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The Outsiders Questions: Chapter 4 & 5
Answer the following questions using FULL sentences. You may need more
than one sentence to explain your answers. Write Q beside the quick questions
and D beside the deep questions.
1. Why do you think there is so much violence among the gangs?
2. When Ponyboy and Johnny were at the park they were in Greaser
territory. Why do you think the Socs crossed this invisible boundary and
went to the park to fight the boys?
3. When the Socs jump Johnny and Ponyboy, Johnny is described as being
“white as a ghost”. Why do you think Johnny was so petrified of the Socs?
4. After Johnny killed Bob, the boys went to see Dally. Why do you think
they went to Dally for help?
5. Why did Ponyboy not tell his brothers about the murder?
6. When Johnny tells Dally about killing Bob, Dally grins and replies, “Good
for you”. Why do you think Dally responded like this?
7. Why does Dally give the boys a gun?
8. Why does Dally tell the boys to get “a weeks worth of food”, once they
arrive at the church?
9. Why does Johnny buy peroxide?
10. Why does Ponyboy hate getting his hair cut?
11. At the end of Chapter 5, Ponyboy recites a poem called, Nothing Gold can
Stay. What does this line mean? Can you relate it to something in life?
12. In the Outsiders, the author uses a lot of slang words. Why do you think
these are included in the text? Find 5 slang words and write the meaning
of each.
13. Think of your own deep question. Write it below and have one of your
classmates answer it.