The Outsiders Chapters Ten, Eleven, and Twelve Quiz

What news does Ponyboy tell Soda, Two-Bit, and Darry when he returns to the house after leaving the hospital (page 129)?

• A Soc followed him home.

• Johnny has died.

• Johnny recovered from his injuries.

• He wants to quit school.

How does Dally react to Johnny's death (pages 130-131)?

• He acts cool like it's no big deal; he is a "tuff" guy after all.

• He drives really fast and almost drives off a cliff.

• He takes off by himself and robs a grocery store; the cops chase after him.

• He calls Johnny's mom to tell her what happened.

What foolish move does Dally make when surrounded by the cops in the vacant lot (page 131)?

• He bluffs the cops by raising his unloaded heater/gun. The cops see it as a threat, and assume that Dally will shoot.

• He slips on a banana peel. He's embarrassed because it shatters his "tuff" guy image.

• He walks towards the cops and yells, "Go ahead, shoot me! See if I care."

• He tells the cops that he is a hoodlum and he asks them to arrest him for his crimes.

What happens to Dally as a result of his actions at the vacant lot (page 131)?

• Dally is sentenced to life in jail, without a chance of parole.

• Dally loses his friends. The greasers want nothing more to do with him.

• Dally gives up, and peacefully lets the cops take him to a reformatory.

• The policemen's stream of bullets kill Dally. It seems like that's what Dally wanted to happen.

What does Pony feel like after Johnny and Dally dies (page134)?

• He gets really sick, and sleeps a lot. Darry tells him that he got a concussion from being kicked in the head at the rumble.

• He feels stronger and he's ready to fight the Socs again for revenge.

• He feels angry and he wants to beat up Randy.

• He feels weepy; all he wants to do is cry,cry,cry.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Johnny ask the nurse to do for him?

• Contact his dad and give him his belongings.

• Clean the blood off his black leather jacket, and give it to Pony.

• Give Pony the copy of the paperback book, Gone With the Wind.

• Send a thank you card to the doctors who helped him.

Whose picture does Pony look at in one of Soda's old yearbooks, and what textual evidence expresses Pony's thoughts (page 138)?

• Cherry Valance- "She sure was beautiful with her long red hair, and pretty smile."

• Bob, the Soc--"I looked at Bob's picture and I began to see the person we had killed. A reckless, hot-tempered boy,cocky and scared stiff at the same time."

• Darry Curtis--"Look how big and strong my brother was as the captain of the football team. He had such promise for the future."

• Two-Bit--"Two-Bit was always the class clown!"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who visits Ponyboy at his home, as he's recovering from his concussion?

• Randy

• Cherry

• Steve

• Social Worker

What does Pony reveal to Randy (pages 140-141)?

• He reveals nothing. Pony is extremely private about his personal life.

• He is in love with Cherry Valance and he wants to ask her out on a real date.

• His parents died and he's worried that the judge might think that Darry is an unfit guardian. He and Soda could end up in a home.

• He is jealous of all the money, nice homes, and fancy cars that the Socs have.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does Ponyboy say about Bob's murder to Randy (pages 140-141)?

• He tells Randy that he was the one who killed Bob, not Johnny. Pony plans to testify in court that it was him.

• He tells Randy that he is going to run away and avoid going to court the next day.

• He says that Bob was "asking for it" and he doesn't feel badly that he was killed.

• He refuses to talk about the murder. It's just too painful.