Ponyboy describes them as Young hoods who enjoyed being a hood. He says that they would grow up to become old hoods. He thinks that they will only become worse when they get older. This is different than how he views the members of his gang. He uses Dally for contrast saying that Darry wouldn't grow up to be a hood - he wanted to get away. He stereotypes the Brumly boys as being illiterate. He says, "I doubt if half of them can read a newspaper."
Answer: B, rain is in the center of all natural things: the lighting, the swallows, and even the pollen
Explanatio
Right, if a author does not have a definite purpose for writing something their writing will tend to have no purpose
This should be cynical because he's presenting it in a somewhat humorous yet tragic way. Self-deprecating and sensitive would be a lot more depressive.