"The Outsiders" Chapter 1-6 Study Guide

Which of the following does NOT happen in Ch. 1-3?

• Ponyboy gets jumped while walking alone at night.

• Some boys go to a drive-in movie.

• Ponyboy has a flashback to when Johnny was beat up by Socs.

• Ponyboy wishes he were dead.

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What is Ponyboy’s relationship with his brothers like?

• He and Soda are close, but he and Darry are enemies.

• He and Soda are close, but he and Dally are enemies.

• It’s fine, but Ponyboy wishes Darry liked him more.

• It’s fine, but Ponyboy wishes that Sodapop were in charge.

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How does Chapter 3 end?

• Ponyboy and Johnny get into a fight.

• Ponyboy and Johnny decide to run away.

• Ponyboy and Darry get into a fist fight.

• Ponyboy and his brothers get in a verbal argument.

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What does Cherry mean that the Soc never “lose our cool”?

• She wants people to lose their sanity and go crazy

• She wants people to lose everything about them that makes them cool

• She wants people to be more genuine and less sophisticated

• She wishes people were more like the greasers

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What does Cherry think about being “sophisticated”?

• She thinks it is important to be cool

• She thinks sophisticated people have misplaced priorities

• She thinks it is a more logical way of living than having emotions

• She thinks it is what she must do to fit in with the Socs

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Which statement is closest to the main idea of this passage?

“’It’s not just money. Part of it is, but not all. You greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated – cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is real to us. You know, sometimes I’ll catch myself talking to a girl-friend, and realize I don’t mean half of what I’m saying… Rat race is a perfect name for it,’ she said. ‘We’re always going and going and going, and never asking where… It seems like we’re always searching for something to satisfy us, and never finding it. Maybe if we could lose our cool, we could”(Hinton 38).

• Cherry is connecting to Ponyboy by acknowledging their differences and the imperfections that she and the Socs have.

• She believes that emotions are an important part of life.

• She worries about putting too much importance on the wrong things, like social status.

• All of the above

• None of the above

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What’s the difference between a Soc and a Greaser? Compare and contrast them, listing several details from the book.

• Socs are poorer, are “more emotional”, and often come from broken homes. Greasers are more wealthy, usually drive cars, and are more “cool” rather than “tuff”.

• Both Greasers and Socs are poor and come from bad backgrounds.

• Greasers are poorer, are “more emotional”, and often come from broken homes. Socs are more wealthy, usually drive cars, and are more “cool” rather than “tuff”.

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FORESHADOWING is when we get early clues of something that might happen. Name some examples of possible foreshadowing of what might happen later in the book, based on the events in chapters 1-3.

• Johnny leaves a clue for Ponyboy at the abandoned lot.

• Ponyboy stays optimistic and happy.

• Ponyboy says that things will get worse at the end of a chapter.

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What do these chapters say about who has more problems in life: the Socs, the greasers, or both?

• Ponyboy shows that the Greasers definitely have it worse.

• The conversation between Cherry and Ponyboy is evidence that they think both groups have problems (“things are rough all over”).

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Which of the following did NOT happen in Chapter 4 when Bob was killed?

• Five drunken Socs started the fight.

• Ponyboy was almost drowned by a Soc in the fountain.

• Johnny stabbed Bob on purpose, and had planned to all along.

• Johnny stabbed Bob as a self-defense reaction to save Ponyboy.

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