The Outsiders Ch. 10-12

Which of the following answers best explains why Dally ultimately decided to rob the grocery store?

• Dally wasn’t thinking straight and was so struck by grief that he had no idea what he was doing.

• Dally wanted to steal a bouquet of flowers to put at Johnny’s graveside.

• Dally wanted to show that he was tough enough to beat the police.

• Dally wanted to die.

Which of the following answers best explains why Ponyboy was able to handle Johnny’s death better than Dally?

• Ponyboy used denial as a coping mechanism to deal with Johnny’s death.

• Johnny was the only person Dally loved and now he was gone.

• Dally had been really close with Johnny, whereas Ponyboy and Johnny had never really gotten along.

• Dally blamed himself personally for Johnny’s death and thus felt greater guilt than Ponyboy.

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Which of the following answers best explains why Ponyboy lost consciousness after Dally was killed?

• Ponyboy was sick from a combination of shock, exhaustion, and a mild concussion.

• Ponyboy’s body shut down from all of the trauma he had experienced.

• Ponyboy was hit with a stray bullet in the knee and passed out due to the pain.

• Ponyboy was so devastated from losing Dally that he fainted.

Johnny died a ​ ​ (a)   Dally died a ​ (b)  

• hero
• criminal
• Socs
• Soc
• loser

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After looking at the yearbook, what did Pony realize about Bob?

• How popular he was in school.

• Bob was really like everyone else with problems.

• Bob looked different in the yearbook than in real life.

• He was in almost every picture in the yearbook.

True or False

Randy comes to visit Ponyboy to check in and ends up making Pony upset by talking about Johnny's death.

• True

• False

Do you think the judge was right by letting Soda and Pony stay with Darry? Why?

Which of the following answers best explains who Ponyboy says killed Bob and why?

• Ponyboy claims that Randy killed Bob so that none of the greasers get in trouble.

• Ponyboy claims that he himself killed Bob because he doesn’t want Johnny’s parents to know that Johnny actually committed the act.

• Ponyboy claims that he himself killed Bob because he’s in denial about what happened to Johnny.

• Ponyboy claims that Dally killed Bob because he won’t be able to get in trouble, given that he’s already dead.

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Which of the following answers best expresses why Ponyboy was acquitted by the judge?

• The judge knew Ponyboy was guilty but didn’t think any good would come from imprisoning the boy.

• The psychologist, or “doctor,” intervened on Ponyboy’s behalf and told the judge not to prosecute Ponyboy because of his young age and his fragile mental health.

• The Socs lied to the judge to protect Ponyboy because they knew he didn’t deserve to go to prison for Bob’s death.

• It’s clear that Johnny only killed Bob out of self-defense and that Ponyboy hadn’t committed any wrongdoing.

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What text evidence supports Ponyboy being "racked up mentally and emotionally."(PICK TWO)

• Pony takes the blame for Bob's death.

• Pony gets upset when anyone brings up Johnny's death.

• Pony is sleeping all the time.

• Pony takes the blame for Dally's death.

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