Which book do they read while in hiding?

• A. The Great Gatsby
• B. Gone with the Wind
• C. Moby-Dick
• D. To Kill a Mockingbird

Answer: (B)

This item tests your ability to recall a specific detail from the story: what book they read while in hiding. In that stretch, Ponyboy and Johnny are staying in a church in Windrixville after the incident, and to pass the time they read Gone with the Wind aloud to each other. The choice matters because the long, sweeping drama of that novel provides a stark contrast to their rough town life and gives Ponyboy a window into a different world, highlighting how literature offers escape and a way to understand their own feelings about status, dreams, and belonging. The other listed books aren’t the ones they turn to in that moment.