The Outsiders Questions and Answers
How does Ponyboy's character change from the beginning to the end of The Outsiders?
In The Outsiders, how do the greasers and Socs dress?
In The Outsiders, what does it mean to "stay gold"?
Who dies in The Outsiders?
What are Two-bit's personality traits and physical characteristics?
What are the differences and similarities between the Socs and greasers in The Outsiders?
Compare and contrast the Socs and the Greasers in The Outsiders. How are they different? Are there any similarities?
What does Cherry mean when she says "things are rough all over" to Ponyboy in The Outsiders?
In Chapter 12 of The Outsiders, the last quote in the book says, "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." What does this mean?
What are some man vs. ____ conflicts in the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton?
In The Outsiders, why does Ponyboy remind Cherry that they both watch the same sunsets?
What does Cherry say is the difference between Socs and Greasers in Chapters 2 and 3 of The Outsiders?
What chapter was it when Ponyboy said how his parents died?
In The Outsiders, how and why does Ponyboy's opinion of the Socs change by the end of the story?
Nothing Gold Can Stay Meaning
What did Johnny mean when he told Ponyboy to stay gold?
What does Ponyboy mean on page 18 of The Outsiders when he says "I lie to myself all the time"?
What are some strengths Ponyboy has in S. E. Hinton's book, The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Character Traits
What are some of Ponyboy's dreams or goals in The Outsiders?
What page is this on from The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton? "You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do. When you're a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don't stick up for them, stick together, make like brothers, it isn't a gang anymore. It's a pack. A snarling, distrustful, bickering park like the Socs in their social clubs or the street gangs in New York or the wolves in the timber."
What are some similarities and differences betwen Johnny and Ponyboy in The Outsiders?
What are some examples of imagery in The Outsiders?
In The Outsiders, what does Johnny mean when he says, "I think I like it better when the old man's hittin' me. At least then I know he knows who I am"?
What are some quotes about family from The Outsiders?
In chapter 7 of the novel The Outsiders, what does Randy say kids want from their parents?
What does the story Gone with the Wind symbolize in The Outsiders?
In the novel The Outsiders, how does Ponyboy see himself? Include textual evidence to support your answer.
In Chapter 7 of The Outsiders, what information did Ponyboy learn from the newspaper?
In The Outsiders, what does Ponyboy value?
What is the significance of the church fire scene in The Outsiders? How does it help the characters develop?
In The Outsiders, what do the newspapers report about the fire and the three greasers who were on the scene?
Why does Cherry say she can fall in love with Dally?
In The Outsiders, when and how did Ponyboy’s parents die?
How do Ponyboy's relationships with Darry and Sodapop differ in The Outsiders?
What is in the letter that Dally brings Ponyboy from Sodapop when Ponyboy is hiding in the abandoned church in The Outsiders?
What are four similarities between the Socs and the greasers in The Outsiders?
In chapter 2 of The Outsiders, what are two main conflicts that happen?
On what page of The Outsiders is the following quote? “They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.”
In The Outsiders, how does the quote "It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and, the one I saw from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset" reflect life and what does it mean?
How are things "rough all over" in chapter 7 of The Outsiders?
In The Outsiders, who borrows Two-Bit's switchblade in chapter 7-8?
What do green eyes symbolize in The Outsiders?
Why is Ponyboy smart in The Outsiders?
What did Randy tell Ponyboy at the Tasty Freeze in The Outsiders?
According to Randy, what did Bob want from his parents but never get in the novel The Outsiders?
In the novel The Outsiders, what were some crimes that Ponyboy committed?
Find a quote from chapter 3 of The Outsiders that foreshadows Ponyboy and Johnny's experience in the burning church.
In The Outsiders, what does Ponyboy end up doing for his English assignment?
In The Outsiders, why did Darry feel hatred for Paul Holden? How did Ponyboy react to that hatred?
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