The Outsiders Review Competition

Chapter 1: Which one of the Greasers is known for being, “the oldest of the gang and the wisecracker? He “couldn’t stop making funny remarks.”?

• Johnny Cade

• Two-Bit Matthews

• Dally Winston

• Steve Randle

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Chapter 1: What happened to Ponyboy’s parents?

• They got divorced

• They left them

• They were killed by Socs

• They were killed in an auto wreck

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Chapter 1: Which one of the Greasers was, “Soda’s best buddy from grade school,” and thought Ponyboy was, “a tag-along and a kid.”?

• Steve Randle

• Darry Curtis

• Johnny Cade

• Ponyboy Curtis

Chapter 1: Which group from The Outsiders, “wear their hair long and dress in blue jeans and T-shirts, or leave their shirttails out and wear leather jackets and tennis shoes or boots.”?

• The Socs

• The Greasers

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Which character from The Outsiders was “...the gang’s pet, everyone’s kid brother. His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked off at something, and then you could hear her yelling at him…”?

• Johnny Cade

• Ponyboy Curtis

• Sodapop Curtis

• Dally Winston

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Chapter 2: Why is it surprising that Cherry Valance talks to Johnny and Ponyboy?

• She’s a Soc

• She’s Shy

• She’s a Greaser

Chapter 2: When Johnny was beaten up by a Soc, what was the Soc wearing that cut Johnny so badly?

• A pin

• Rings

• brass knuckles

Chapter 2: What does Cherry do when Dally brings her a Coke?

• Drinks it

• she throws it in his face

• Says “thank you”

Chapter 2: What story does Ponyboy tell to Cherry while they’re waiting in line?

• About his parents’ death

• about a fight he was in

• About Johnny getting beat up

Chapter 3: Who said this comment about Greasers and Socs? “You Greasers have a different set of values. You’re more emotional. We’re sophisticated-- cool to the point of not feeling anything. Nothing is real with us.”

• Cherry

• Marcia

• Darry

• Ponyboy

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