What is Two-Bit's real name?

What is Two-Bit's real name?

• A. Steve
• B. Keith
• C. Buck
• D. Jerry

Answer: (B)

Two-Bit is the nickname for a character whose given name is Keith Matthews. In The Outsiders, the group of greasers uses colorful nicknames, but the text reveals his birth name as Keith, linking the familiar face of Two-Bit to Keith Matthews. So the correct name to associate with Two-Bit is Keith Matthews, not the other given options. This distinction between nickname and real name helps you recognize how authors develop characters through both informal tag and actual identity.

Two-Bit is the nickname for a character whose given name is Keith Matthews. In The Outsiders, the group of greasers uses colorful nicknames, but the text reveals his birth name as Keith, linking the familiar face of Two-Bit to Keith Matthews. So the correct name to associate with Two-Bit is Keith Matthews, not the other given options. This distinction between nickname and real name helps you recognize how authors develop characters through both informal tag and actual identity.