Why Does Johnny Take The Action He Does?: - The Outsiders Study Guide

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Chapter 4 The Outsiders Study Guide

1. Why does Johnny take the action


he does?
The Socs are drowning Ponyboy;
they have a knife and may kill Pony;
they may beat Johnny again as they
did before
2. What does Ponyboy conclude
Cherry must have seen in Dallas?
Although he is not handsome, there
is character, pride, and a savage
defiance of the world in his face;
bad boy appeal
3. What is it that Ponyboy now
thinks is worse than being a greaser?
Being a murder suspect on the run
would be worse, and is.

4. Ponyboy says that the Church


gave him a creepy feeling a
premonition. What kind of a
premonition might he get in a
church?
If it is a creepy feeling associated
with a church, it could be associated
with funerals or with people looking
at them with disapproval
5. Throughout the story, loyalty
among the greasers is brought up
quite often. Why do they place such a
high value on loyalty?
Because all of them have so little,
sticking together makes them feel
close, like a family.

6. Was it a smart thing for Ponyboy


to leave with Johnny?
He has not committed any crime, but
given his feelings about loyalty, he
probably never even thinks of not
going

7. Was it smart of Johnny to run


away?
It sounds as if he would have been
able to have a case of self-defense,
but apparently this is not something
that either of the two boys think of at
the time.

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