The Outsiders Chapters 1-2

What happens to Ponyboy on his way home from the movies?

• He jumps the Socs because they bug him.

• He lifts some items from the store.

• He gets jumped by the Socs.

• He buys a blade.

The first time Ponyboy was jumped

• His good friend, Johnny, saved him

• He used a busted bottle of pop to get rid of the socs.

• His older brother, Darry, saved him

• He escaped harm by running away.

What happened to the parents of Ponyboy?

• They got divorced.

• They died in a car accident.

• They are homeless.

• They took off and left Ponyboy and his brothers alone.

How is Ponyboy different from the Greasers?

• He is smart in school and self-conscious about being a Greaser.

• His hair is shorter than the other Greasers.

• He enjoys reading, drawing, and going to the movies.

• Both a and c.

Who are the Greasers who are "at" the movies with Cherry Valance and Marcia?

• Johnny, Dally, Two-bit, and Ponyboy

• Darry, Johnny, Two-bit, and Ponyboy

• Soda, Ponyboy, Dally, and Johnny

• None of the above

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What does Ponyboy tell Cherry while standing in line for popcorn?

• She has beautiful red hair.

• He's not really a Greaser.

• Johnny was jumped by the Socs.

• He likes going out with Socy girls.

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What best describes Darry?

• He is the fun-loving younger brother of Soda.

• He goes on lots of trips and enjoys himself all the time.

• He has been arrested many times and is considered a scary Greaser.

• He works two jobs to help keep his family together.

According to Soda, he dropped out of school because...

• he is dumb.

• he needed to work for Pony's sake.

• he wanted to prove he could hold a job.

• he only liked gym class.

Pony was embarrassed when Dally started talking to the girls at the drive-in because...

• they were not Greasy girls.

• they were older girls.

• they were related to Two-Bit.

• he always gets embarrassed around girls.

The girls were at the drive-in theatre without a car because...

• they were not old enough to drive.

• their dates were drinking alcohol.

• their car broke down.

• their parents dropped them off.