The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton Chapters 1-12

The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton Chapters 1-12

Multiple Choice

1. Ponyboy is walking home from _____________ when he is accosted by five Socs, who throw him to the ground and threaten to cut his hair.

• School

• The Grocery Store

• The Movies

• His girlfriend’s house

Multiple Choice

What is Darry’s real first name?

• Darrel

• Darwin

• Duane

• Dairy

Multiple Choice

Why are the boys living together?

• Their parents abandoned them

• Their parents passed away

• They were taken from their parents by the state.

• The boys ran away from home.

Multiple Choice

Why has the school placed Ponyboy in classes that have mainly Socs in them?

• The didn’t have room in the classes which are comprised of greasers.

• The school is required to include some greasers, in classes comprised of mainly socs.

• He is smart, so he is put in classes that are more difficult and these classes have mainly Socs in them.

• He asked to be in those classes.

Multiple Choice

What does Darry do for a living?

• He works at a gas station.

• He is a garbage man.

• He works at a factory.

• He is a roofer.

Multiple Choice

Where does Sodapop work?

• He works at a gas station.

• He works at a store.

• He works at a factory

• He works at a restaurant.

Multiple Choice

Who stops Dally from hurting Cherry at the drive-in movie theater?

• Ponyboy

• Sodapop

• Darry

• Johnny

Multiple Choice

Why is Timothy Shepard and his gang looking for Dally?

• He beat up one of the gang members.

• He stole Timothy’s car.

• He is dating Timothy’s girlfriend.

• He slashed the tires on Timothy’s car.

Multiple Choice

Why is Johnny so scared of people?

• He is naturally shy.

• He was severely beaten by some socs.

• Members of his own gang beat him up.

• He was taken away from his parents.

Multiple Choice

Ponyboy, at fourteen, doesn’t like the restrictions his brother places on his life and feels:

• His brother is too protective of him.

• He should quit school, so he can bring in extra income for the family.

• He should be allowed to make his own decisions.

• That no matter what he does, it isn’t good enough in his oldest brother’s eyes.

Multiple Choice

Why was cherry and Marcia walking down the street with Two-Bit, Jonny, and Ponyboy?

• They were walking to Two-Bit’s home to retrieve his car so he could give the girls a ride home.

• The boys were walking the girls home.

• They were walking to diner to get something to eat.

• They were walking to the park to hang out.

Multiple Choice

What kind of car were the Socs boys riding in?

• Corvette

• Trans Am

• Mustang

• GTO

Multiple Choice

What did Cherry think set the greasers apart from the Socs?

• Money

• Cloths

• Intelligence

• Feelings

Multiple Choice

Why did the girls decide to go home with their boyfriends?

• They didn’t want their parents to find out they were out with greasers.

• They didn’t want the Socs and the greasers to have a fight.

• The didn’t want their friends to see them with some greasers.

• They didn’t like Jonny, Ponyboy and Two-Bit.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of Soda’s horse?

• Pluto

• Donald Duck

• Minnie Mouse

• Micky Mouse

Multiple Choice

Why did Ponyboy run out of his house?

• He forgot to give Jonny some money he owed.

• He and soda had a fight.

• Darry slapped Ponyboy in the face.

• He received permission to allow Jonny to spend the night at his house.

Multiple Choice

Why did Jonny Stab Bob, the Socs, killing him?

• He hated the way Bob called him names.

• He needed to stop Bob from drowning Ponyboy.

• He wanted to show the other Socs he could kill if he needed to.

• He was drunk and didn’t know what he was doing.

Multiple Choice

Who did the boys seek help from after Jonny killed Bob?

• Dally

• Darry

• Two-Bit

• Sodapop

Multiple Choice

Where did the boys hide from the police?

• In an abandoned house.

• In an abandoned church.

• In an abandoned school.

• In an abandoned factory.

Multiple Choice

Ponyboy realized Daily will have to tell Darry and Sodapop what happened and he knows _________.

• He will probably go to a reformatory.

• He may never see his brothers again.

• Soda may never forgive him for being involved in a murder.

• His dreams of having a good life are gone forever.

Multiple Choice

What did Jonny and Ponyboy do to change their appearance?

• They bought some different cloths.

• They bought some reading glasses from the local drug store.

• They cut their hair.

• They bought some hats to cover their hair.

Multiple Choice

What is one consequence of Johnny's actions at the park?

• He and Ponyboy will have to live their lives in hiding.

• Johnny will not finish school.

• Ponyboy will never have the chance to date Cherry.

• Darry will forever be angry with Ponyboy.

Multiple Choice

Dally shows up at the church ___________ or _____________ after the boys arrived there.

• Four or five weeks

• Four or five days

• Four or five months

• Three or four days

Multiple Choice

Dally told the police Johnny and Ponyboy ran away to _____________________.

• New York City

• California

• Chicago

• Texas

Multiple Choice

Who became a spy for the greasers?

• Marcia

• Randy

• Cherry

• Buck

Multiple Choice

The greasers and Socs are going to have a fight. What must the Socs do if the greasers win the fight?

• They must leave the greaser territory forever.

• They must tell the police Johnny killed Bob in self-defense.

• They must give the greasers the blue Mustang.

• They must allow the greaser boys to date Socs girls.

Multiple Choice

Why does Johnny want to turn himself and Ponyboy into the police?

• He is afraid the police will shoot them if they see them in public.

• He can't stand the thought of living life on the run.

• He thinks he will not be put in jail, if he turns himself in to the police.

• He hopes his parents will come to see him in jail.

Multiple Choice

What do the boys see as they return to the church, after eating at the Dairy Queen?

• The police are at the church.

• Their families are waiting for them at the church.

• The church is on fire.

• A family is having a picnic on the church grounds.

Multiple Choice

Why do Ponyboy and Johnny enter the church, even though Dally tells them not to?

• They need to rescue some children trapped in the burning church.

• They want to retrieve their possessions, before going home with their families.

• They are trying to hide from the police.

• They want to keep away from the family, who is having the picnic.

Multiple Choice

Ponyboy realize the reason Darry has been so hard on him is because _______________________________.

• He truly does hate him.

• He is jealous of Ponyboy's intelligence.

• He thinks Ponyboy is going to be more successful in life than he will ever be.

• He loves him and can't stand to lose another family member.

Multiple Choice

Who intervenes between Ponyboy and the press?

• Dally

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Two-Bit

Multiple Choice

How did Johnny break his back?

• He broke it jumping out of the church window.

• He broke it in a car accident.

• A timber in the burning church fell on his back.

• The floor boards in the burning church gave way and he fell into the church basement.

Multiple Choice

How does Ponyboy find out he will have to appear in juvenile court, for running away with Johnny?

• The police tell him

• Darry tells him

• He hears it on the radio.

• He reads it in the newspaper.

Multiple Choice

Why does the police think it might be best to put Ponyboy in a boys' home?

• They feel Ponyboy's involvement in the death of Bob shows the boys shouldn't live at home any longer.

• They feel Darry can't make enough money to support his brothers.

• They feel greasers should all be in boys' homes.

• They think Darry is a bad influence on Ponyboy.

Multiple Choice

Where has Soda's girlfriend been sent to live?

• Ohio

• Illinois

• Florida

• Minnesota

Multiple Choice

What does Randy tell Ponyboy at the Tasty Freeze?

• He holds Ponyboy responsible for the death of Bob.

• He will not participate in the fight between the greasers and the Socs that night.

• He will make sure Sodapop is killed in the fight between the greasers and the Socs.

• He is not going to testify in court that Bob was drunk the night of his death.

Multiple Choice

Who does Johnny refuse to allow into his hospital room?

• Ponyboy

• Cherry

• His father

• His mother

Multiple Choice

Johnny asks Ponyboy and Two-Bit to bring him _____________________.

• Some burgers from the Dairy Queen

• A book

• A milkshake

• Some cigarettes

Multiple Choice

Ponyboy tells Two-Bit he __________________________.

• Is afraid to participate in the fight.

• Thinks his brothers should not fight in the brawl that night.

  C: Has a bad feeling about the fight.

• Wishes he had never ran away with Johnny.

• Has a bad feeling about the fight

Multiple Choice

The experiences of the last week have a profound impact on Ponyboy's view ____________________________.

• Of how he wants to live his life

• Of the way Darry treats him and Soda.

• Of the importance of a good education.

• Of Socs and greasers.

Multiple Choice

Why do Ponyboy and the other greasers dress up for the fight with the Socs?

• They think if they don't dress well, then they will lose the fight.

• They do it to show the Socs they are not trash.

• They like to look their best at all times.

• It gives them a feeling of confidence to look good going into a fight.

Multiple Choice

Which boy likes to fight because he likes the action and competition?

• Darry

• Steve

• Sodapop

• Ponyboy

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't Darry want Ponyboy to fight the Socs?

• Ponyboy is a terrible fighter.

• He thinks Ponyboy lost too much weight while at the church.

• He wants Ponyboy to sit with Johnny during the fight.

• : parents, before they died, he wouldn't let Ponyboy fight.

Multiple Choice

How did Dally convince a nurse to let him out of the hospital?

• He threatened her with a switchblade.

• He sweet talked her into letting him out of the hospital.

• He gave her money to let him out of the hospital.

• He convinced her he was well enough to leave the hospital.

Multiple Choice

How did the greasers win the fight?

• They beat up all of the Socs.

• The Socs ran away from the fight, so the greasers were declared the winners.

• They used weapons, even though it was against the rules, to defeat the Socs.

• They convinced the Socs it would be in their best interests to allow the greasers to win the fight.

Multiple Choice

What did Dally do to provoke the police into shooting him?

• He took people hostage in the grocery store he held up.

• He threatened to kill his parents.

• He pointed an unloaded gun at the police.

• He refused to obey their command to stop and allow them to search him.

Multiple Choice

What was Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?

• "Stay gold"

• "Stay in school"

• "Don't trust the Socs"

• "Don't trust Cherry"

Multiple Choice

After he woke up, Ponyboy worried he didn't ask for ___________ while he was in the hospital.

• Two-Bit

• Steve

• Soda

• Darry

Multiple Choice

The boys loose _____________ in two totally different ways, but they feel the loses with the same deep sadness.

• Their parents

• Two friends

• Their jobs

• Their dreams for their futures

Multiple Choice

How long is Ponyboy confined to bed?

• A day

• A week

• A month

• Two days

Multiple Choice

Who visits Ponyboy while he is confined to bed?

• His English teacher

• Marcia

• Cherry

• Randy

Multiple Choice

Who does Ponyboy hold responsible for the death of Bob?

• Himself

• Johnny

• Randy

• Cherry

Multiple Choice

Darry called Ponyboy "little buddy" which previously only __________ was called that name.

• His father

• Johnny

• Soda

• Two-Bit

Multiple Choice

Who talked to the judge before the hearing started?

• A social worker

• Ponyboy's high school principal

• The doctor

• Ponyboy's aunt

Multiple Choice

How is Ponyboy's life different after he is acquitted of all charges in Bob's death?

• He has to go to live in a boys' home.

• He becomes obsessed with doing well in school.

• He refuses to disobey any rules.

• He becomes forgetful.

Multiple Choice

Ponyboy is doing poorly in his English class, so his teacher tells him if he ___________ then he will give him a C in the class.

• Turns in all his late work

• Participates in class more

• Writes a good semester theme

• Writes a good book report

Multiple Choice

What does Soda remind Darry and Ponyboy they must do?

• They need to keep out of trouble.

• They need to keep the house clean.

• They must make sure Ponyboy finishes high school.

• They must stick together.

Multiple Choice

What does Ponyboy find in the book Johnny left for him?

• Some money

• A letter Johnny wrote to Ponyboy

• A picture of Johnny and Ponyboy

• A switchblade

Multiple Choice

What does Ponyboy decide to make the topic of his semester theme paper?

• How he dealt with the death of his parents.

• What it is like to be raised by his brothers.

• What it is like to be a greaser.

• How difficult it is to get a job without a college degree.

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