Internet Scavenger Hunt
S.E. Hinton and The Outsiders
1. What does S. E. stand for? When and where was she born?
2. How old was S.E. Hinton when she wrote her first novel and what was it?
3. Why does she use the initials S.E. instead of her full name?
4. Two actors appear in 2 separate adaptations of S.E. Hinton’s novels. What were the movies and who were the actors?
5. Why did director Francis Ford Coppola get involved with the film adaptation of The Outsiders?
6. What is Two-Bit’s real name?
7. What does S.E. Hinton like best about The Outsiders?
8. According to the author, what happens to Sodapop Curtis after the book?
9. What kind of writer does S.E. Hinton say she is and where does she begin her novels?
10. S.E. Hinton was the first to win a certain award. What award was it and what is the award for?
11. Name 2 things that inspired S.E. Hinton to write The Outsiders?
12. The Outsiders is second to what book, written by what author, on Publisher’s Weekly List of Bestselling Children’s Books?
13. What is the name of the poem Ponyboy recites in The Outsiders? Who was it written by?
14. What famous singer adapted the poem from The Outsiders into a song for the movie and what was it called?
15. What does Ponyboy claim he is addicted to?
16. Who joins forces with Ponyboy and his gang to fight the Socs in the rumble at the end of the novel?
17. How does S.E. Hinton categorize all the other novels for teens written at the time of The Outsiders?
18. What writer does S.E. Hinton credit as one of her favorite authors and the first paragraph of The Outsiders mirrors the first paragraph of which of this author’s stories?
19. Some schools have a problem with The Outsiders and it is frequently listed on the ALA’s Most Challenged Books list. Name some reasons which are cited for its appearance on this list. What rank does it hold in this list?
20. What paperback does Ponyboy read to Johnny while they are hiding in the abandoned church? Who is the author?