Questions for chapters 10-12

Chapter 10

1. Why couldn’t Dally "take it"?

2. What does he do as a result?

3. Do you think Dally's a hero? Why?

4. Do you think Johnny's a hero? Why?


Chapter 11

1. "I'd rather have anyone's hate rather than their pity."

a) Who said that?

b) Do you agree?

2. Why doesn’t Ponyboy care what Randy thinks?

3. Why do you think Ponyboy keeps saying that he, not Johnny, killed Bob?


Chapter 12

1. What does Ponyboy feel when he sees the Socs? What does he do?

2. "I didn’t want anyone to get a flat tire."

a) Who said that?

b) What does that reveal about him?

3. What happens to Soda when Darry and Ponyboy fight?

4. What’s worse than "dead"?

5. What's "too vast a problem to be a personal thing"? What does Ponyboy do as a result?