Chapters 7-9
1. What do you think the relationship between Pony and Darry will be like now? Give some specific examples from Chapter Seven of how it is changing.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire? Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
3. Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along, before they saved the kids?
4. What was Bob's ‘real' problem, according to Randy? Do you think this was the real reason behind his actions?
5. Why did Pony think it was better to see socs as "just guys"? What do you think he means by this?
6. "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason". What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
7. Describe Johnny’s attitude towards death.
8. Why doesn’t Johnny want to see his mother? What is her reaction? Do you think a mother should be allowed to see her son, regardless of their relationship?
9. If Darry didn't have Soda and Pony, why would he be a soc?
10. When Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
11. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Pony's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group an advantage? What are the rules of the rumble?
12. Why do Darry and Paul hate each other so much? What does Ponyboy realize about Darry before the rumble?
13. What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean? What does he want for Pony?
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