The Outsiders Ch.1-6

What two rules do the Greasers follow?

• stick together; don't get caught

• stick together; family comes first

• protect each other; don't get caught

• don't get caught; family comes first

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Which quote best demonstrates how the attack on Johnny was a turning point for him?

• “I knew Johnny wouldn’t open his mouth unless he was forced to” (Hinton 14).

• “Johnny had it awful rough at home- it took a lot to make him cry” (Hinton 4).

• “. . . I had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold of him, and it wasn’t pretty. Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that” (Hinton 4).

• “His father was always beating him up , and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked off at something, and then you could hear her yelling at him to clear down at our house” (Hinton 12).

Which of the following quotes does NOT support how Ponyboy thinks Darry feels about him?

• “It was plain to me that Darry didn’t want me around. And I wouldn’t stay if he did” (Hinton 50).

• “Me and Darry just didn’t dig each other. I never could please him” (Hinton 13).

• “I could tell it was Darry though- partly because of the voice and partly because Darry’s always rough with me without meaning to be” (Hinton 6).

• “’I reckon it never occurred to you that your brothers might be worrying their heads off and afraid to call the police because something like that could get you two thrown in a boys home so quick it’d make your head spin’” (Hinton 50).

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When Dally gives the boys guns, money, and directions to Jay Mountain, we can infer all except

• Dally is not concerned about breaking the law.

• Dally is worried that Darry and Soda will find out.

• Dally knows how to take control of a situation.

• Dally has been through this type of experience before.

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Which sentence best supports the idea that Ponyboy’s hair was his “pride”?

• “Not too short,” I begged (Hinton 71).

• “Our hair was tuff- we didn’t have to use much grease in it” (Hinton 71).

• “’You know the first thing the judge does is make you get a haircut’” (Hinton 71).

• “Maybe we couldn’t have Corvairs or madras shirts, but we could have hair” (Hinton 71).

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Which quote from chapter 5 foreshadows the main event that happens in chapter 6? Hint: it's hot like fire

• “I like fast driving and Johnny was crazy about drag races, but we both got a little green around the gills when Dally took a corner on two wheels with the breaks screaming” (Hinton 83).

• “We were careful with our cigarettes- if that old church ever caught fire there’d be no stopping it” (Hinton 79).

• “You could see the front from the road, and sometimes farm kids rode their horses by on their way to the store” (Hinton 76).

• “Boy howdy, I thought, this really makes me look tuff” (Hinton 72).

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Johnny doesn’t react when he hears that his parents aren’t concerned about him.

• true

• false

What does Cherry tell Pony that they both look at?

• Cars

• Girls

• Sunsets

• Poetry

What does Cherry say is the main difference between the Greasers and Socs, besides the money?

• The greasers are poor and Socs are rich

• Greasers are too emotional and Socs have no emotion

• Greasers have long hair and Socs have short hair

• The greasers are hoods and Socs are good kids

Why does Cherry tell Pony not to be offended if she doesn't talk to him at school?

• Because she likes Dally

• Because she is from a different social circle (group of friends) and can't be seen with him

• Because he is too young

• Because his friend killed her boyfriend

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