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Outsiders Multiple Choice: Chapter 2

Authored by Cari Clousing

English

7th Grade - University

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Outsiders Multiple Choice: Chapter 2
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This quiz focuses on English Language Arts literature comprehension, specifically testing students' understanding of Chapter 2 from S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders." The questions are appropriate for 7th grade students, assessing literal comprehension and recall of key plot details, character interactions, and story events. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track multiple characters, understand character motivations and relationships, and recall specific details about setting, dialogue, and plot progression. The core concepts being assessed include character analysis, plot sequencing, and the ability to identify important story elements such as character names, physical descriptions, actions, and social dynamics between the greasers and Socs. Students must demonstrate their understanding of how characters interact with each other and how their behaviors reveal personality traits and social tensions central to the novel's themes. Created by Cari Clousing, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive multiple-choice assessment serves as an excellent tool for checking student comprehension after reading Chapter 2 of "The Outsiders." Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge whether students are following the plot and characters before moving forward in the novel, or as a review activity to reinforce key details from this pivotal chapter where major characters are introduced and social conflicts begin to emerge. The quiz works well for homework assignments, allowing students to demonstrate their reading completion, or as a warm-up activity at the beginning of class to activate prior knowledge before discussion. It also serves as valuable practice for students preparing for summative assessments on the novel, helping them focus on the types of details they should remember while reading. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.7.1, requiring students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, and RL.7.3, analyzing how particular elements of a story interact.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Chapter 2, Ponyboy, Johnny, and the other greasers sneak into which of the following?

The gas station.

The school.

The drive-in.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do the greasers sneak into the drive-in?

They don't want anyone to see them.

They have been kicked out already.

It is a challenge.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is Ponyboy embarrassed by Dally when they sit near the Soc girls?

Dally is not wearing a shirt.

Dally gets in a fight with Soda.

Dally is talking dirty and loudly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the names of the girls Ponyboy and the greasers meet at the drive-in?

Whitney and Barbara.

Sherri and Marcia.

Sandy and Marcia.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What color is the hair of the girl Ponyboy talks to at the drive-in?

Red.

Pink.

Blonde.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is nicknamed Cherry?

Johnny.

Johnny.

Sherri.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Dally offer the Soc girls?

A kiss.

Drugs.

A Coke.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

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