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Outsiders AR Test Review

Authored by Wendi Ladika

English

7th Grade

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This quiz assesses 7th grade students' comprehension of S.E. Hinton's novel *The Outsiders* through detailed recall and analysis questions. The questions require students to demonstrate close reading skills by remembering specific dialogue, character interactions, and plot developments throughout the narrative. Students must understand character motivations and relationships, particularly the complex dynamics between the greasers and Socs, as well as track character development arcs for protagonists like Ponyboy and Johnny. The quiz emphasizes critical thinking about themes of social class conflict, brotherhood, heroism, and identity, while also testing students' ability to connect literary elements such as symbolism and character transformation. To succeed, students need strong reading comprehension skills, attention to textual details, and the ability to analyze how characters change throughout the story. Created by Wendi Ladika, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive review quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before taking the official Accelerated Reader test on *The Outsiders*. Teachers can use this as a pre-assessment warm-up activity to identify areas where students need additional support, or as homework to reinforce key plot points and character developments. The quiz works particularly well as a review session before class discussions about the novel's major themes and as preparation for more advanced analytical writing assignments. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence to support analysis, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2 for determining themes and analyzing their development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 for analyzing how particular elements of a story interact and how characters respond to challenges.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ponyboy shivered as he recalled the Socs jumping him and asking if he ___________.

wanted to take a ride in the Corvair.

had one brother or two.

needed a haircut.

thought he was tuff.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What had Johnny said when he described being attacked by the four Socs?

All of them had on letter sweaters from a West Side school.

The torn piece of cloth in his hand was from one of their madras shirts.

A wad of gum had fallen out of a Soc's mouth as he laughed at Johnny.

They pulled up in a blue Mustang, and one wore a lot of rings.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Cherry, how were greasers different from Socs?

They were more emotional.

They could find a little good even in bad situations.

They seemed older.

They forgave more quickly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before she left the Socs, what did Cherry say that shocked Ponyboy?

She wanted to talk to him at school.

She had been born on the East Side.

She could fall in love with Dally.

Her parents were a lot like Johnny's.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What comment did Johnny make while Ponyboy read from Gone with the Wind?

The Southern gentlemen reminded him of Dally.

He and Ponyboy should run away to Atlanta.

The Confederate and Union armies were just like greasers and Socs.

Scarlett O'Hara could have been Cherry's best friend.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

While they were saving the kids, what did Ponyboy notice about Johnny?

His fear seemed even greater than that of the kids.

His mouth was set in the same grim line that was Dally's trademark.

His eyes didn't have their usual defeated, suspicious look.

His arm was badly cut, likely from crawling through the broken window.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the Tasty Freeze, what did Randy tell Ponyboy as they sat in the Mustang?

He had lent his Mustang to David on the day Johnny was attacked.

He stood near the fountain at the park and thought of his friend every day.

He had watched as Johnny and Ponyboy saved the kids at the church.

He was sick of the fighting and wasn't going to show up at the rumble.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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