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The Outsiders Reading Check - Chapter 1-2

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6th - 8th Grade

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The Outsiders Reading Check - Chapter 1-2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Who is the narrator of the story in The Outsiders?

Sodapop
Darry
Ponyboy
Johnny

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is a greaser?  

tough guy, usually poor, common name for a "bad" guy in the 50s - 60s
higher class kids, even though there wasn't consequences, they often behaved badly
slave traders, before the 16th century
Elvis Presley's groupies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What happened to the narrator on the way home from the movies at the beginning of Chapter 1?

He gets lost and some guys give him a ride home.
He gets jumped by a group of "socials" and his friends come to his rescue.
He gets kicked out of school for being a "hood".
He falls asleep at the movie and gets yelled at by his brother when he gets home.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What character is MOST similar - in both appearance and personality - to the narrator?

Two-Bit
Dally
Darry
Johnny

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is the narrator's relationship to Darry and Sodapop?

They are brothers.
They are friends.
They are from rival gangs.
They don't know each other.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Why does the gang treat Johnny like their "pet" or a sad "puppy"?

He is too weak and scared to defend himself.
He carries a switchblade (knife) and the gang is scared of him.
He is the youngest of the gang, and too little to defend himself.
He was viciously beaten by the Socs and he gets beat at home by his father and ignored by his mother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.  
The Socs get editorials in the paper for being a public _________ one day and an asset to society the next.

Disgrace
Reckless
Winced
Nonchalantly

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