Which character is killed by the police after a crime following Johnny's death?

• A. Dally Winston
• B. Ponyboy Curtis
• C. Johnny Cade
• D. Bob Sheldon

Answer: (A)

After Johnny’s death, Dally Winston spirals into reckless, desperate behavior. He commits a crime—a robbery—that leads to a confrontation with the police, and he is killed by them in the ensuing shootout. This shows how the loss of Johnny pushes him to a final, deadly action and a police response that ends his life. The other characters aren’t killed in this way: Ponyboy Curtis survives, Johnny Cade dies earlier from injuries sustained in the church fire, and Bob Sheldon dies during the earlier fight, not at the hands of the police after Johnny’s death.