The Outsiders (Inferential)

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

• The narrator is Johnny Cake.

• The narrator is the storyteller.

• The narrator is Ponyboy.

• The narrator is S.E. Hinton

Do you think The Outsiders is a realistic story? Why or why not?

• The Outsiders is realistic because it is talking about real people.

• The Outsiders is realistic because people often create stereotypes of others without looking at their character.

• The Outsiders is realistic because the characters are based in the 1960s America, this is how all Americans behaved.

• The Outsiders is realistic because it is Realistic Fiction.

Why did the Socs beat up Ponyboy?

• Socs beat up Ponyboy because he is weak and they don't like him.

• Socs beat up Ponyboy because he is a Greaser and he is an easy target because he is alone, as well as being the smallest of the Greasers.

• Socs beat up Ponyboy because he is dating a Socs girl.

• Socs beat up Ponyboy because he is bullying them all the time.

How did the other Greasers know that Ponyboy was getting jumped and needed their help?

• The Greasers knew Ponyboy needed their help because their spidey-sense told them.

• The Greasers knew Ponyboy needed their help because he often gets beat up by Socs.

• The Greasers knew Ponyboy needed their help because they heard the noise from the fight.

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Why did the Socs beat up Johnny and then Ponyboy, but not Darry or Dally?

• Socs beat up Johnny and Pony because they stole their girlfriends.

• Socs beat up Johnny and Pony because they were jealous and wanted to make to ugly.

• Socs beat up Johnny and Pony because they are weaker and smaller than the other Greasers.

• Socs beat up all the Greasers including Darry and Dallas.

Why did Ponyboy have a hard time with his oldest brother? Choose 2 answers

• Ponyboy had a hard time with his oldest brother because his brother hates him.

• Ponyboy had a hard time with his oldest brother because his is too young to raise him.

• Ponyboy had a hard time with his oldest brother because he thinks nothing he does is ever good enough for Darry.

• Ponyboy had a hard time with his oldest brother because Darry is very strict and has high expectations for Ponyboy.

Why do you think Johnny spoke up to Dally at the Drive-in when we was talking nasty to the girls?

• Johnny spoke up to Dally because is gangs leader and tough.

• Johnny spoke up to Dally because his brothers will protect him if Dally starts a fight.

• Johnny spoke up to Dally because he really wants to be a Socs and hopes the girls will help him.

• Johnny spoke up to Dally because he likes the girls, and the girls haven't done anything wrong to Dally.

When the Greasers meet Cherry and Marcia what do the learn? Choose two

• They learn that all Socs are evil monsters that rob stores.

• They learn that their groups have more in common than they think.

• They learn that a Socs are all the same and want to kill Greasers.

• They learn there are unique individuals within each of their groups that don't fit society's stereotypes of them.

What did Cherry mean when she said, “Things are rough all over”?

• Cherry says, "Things are rough all over" meaning that everybody has hard times and no person's life is perfect.

• Cherry says, "Things are rough all over" meaning that she and the Socs are all actually poor like the Greasers.

• Cherry says, "Things are rough all over" meaning that her life is really bad and she wants to runaway.

• Cherry says, "Things are rough all over" meaning that her shoes hurt and she tired of walking.

Why do you think the Socs attacked Ponyboy and Johnny in park after they left the girls?

• The Socs attacked them because they were jealous.

• The Socs attacked them because they were drunk.

• The Socs attacked because they just liked fighting Greasers.

• The Socs attacked them because they afraid of Greasers.