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Chapter 9

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Select the three reasons the greasers give for liking to fight.

What do the greasers do to get themselves ready for the fight?

What are some of the main differences between Ponyboy and his friends and the other greaser gangs?

Ponyboy surmises that Two–Bit's motivation for fighting is "conformity."

What does "conformity" mean?

Who does Darry fight in the rumble and what is their relationship to each other?

What are Johnny's dying words to Ponyboy?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter? Or anything unclear about how this book is wrapping up?