The outsiders final test.

“Sixteen years on the street and you can learn a lot. But, all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn.” This quote applies to PonyBoy.
PonyBoy learned that you should never walk alone even if you could defend yourself at times. He learned to always help someone else in a fight if you can’t take on anyone and that if he yells that someone will always come to his rescue.
PonyBoy liked that not all the greasers are all sad and don’t do anything. He liked that when Darry fell onto Two-bit that everyone else did gymnastics because of Darry teaching them because they could use it in a fight. PonyBoy liked that him and Johnny are different then all the other greasers because they don’t like fights as much as the others, they are smart, and like to read. Even though PonyBoy may be stupid at times to Darry even though Darry knows he is smart he just wants to protect him.