"The Outsiders"
Authored by Shelley Summerson
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. S.E. Hinton, the author, wrote The Outsiders from which character’s point of view?
Darry
Johnny
Ponyboy
The Curtis bother
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Several times throughout the text, Ponyboy mentions Darry’s icy blue eyes. What do Darry’s eyes suggest about his personality?
Darry is intense and emotional
Darry is cold, mean and logical
Darry is dreamy and unpredictable
Darry is tranquil and peaceful
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. In chapter 1, Ponyboy says “I was still lying and I knew it. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me” (page 18). What is he lying to himself about?
Ponyboy always lies to himself because he cannot handle the truth.
He doesn’t love Darry.
He doesn’t need Sodapop.
He doesn’t care about anyone but himself.
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following factored into shaping Johnny’s shy, nervous personality?
His verbally abusive mother.
His drunk, belligerent, physically abusive father.
Being jumped by the Socs
All of the above
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. In chapter 2, Cherry tells Ponyboy “things are rough all over” (page 35). Finally, in chapter 7, Ponyboy figured out what she meant by that statement. What did she mean?
Everyone watches sunsets
The Socs have a harder life than the greasers
The Greasers have a harder life than the Socs
Everyone has problems, and suffering is part of the human condition
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Why did Ponyboy say Dally wanted to die?
He felt guilty for starting the fire in the church
Johnny was his closest friend, and when he died Dally had no one left
After playing the part of a hero, he could not return to his life of crime and felt trapped, so death was the only way out
Dally didn’t really want to die, but the police officers are monsters who were looking for an opportunity to kill Dally for no good reason
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. A major theme for The Outsiders is ______________________.
Always carry a heater
Get to know someone before you judge them
Rich people and poor people will never understand each other
Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight e. Don’t bring a gun to a knife fight
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CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
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