The Outsiders Trivia Quiz

In what year was The Outsiders published?

• 1981

• 1967

• 1953

• 2006

Who wrote the poem entitled "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

• Walt Whitman

• Emily Dickinson

• Robert Frost

• William Shakespeare

About how old was SE Hinton when she started to write The Outsiders?

• About 16 or 17

• 12 years old

• 24 years old

• 34 years old

Which musical icon did most Greasers look up to?

• The Beatles

• Elvis Presley

• Kid Rock

• Miley Cyrus

In Greaser slang, what does a "heater" refer to?

• A car

• A hair comb

• A gun

• An attractive person

Which character loves sweets so much he can eat chocolate cake with jelly for breakfast?

• Dallas Winston (Dally)

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Ponyboy

What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy in The Outsiders?

• Stay gold

• Don't give up

• Remember me

• Did we win the rumble?

Who does Johnny look up to the most in the gang? Hint: he sees him as a Southern gentleman

• Dally (Dallas Winston)

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Two-bit Mathews

Which book did Johnny and Pony read together during their week in the abandoned church?

• One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

• Moby Dick

• Gone with the Wind

• Heart of Darkness

What is the twist at the end of The Outsiders?

• Johnny actually survived.

• The book is Ponyboy's theme for English.

• Ponyboy really killed Bob- it wasn't Johnny.

• The week at the church was a dream.