| A | B |
| greasers | ponyboy and his gang |
| Cherry | Bob's girlfriend |
| Windrixville | where Pony and Johnny hid |
| sullen | showing resentment |
| bewildered | confused |
| foreshadow | alluding to what is to come |
| flashback | an interruption of the story to show an earlier event |
| antagonist | socs |
| protagonist | greasers |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| genre | a type of literature |
| delinquent | failing to do what the law requires |
| indignant | expressing anger toward an unjust act |
| The Outsiders | Ponyboy's English assignment |
| Sandy's baby daddy | we're never told |
| Sodapop | moviestar good looks |
| acquitted | found innocent |
| nonchalant | casual; unconcerned |
| Ponyboy | "I lie to myself all the time" |