Comprehensive Test Review: The Outsiders- Part 2

What type of literary element is emphasized by the following situation?: Ponyboy wanted to move to the country to live a more peaceful life, but violence ultimately brought him to the country.

• dramatic irony

• allusion

• situational irony

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of literary element is emphasized by the following situation?: Randy does not want to go to the rumble, but if he doesn’t, he’ll be considered a coward.

• central idea

• theme

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What idea do sunsets emphasize in the novel?

• unity

• beauty

• change

• death

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is essentially illustrated by the following quote by Ponyboy? “Our hair labeled us greasers, too--- it was our trademark. The one thing we were proud of. Maybe we couldn’t have Corvairs or madras shirts, but we could have hair.”

• why greasers associate tuff cars with Socs

• the hatred greasers have for Socs

• why greasers associate their hair with identity

• the disconnection between Socs and greasers

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is illustrated by the following quote by Ponyboy? “Socs were just guys after all. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.”

• Ponyboy relents that the greasers will never win even if they beat the Socs in the rumble.

• Ponyboy wants to show the Socs that greasers are not just "trash."

• Ponyboy's view of the Socs has changed from faceless rivals to individual people.

• Ponyboy now views rumbles as being too violent.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Darry slaps Ponyboy in Chapter 3, how does this incident propel the action of the novel?

• Darry tells Ponyboy he didn’t mean to hit him, but Pony doesn’t believe him.

• It causes Ponyboy to run away, and he meets up with Cherry.

• Ponyboy heads for the park with Johnny, where they encounter the Socs.

• Ponyboy picks a fight with the Socs because he is still upset with Darry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What type of literary element is emphasized by the following quote from CH 5?: “We were careful with our cigarettes--- if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it.”

• dramatic irony

• allusion

• situational irony

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What event illustrates the most growth/change from the way Johnny is described in CH 1?

• Johnny tells Dally to leave Cherry alone at the drive-in.

• Johnny dictates that he and Pony must cut their hair to evade the authorities.

• Johnny saves the children inside the burning church.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did Hinton include the brother relationship between Curly and Tim Shepard alongside the brother relationship between Ponyboy and Darry Curtis? (specifically, chapter 9)

• to show a comparison between two sets of brothers who don’t get along

• to demonstrate the similarities between Darry and Tim as older brothers

• to illustrate the contrast between greasers and hoods

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Symbolically, Soda’s loss of Mickey Mouse is most like:

• Soda dropping out of school

• Soda’s plans to move out after Pony graduates

• Sandy breaking up with Soda

• Pony running away after Darry slaps him

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3