The Outsiders Ch. 10-12 Quiz

After Pony got a ride home, how was the gang in his living room acting?

• They were tired and sore.
• They were laughing and bragging.
• They were serious and planning their next move.
• They were quiet and trying to forget their failure.

Why did Dally take the loss of Johnny so hard?

• He never lost a friend before. 
• He never thought Johnny would die.
• Johnny was related to him by blood; they were cousins.
• Johnny was the only person in the world that he had ever loved.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Read this excerpt from chapter 10:  
"I remembered his voice:   'I'd been carrying a heater. It ain't loaded, but it sure does help a bluff. '     It was only yesterday that Dally told Johny and me that.  But yesterday was years ago.  A lifetime ago. "
The highlighted text uses which figurative language device?

• hyperbole
• personification
• similie
• imagery

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read this excerpt from chapter 10.  "I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winsont wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted."  
How do we know that Dally meant to die?

• He left behind a note explaining that he was going to take his life.
• He pointed an unloaded gun at the police and knew they would shoot him.
• He told the doctor in the hospital not to treat his wounds with antibiotics.
• He charged the police with the switchblade and knew they would shoot him. 

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

"Someone cried, 'Glory, look at the kid!'  And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly.
What is meant by the highlighted words?

• Ponyboy fainted
• Ponyboy took a nap
• Ponyboy ran away
• Ponyboy followed the road

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What caused Ponyboy's symptoms?

• an infection
• exhaustion, shock, and mild concussion
• virus, shock
• skin disease, large concussion

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How did Ponyboy get hurt?

• He fell down and hit his head.
• He fell off of his motorcycle.
• He broke his back in the fire.
• He got kicked in the head by a Soc.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

"Southern gentlemen with big black eyes in blue jeans and t-shirts..."
Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?

• himself
• Dally
• Johnny
• Soda

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

When Ponyboy as sick, why didn't he eat?

• he felt nauseous all of the time
• He was protesting Johnny's death
• He said everything tasted like baloney.
• He was afraid it would make him sicker.  

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Who felt bad about disappointing his dad?

• David
• Randy
• Steve
• Two-bit