Question: How does Ponyboy describe Bob?

Answer: Ponyboy describes Bob as “a reckless, hot-tempered boy, cocky and scared stiff at the same time.”

Question: Why would Pony rather have someone’s hate that their pity?

Answer: He doesn’t want people to blame his family

Question: Who came to visit Ponyboy at his house while he was recovering?

Answer: Randy

Question: Why didn’t he care what Randy thought about his house?

Answer: Because Randy was not one of his friends.

Question: Why does Randy come to see Ponyboy?

Answer: Randy come to see Ponyboy to talk about the upcoming trial.

Question: What two strange things does Ponyboy tell Randy?

Answer: Ponyboy says he killed Bob and that Johnny wasn’t dead.

Question: What do you think is going on with Ponyboy when he says, “Johnny didn’t have anything to do with Bob getting killed.”

Answer: His concussion is making him confused. He doesn’t want to believe Johnny had anything to do with Bob getting killed.

Question: What does Darry holler at Ponyboy about (something he is doing that he shouldn’t be doing!)

Answer: Smoking in bed.

Question: What nickname does Darry refer to Ponyboy as for the first time?

Answer: Little buddy