The Outsiders Chapters 3 and 4 Comp and Vocab

1. Who is Mickey Mouse?

• Two-Bit's favorite cartoon character

• Ponyboy's childhood dog, a black and white dalmation

• Sodapop's favorite horse from the stable he used to work at

• Darry's nickname for his beloved car, a Corvair

2. As the group is walking to Two-Bit's car, who drives up in a blue Mustang to take Cherry and Marcia home?

• Cherry's parents

• Bob and Randy

• Dallas Winston

• Tim Shepherd

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3. Why is Ponyboy late getting home?

• He stayed at the drive-in longer than he was supposed to.

• It took longer than expected to get home after walking to Two-Bit's house.

• He and Johnny fall asleep after daydreaming about a better life in the country.

• He decided to stay at Johnny's for the night without telling Darry.

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4. What event prompts Ponyboy to decide to run away?

• His encounter with Bob and Randy leads him to want to live in a town that isn't divided into greasers and Socs.

• When he comes home late, Darry reacts with anger and slaps him.

• Cherry hurts his feelings when she tells him she could fall in love with Dallas Winston.

• When he comes home late, Sodapop yells at him for being selfish and inconsiderate.

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5. True/False: Ponyboy kills Bob to save Johnny.

• True

• False

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6. Who do Ponyboy and Johnny turn to for help?

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Dally

• Two-Bit

7. Review the list below, and check off all of the items Ponyboy and Johnny are given before leaving town.

• a switchblade

• a switchblade

• fifty dollars

• a leather jacket

• a map

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8. How do Ponyboy and Johnny get to Windrixville?

• hitchhiking

• taxi

• walking on back roads

• hopping a freight train

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9. Where do Ponyboy and Johnny hide?

• an abandoned church

• an abandoned warehouse

• an unused barn

• an empty farmhouse

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10. Where is the building they're hiding in located?

• Oklahoma City

• Jay Mountain

• Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Dingo Mountain