The Outsiders

The Outsiders

9th Grade

18 Qs

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The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Assessment

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English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.9-10.3, RL.6.3

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "content" mean as it is used in the following sentence from Chapter One? *“I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.”

contained
satisfied
unhappy
delighted

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line from the text supports your answer to the question above?

 “I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman....”
“I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes....”
 “... but I guess my own looks aren't so bad.”
 “...I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line from the text supports your answer to the question above?

 “I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman....”
“I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes....”
 “... but I guess my own looks aren't so bad.”
 “...I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.”

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before Cherry got into the car with the Soc boys, she said, “Ponyboy... I mean... if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything, but...” Why did she say this? 

Cherry was older than Ponyboy, so she didn't want to associate with him at school.
Cherry knew that Ponyboy was dangerous, so she made a decision not to talk to him.
 Cherry believed if she talked to Ponyboy, her boyfriend Bob would “jump” him.
Cherry knew that her friends and family wouldn't approve of her friendship with Ponyboy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line from the text supports your answer to the question above? 

“He [Two-Bit] snatched up an empty bottle, busted off the end, and gave it to me, then reached in his back pocket and flipped out his switchblade.”
“'No, ' Cherry cried.  'Stop it!' She looked at Bob.  'We'll ride home with you.'”
“The mustang came to a halt beside us, and the two boys in the front seat got out.  They were Socs all right.”
“'It was because we're greasers,' Johnny said... 'We could have hurt her reputation.'”

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After Johnny killed Bob, Ponyboy and Johnny did not go to the police. Why? *

They believed Johnny would be put on death row for murder.
 Dally cared more about them than anybody else in the gang, and he would know better than the police what they should do.
The police officers were corrupt, and the boys knew that they couldn't trust any cops.
Johnny was scared that the police would tell his parents and that they would beat him again.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which line from the text supports your answer to the question above? *

“His [Johnny's] father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him....”
 “... you can't win against them [Socs] no matter how hard you try, because they've got all the breaks....”
 “'Johnny,'...,'What are we gonna do? They put you in the electric chair for killing people!'”
“Bob, the handsome Soc, was lying there in the moonlight, doubled up and still.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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