The Outsiders Chapters 4-9 Comprehension Quiz

Ponyboy describes the shirt Dally loans him as being '...about sixty-million sizes too big.'
What literary device is this?

• alliteration
• allusion
• imagery
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

In the quote below, what is the meaning of the word “apprehensive”?

“Buck glared at me for a second, then stumbled off. He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive. If Dally was drunk and in a dangerous mood…”

• Drunk
• Bored
• Nervous
• Excited

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Dallas tells the boys that he is carrying an unloaded gun because...

• he has no money to buy bullets

• it is good in a bluff to scare off the socs

• he collects guns for a hobby

• he plans to kill a soc

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

"Shut up talkin' like that," Two-Bit said fiercely, messing up Johnny's hair. "We couldn't get along without you, so you can just shut up!"
What does this dialogue reveal about Two-Bit and Johnny's relationship? 

• Two bit and Johnny fight a lot because they are brothers.
• Two-Bit is tired of listening to Johnny talk.
• Two-Bit is mad at Johnny.
• Two-Bit is protective of Johnny.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

On page 48, paragraph 3, Ponyboy is remembering how everyone used to love his mom. He uses the phrase, 'My mother was golden and beautiful.' 
What is Hinton's purpose for using this phrase?

• To illustrate how the sun looked when she had died.
• To show that Dally had been in love with Ponyboy's mother.
• To show that her hair had been golden.
• To allude to how good and kind Ponyboy's mother had been.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

When Darry slaps Ponyboy at the end of Chapter 3, how does this incident propel the action of the novel forward?

• Dally tells Ponyboy that he didn't mean to hit him, but Ponyboy doesn't believe him

• It causes Ponyboy to run away with Cherry

• It causes Ponyboy and Johnny to run away to Windrixville.

• If Darry hadn't hit Ponyboy, he wouldn't have run to the park.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"If Johnny got caught, they'd give him the electric chair, and if they caught me, I'd be sent to a reformatory. I'd heard about reformatories from Curly Shepard and I didn't want to go to one at all." The word reformatory is best understood to refer to a place a person is sent for the purpose of

• humiliation

• studying

• correction

• religious training

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In Chapter 2, Ponyboy explains how Johnny got severely beaten by a group of Socs.  This event happened in the past, but Ponyboy explains it as if it is going on in real time.  This is an example of which literary element?

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• foreshadowing
• flashback

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news did he bring?

• The police are looking for them in Texas.

• Cherry is a spy for the Greasers.

• The Socs and the Greasers are having a rumble the next night.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why did Dallas hit Ponyboy in the back really hard?

• he was upset with him
• his back was on fire
• he wanted his coat
• he did not hit him

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.1