| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What does Cherry say is the real separation between the Socs and the Greasers? | the Socs don't feel anything while the Greasers feel too much |
| What does Cherry tell Ponyboy when he tells her how hard the life of a greaer is? | that the life of a Soc is almost as hard as a greaser |
| Why did gentle Johnny turn on the soc and kill him? | because he thought they were going to kill Ponyboy with his head in the fountain and he thought they were going to kill him if he didn't do something about it |
| Why is Dally an excellent person for Johnny and Pony to turn to after Johnny kills the soc? | because he has done bad things before (crimes - stealing, killing) and would know what to do and would help them |
| Why is Ponyboy's hair so important to him? | it is his identity - tells others that he is a greaser |
| What does Ponyboy do to his hair at the church? | cuts it and bleaches it |
| Explain the meaning of the Robert Frost poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"? | The poem is about how all good things fade way - nothing good lasts forever |
| What does SodaPop write in his letter to Ponyboy? | that he could not believe Johnny had killed someone, that Darry was worried sick, they should come home and turn themselves in to the police, and that they were famous - even got a paragraph in the newspaper |
| Who is the spy for the Greasers? | Cherry |
| Why is Cherry willing to spy for the Greasers? | ### |
| Why does Johnny decide to turn himself in? | he couldn't handle the stress - he didn't want to remain on the run for the rest of this life |
| What do Johnny and Ponyboy do to earn the title of hero? | they saved the children from the fire in the church |
| How does Ponyboy's talk with Randy change Pony's opinion of the Socs? | he realizes what they go through and how they are very different than what he originally thought |
| Why does Johnny not want to see his mother? | he did not want to tell her where he had been and what he had done |
| Explain Ponyboy's comment, "I figured Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade." | ### |
| Where does Dally take Ponyboy after the rumble? | ### |
| What were Johnny's last words? | Stay gold Ponyboy stay gold |
| What do Johnny's last words mean? | he is telling Pony to stay in school - make something of his life - remain good - do the right things because he has a family that cares about him |
| How does Pony apply Johnny's advice? | he writes the extra credit essay to bring up his grade in English |
| Describe Dally and Johnny's relationship? | Dally is very protective of Johnny - he is more like a father than a friend in the way he looks out for him |
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