1. What caused the tension between the Greasers and the Socs? (The social class differences)
2. What did Ponyboy consider the benefit of having long hair in chapter 1? (It made him feel part of the gang)
3. What curfew did Ponyboy’s brother set for him and Sodapop in chapter 2? (6:30 pm)
4. Where was Ponyboy when he was jumped by the Socs in chapter 2? (At the park)
5. What did Bob Sheldon do to Ponyboy at the park? (He beat him and almost drowned him)
6. What rule did Ponyboy’s friends make him follow when they went to the movies in chapter 3? (Not to talk to any girls)
7. What did Ponyboy fear if he were to go back to his own neighborhood? (That the Socs would find him)
8. Who owned Dallas’ meth lab? (Randy Adderson)
9. Who was the only Soc at the court hearing? (Cherry Valence)
10. What did Darry accuse Ponyboy of in chapter 3 before he punched him in the face? (Lying about the time he was supposed to be home)
11. Who was dismayed to hear Ponyboy testify at the trial? (the prosecuting attorney and the judge)
12. How did Ponyboy know that Dallas was still alive? (He heard him call Johnny’s name)
13. What did Ponyboy realize during the trial that he had not realized before? (That the Socs weren’t all bad)
14. What did Johnny give the Nurses when he got out of the hospital? (A poem)
15. Why did Ponyboy and his brother’s haul Johnny away from the hospital? (They feared the police would take him away)

Answers: 1. The social class differences 2. It made him feel part of the gang 3. 6:30 pm 4. At the park 5. He beat him and almost drowned him 6. Not to talk to any girls 7. That the Socs would find him 8. Randy Adderson 9. Cherry Valence 10. Lying about the time he was supposed to be home 11. The prosecuting attorney and the judge 12. He heard him call Johnny’s name 13. That the Socs weren’t all bad 14. A poem 15. They feared the police would take him away