| A | B |
|---|
| sullenly | gloomily |
| bewildering | confused |
| madras | bright cotton shirt |
| vital | necessary to life |
| apprehensive | afraid/suspicious |
| quivering | trembling |
| groggy | sleepy |
| inhalation | to breathe in |
| reluctantly | unwillingly |
| exploits | adventures |
| cowlick | tuft of hair growing in different direction |
| incredulous | unbelieving |
| bootlegging | selling illegally |
| complicated | complex |
| pity | compassion for suffering |
| delirious | hallucinating |
| sophisticated | cultured |
| eluded | escaped |
| sarcasm | bitter cutting jest |
| stupor | senses deadened |
| Bob | Cherry's boyfriend/killed by Johnny |
| Cherry Valance | Bob's girlfriend/Soc cheerleader/kind to Ponyboy/spy for Greasers |
| Dallas (Dally) | toughest Greaser/gave PB & J gun,$, and took them to church/shot by police |
| Darry | Ponyboy's oldest brother/atheltic/works as a roofer |
| Hinton | author |
| Johnny | "everybody's kid brother"/stabbed Bob/saved kids from fire/died in hospital |
| Paul Holden | Darry's football buddy/threw first punch in rumble |
| Ponyboy | narrator/youngest brother |
| Randy | Marcia's boyfriend/Bob's best bud/drove blue Mustang/tried to call off rumble |
| Sodapop | middle brother/movie star handsome/easy going/works at gas station |
