bob
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he is in denial
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why is johnny so important to ponyboy
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they understood each other
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why does pony describe bob as "the person we has killed"?
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he was still in denial
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why does randy visit pny
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to tell him how things hadnt changed since the rumble
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what happens when pony goes to court
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it was almost empty and no one was there there was a private conversation with the jude and the doctor where the doctor said that pony was still delirious
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what does the judge ask pony
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about how he likes living with darry and his grades
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what happens to pony after court
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he goes back to school and starts failing
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what does pony do when 3 socs approach him after his court appearance
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he threatens them with a broken bottle
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what advice does Two-bit give to pony
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to not act like a greaser
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what does pony learn from his experience
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how to handle himself, he has to mature quickly, he learned about himself and his relationship with his brothers
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how is pony different from other greasers
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he has potential to be someone and he is GOLDEN
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why does soda run away
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he is tired of all the fighting and being asked to take sides
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what happens when pony and darry catch up with soda
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they talk and agree to to fight anymore
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What does Johnny leave for Pony?
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Gone with the Wind and a note
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What does Johnny's letter say?
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It explains what stay gold means (it means to stay true to yourself) to carry a childlike curiosity in things
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What theme does Pony write?
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Conflict between social classes (the book is his theme)
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Why do darry and soda have different ways of explaining why dally was their friend
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They are different people with different personalities and different reasons for dallys friendship
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Why is pony failing his classes
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He is depressed and he still cant focus on reality
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Why does pony threaten the socs with the bottle
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He is reacting only on instinct not by thinking
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Why is Two-bit relieved when Ponyboy picks up the broken glass
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It shows that Ponyboy wasn't a greaser yet
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What is so important about the last sentence in the book? Why?
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It is the same thing that happened at the beginning of the book.
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