The Outsiders Ch. 4-6 Quiz

What is the genre of this novel?

• fantasy
• mystery
• realistic fiction
• science fiction

"The pool was empty now in the fall, but the fountain was singing merrily."  Which figurative language device is being used with this sentence?

• simile
• onomatopoeia
• assonance
• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why didn't Pony and Johnny run away from the Socs?

• They were so scared that they couldn't move.
• Two-Bit told them that he would be there soon.
• It was too late; they were on the way over when they saw them. 

What two things motivated Johnny to stab Bob?

• Bob tried to choke Johnny and Randy punched him in the stomach.
• David was drowning Ponyboy and the others were going to beat up Johnny.
• Randy threatened to hurt Johnny's famil and Bob punched him in the stomach.
• David was chocking Ponyboy and the others threatened to go after Cherry and Marcia.  

Which act proved the cowardice of the Socs?

• They ran away and left Bob to die alone.
• They left the scene in order to go after Cherry and Marcia
• They threatened to blame Ponyboy for the stabbing.
• They teased Johnny about his homelife.  

According to Ponyboy, what punishment would Johnny face if convicted?

• life in Jail
• 20 years in a reform school
• lethal injection
• electric chair

What part of the plot is going on now?

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Dally said to Ponyboy when he realized he was wet, "You'll die of pneumonia 'fore the cops ever get you."  Which figurative language device is being used here?

• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What did dally give the boys?

• money, dry clothes, a loaded gun, and a plan
• money, cigarettes, and the name of someone to contact
• cigarettes, an unloaded gun, and some food

What did the boys do to pass the time?

• go for long walks and watch the sunset
• play cards and read Gone With the Wind
• watch television and play "truth or dare"

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2