– Chapter Questions Answer the following questions on separate paper in full sentences.
Chapter 1
1. Write down the first sentence of the novel. What does Ponyboy mean by these words?
2. What is the setting of this novel?
3. What is the point of view?
4. What are the differences between the Socs and the Greasers?
5. Which group do you suppose the author has more sympathy for? Why?
6. How do Ponyboy’s feelings for Sodapop differ from his feelings for Darry?
7. Why do you suppose Darry acts the way he does?
8. What mistake did Ponyboy make in the beginning of the book?
9. How did the gang get him out of trouble?
10. What is the conflict of the novel?
11. Why is Johnny afraid all of the time?
12. Why does Johnny depend on the gang so much?
13. Who are Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, and Sandy?
Chapter 2
1. What is the tone of this novel?
2. What is Dally’s motive for sneaking into the movie for free? What does this tell you about his personality?
3. How does Marcia’s personality differ from Cherry’s? Explain.
4. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry about his family?
5. Explain how Johnny got hurt. How does this affect his personality?
6. Explain how Johnny, as timid as he is, could be considered “dangerous”.
7. What did Cherry mean when she said, "Things are rough all over,"?
8. What do the last words of this chapter foreshadow, “I know better now,”?
9. Since the conflict of the novel has already been established, what part of plot is going on now?
