Why did ponyboy want to know if he had asked for darry while he was sick?

 Ponyboy had been resentful of his brother since the death of their parents. He didn't understand what Darry had to do to keep them all together. When he's is the hospital, he wonders if he really asked for Darry and hopes he has. Pony is worried now that he did not call out for Darry while he was delirious.  He is worried that Darry will think that Pony does not love him or care about him.

Ponyboy had been resentful of his brother since the death of their parents. He didn't understand what Darry had to do to keep them all together. When he's is the hospital, he wonders if he really asked for Darry and hopes he has the last thing he would want to do is hurt his older brother.

Ponyboy is concerned because he feels like he has just made up with darry! He feels like now he understands him and realizes why he did things so he (Ponyboy) doesn't want to hurt Darry anymore!

Ponyboy cares for Darry and vice versa. He did not want to appear as though he just cared for Soda, especially after they had gotten each other

self-monitoring is in other words holding back your emotions for the better good. usually, people who can't hold their excitement, temper, or any other emotions, need to self-monitor themselves.   lol

line 5 is one of them idk the other one