Does Randy throw the first punch in the rumble?

He stepped up to begin the rumble representing the Socs against Darry who represented the Greasers. He threw the first punch when Darry wasn't looking. 8.
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Who throws the first punch at the Rumble?

Tension builds as Darry and the Soc circle one another under the street light. The crowd knows that as soon as the first punch is thrown, the rumble will explode in action. Dally appears to join them. As Darry turns to see who has approached, the Soc throws the first punch.
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Who Punched Ponyboy in the rumble?

The two young men start to circle each other in the silence, and Ponyboy thinks about how they shouldn't hate each other. Then Dally runs to join them, yelling "Hold up!" When Darry looks up to see who yelled, Paul punches him in the jaw and the rumble begins.
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Did Randy fight in the Rumble in the outsiders?

Randy refuses to fight in the big rumble because "Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs." Out of friendship, Randy comes to visit Pony while he is sick. Randy tells Pony that he regrets ever being involved with any of the violence because of the impact it is having on his father.
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What happens in the Rumble in the outsiders?

At the rumble, the greasers defeat the Socs. Dally shows up just in time for the fight; he has escaped from the hospital. After the fight, Ponyboy and Dally hurry back to see Johnny and find that he is dying. When Johnny dies, Dally loses control and runs from the room in a frenzy.
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Who shows up at the last second right as the first punch is thrown at the Rumble?

Just as the rumble begins, Dally shows up. Able to fight with only one arm, he announces that a rumble can't happen without him. The Socs lose the rumble because they run first.
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Who was the first fighter in the big rumble outsiders?

Darry steps forward to start the fight, and Paul Holden, Darry's high school friend and football teammate, steps up to challenge him. As Paul and Darry circle each other, Dally joins the group. As Dally arrives, the fight breaks out in full. After a long struggle, the greasers win.
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What did Randy do in the outsiders?

Marcia's boyfriend and Bob's best friend. Randy is a handsome Soc who eventually sees the futility of fighting. Along with Cherry, Randy humanizes the Socs by showing that some of them have redeeming qualities. Randy helps Ponyboy realize that Socs are as susceptible to pain as anyone else.
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Why does Randy say the rumble won't solve anything?

- Randy says the rumble won't solve anything because even if the rumble happens, everyone is still going to be going through rough times.
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Where was Curly Shepard instead of being at the Rumble?

Why is Tim Shepard's kid brother, Curly, not going to be at the rumble? - Curlly isn't going to be at the rumble because he was at the reformatory for being caught breaking in to a liquor store.
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Who died in outsiders?

During The Film

Bob Sheldon - Stabbed by Johnny Cade in self defense. Johnny Cade - Spine broken by a flaming piece of wood falling on top of him. Dally Winston - Shot six times by several police officers.
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What were Johnny's last words?

What do Johnny's last words mean? Right before he dies in the hospital, Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” Ponyboy cannot figure out what Johnny means until he reads the note Johnny left. Johnny writes that “stay gold” is a reference to the Robert Frost poem Ponyboy shared when they were hiding at the church.
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What are the rules for the rumble?

The Rules of the Rumble

When the rumble is initially planned during a ''war council,'' the agreement is made that if the Socs win, things between the Socs and the greasers will stay the same. If the greasers win, the Socs will stay out of the greasers' territory, the east side.
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Who is the youngest one at the Rumble in the outsiders?

Hide behind him. Q. Who is the youngest boy at the rumble? Bob.
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Why do the boys fight why is Pony different?

Answers 1. The boy's fight because they are protecting their honour and identity, they also find it a rush to purge their anxieties. Pony is more sensitive and intellectual. He would rather not fight but family even trumps his intellect.
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What were Soda and Steve doing before the rumble?

They were speeding to the hospital, and the police pulled him over, and Dally told the police he had to get ponyboy to the hospital because he had a motorcycle accident. Since Johnny looked so bad from getting beat up at the fight the police believed the story and escorted them to the hospital.
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What did Randy tell Ponyboy about the rumble?

Randy tells Pony that he would have let the kids die in the fire. He tells him that he is not going to show at the rumble that night. He is sick of all this trouble between the Socs and the greasers, and that Bob was a good guy and a real person.
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Why did Randy leave Tulsa in the outsiders Chapter 7?

Why is Randy leaving Tulsa in Chapter 7 of The Outsiders? He wishes that Johnny had been killed instead of Bob.
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How does the rumble get started?

how did the rumble start? the rumble starts off with darry and his old friend paul circling eachother. once dally comes, darry looks at dally, and paul punches darry in the jaw, making the fight begin.
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What does Randy tell Ponyboy before the rumble?

Ponyboy says that it didn't have anything to do with his being a greaser. Sick about the violence and Bob's death, Randy says he does not intend to fight at the rumble. Randy explains that Bob was his best friend, a good guy with a terrible temper and overly indulgent parents.
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Is Ponyboy his real name?

Author S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders in her teens, inspired by the gang violence at her high school in Oklahoma. As her narrator, Ponyboy becomes the most familiar character to the reader—and remains emblematic of the book and its themes. His real name is Ponyboy, making him even more distinctive and memorable.
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Was Randy when Bob died?

When Bob is stabbed by Johnny in the park, Randy runs off with his friends, leaving Bob's bleeding body behind. But, Bob's death does change Randy, at least a little. Like Cherry, he tells the truth about what happened that night, and he makes several efforts to communicate with Pony.
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Who tried to call off the rumble?

2. Why did Randy want to talk to Pony? He wanted to tell him that he would not be at the rumble because nothing would change. He was trying to get Ponyboy to call off the rumble by convincing him that there could be no winner.
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Why did Soda fight in the rumble?

Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity.
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