The Outsiders Chapter 7 Questions

Why did Jerry say that the reporters were taking so many pictures of Darry, Soda and Ponyboy?

• They were wanted for murder so they wanted to make sure that they had their pictures

• Soda and Darry are really good looking. It’s “Public appeal”

• They were famous now that Ponyboy and Johnny saved those kids

• They had nothing better to do

What did Soda do to keep the reporters "in stitches?"

• He made them laugh by mimicking TV reporters, interviewing nurses, etc.

• He hurts them

• He yells at them all and threatens to hurt them if they don't leave Ponyboy alone

When the reporter asked, “What would you do right now if you could do anything you wanted?” What was Ponyboy’s response?

• Smoke a cigarette

• Eat a cheeseburger

• Take a bath

• Go home

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After talking to the doctors, what do the boys find out about what condition Johnny is in?

• He has a broken back from when the piece of timber fell on him. He was in severe shock and was suffering from third degree burns

• He is fine. The boys should not be worried

• His body was burned, but it wasn't too bad. They think he will make a full recovery

• The doctors don't give them any information about Johnny's condition

Even if Johnny did live, he would be _________ for life.

• Burned

• Crippled

• Scarred

• In the hospital

Ponyboy says that when Soda and Johnny sleep, they look younger. He said, “Maybe people are younger when they sleep.” What do you think about this comment? What do you think it means?

• I doesn't mean anything

• When people sleep they travel back in time and look younger

• People dream when they sleep, they look like kids and look peaceful

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What do the Curtis boys eat for breakfast that their parents would have never let them eat?

• Ice cream

• Ice cream cake

• Vanilla cake

• Chocolate cake

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Two-Bits mother warns Darry that by keeping the door to their house unlocked, burglars were likely to break in. Why does Darry still insist on keeping their front door unlocked, even at night?

• Darry wasn’t afraid of burglars because he was strong

• The Curtis' didn’t have anything in their home worth taking

• They lived in a wealthy neighborhood where crime rates are low, so he wasn't worried about getting robbed

• Darry left it open in case one of the greasers needed a place to crash

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Why does Steve say to Ponyboy, “How do you like bein’ a hero, big shot?”

• He was in the morning paper for saving the children at the church

• He saved the Johnny

• Johnny won't have to go to jail anymore because of what they did

• Steve always says stuff like that to Ponyboy

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Why did Ponyboy say that Dally would be mad about what they wrote about him in the newspaper?

• They made him seem like a hero for saving Johnny

• They made him seem like a bad guy

• They didn’t include his police record, which he was “Kind of proud of.”

• They made him seem soft because they said he cried while saving Johnny