"The Outsiders" Chapter 11-12 Quiz and 9-10

8. What is the meaning of the word "acquitted"?

"Acquitted" means that all charges are dropped and he, Ponyboy, is excused to go with his guardian once again (Darry).

17. What are Johnny's last words to Ponyboy before he dies?

"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold." are Johnny's last words to him.

18. How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital?

A man in his mid-twenties picks him up and drives him home after he had been wandering around for a little while.

10. What do Greasers look like according to Ponyboy?

All Greasers look lean and kind of panther-looking in a slouchy way.

12. Who joins the rumble at the last minute?

Dallas joins the rumble.

13. Dally explained how he got out of the hospital for the rumble. What helped "convince" the nurses to let him leave?

Dally used Two-Bits Switchblade

7. What does Darry call Ponyboy that makes him feel particularly special?

Darry calls him "little buddy".

5. Why do all the Greasers know how to do flips, no-handed cartwheels and other acrobatics?

Darry had taken a class at the Y and then taught the gang all the acrobatics later in the summer.

3. Why does Darry not want Ponyboy to fight?

Darry thinks Ponyboy doesn't look so good. He has lost a lot of weight, he is not in great shape and he looks tensed up all the time.

8. What is the difference between a greaser and a hood? What is a JD?

Greasers are from a bad neighborhood and marked lousy even if they are nice on the inside. Hoods really are bad inside and out. A JD is a juvenile delinquent meaning they are under age and have broken the law. When Ponyboy sees Tim Shepard at the beginning of the rumble, Tim reminds him what a typical JD looks like.

2. What would Ponyboy Rather have Than Pity?

Hate

7. What does Ponyboy realize about both himself and Darry while he is standing around waiting for the Socs to arrive at the rumble?

He and Darry will not be old hoods; they are going to get out of this neighborhood. They are both going somewhere in life. Ponyboy realizes for the first time that Darry is one of his only role models in his neighborhood.

19. How does Dally die?

He died violently. The cops shot him because they thought his gun was loaded.

2. Why don't Ponyboy's clothes fit?

He had lost a lot of weight when he was hanging out in Windrixville with Johnny eating bologna (baloney) sandwiches and smoking cigarettes.

12. In addition to all the other stuff going on, what else is Soda upset about? What makes him run out of the house one night during dinner?

He is concerned about Sandy and how Darry and Ponyboy fight too much. Sandy's letter was sent back unopened and returned on that day. Soda feels a lot of pressure to take sides between Darry and Ponyboy. Soda feels like the middleman in a "tug of war".

21. What are Ponyboy's concerns?

He is scared that he might be taken away from Darry and Soda.

13. What other book does Ponyboy consider reading before he finally settles on Gone with the Wind?

He reads The Carpetbaggers.

20. What was wrong with Ponyboy?

He was suffering from exhaustion, shock, and a minor concussion.

4. Ponyboy has a Discussion with his Visitor about the Night of the Murder. Who does Ponyboy think Killed Bob?

Himself

15. Also according to the letter, why does Johnny not mind dying now?

Johnny says that it is worth dying to save the kids; he also says that their lives are worth more than his.

11. What does Ponyboy do just after this that makes Two-Bit think Ponyboy will remain different than the other Greasers?

Ponyboy picks up the glass from the broken pop bottle so no one gets a flat tire. If he were turning into a hood, he would never have done that.

9. What teacher does Ponyboy have an honest discussion with regarding his bad grade?

Ponyboy speaks with his English teacher, Mr. Syme.

3. Who came to visit Ponyboy while he was recovering at Home?

Randy from his School

6. What was the dumbest remark Ponyboy had ever heard?

Randy said that he felt bad he was mixed up in all this but Ponyboy felt way more mixed up than Randy did and he thought Randy's perception was really dumb.

1. Who does Ponyboy not Recognize in the Yearbook?

Robert/Bob

5. What Does Ponyboy not want to get Caught up doing?

Smoking Cigarettes

9. How are the Greasers different than the Shepard gang and the Brumley boys?

The Greasers are just buddies who stick together; they do not have a leader and are a bit less organized than other gangs.

14. Who won the rumble?

The Greasers won the rumble. "Do it for Johnny, man."

16. Why does the doctor let Ponyboy and Dally see Johnny?

The doctor and nurses allow them to see Johnny because they are friends with him and they know he is dying.

6. Each member of the gang has a different reason for why he likes to fight. Name each member of the gang and why he likes to fight.

The gang fights for the following reasons: Darry for pride or to show off his muscles, Two-Bit for conformity, Soda for a challenge and for fun, and Steve for hatred. Ponyboy does not like fighting but he will do it if needed or for self defense.

4. Explain the rather ignorant game Ponyboy played with Curly Shepard.

The name of the game is chicken. Chicken is a game where each person holds a lit cigarette to a finger of the other person to see who gives in first. Typically, it leads to bad burns on the fingertips.

14. According to Johnny's letter that Ponyboy found in the copy of Gone with the Wind what is "gold" about Ponyboy according to Johnny?

The way Ponyboy digs sunsets is gold. Johnny is commenting on how it is gold that Ponyboy can find beauty in everyday things.

15. How do Dally and Ponyboy get to the hospital to see Johnny?

They drive Buck Merril's T-bird that is parked out in front of the Curtis house. A few moments later, they are pulled over for speeding by a cop and then the cop escorts them to the hospital.

11. Explain why it is so tense between Paul Holden and Darry.

They used to buddy around together and play football together in high school and now they are on opposite sides of the rumble.

1. Why would the Greasers feel like they had to get "spruced up" before a rumble with the Socs?

They wanted to show the Socs that they weren't trash. The Greasers also think they might fight better.

10. Ponyboy breaks a pop bottle in the parking lot and threatens to use it and he really seems to mean it. Why is this fact so troubling to Two-Bit who is with him at the time?

Two-Bit does not want Ponyboy to turn tough like the other Greasers. He has never been that way and Two-Bit does not want him to turn into a tough hood. Nor does Two-Bit want him to waste his life getting tough. All the Greasers have seen what getting too tough can do to you.