The Outsiders Chapter 5

How do Johnny and Ponyboy pass the time?

• reading magazines

• reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker

• finding a house to walk to

• singing songs to each other

What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny?

• There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers.
• Soda moved
• Bob is dead.
• Johnny's parents are looking for them.

When Johnny mentions that the Southern gentlemen remind him of Dallas Winston, what does he mean?

• Dallas has a Southern accent even though he is from New York City.

• Dallas is a gentleman and treats all girls with respect.

• Dallas is willing to fight for his rights like the Southerners did in the Civil War.

• Dallas demonstrated gallant behavior when he took the blame for another person's mistake.

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Why did Ponyboy say he remembered the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"

• He never could figure out what it meant.

• It is his favorite poem.

• It reminded him of Sodapop's horse.

• It was short and easy to memorize.

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In the very beginning of the chapter, Ponyboy imagines he is somewhere else. Where does he imagine that he is?

• At home with his brothers.

• In the country where life is perfect.

• In class sitting next to Cherry Valance

• In jail for murdering Bob.

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What are Greasers most proud of?

• their cars 
• their tough attitudes 
• their hair 
• their intelligence 

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How do Johnny and Ponyboy disguise themselves?

• change their clothes 
• cut their hair and dye Ponyboy's blond 
• wear wigs 
• grow facial hair 

What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?

• A letter from Soda.
  
  
• A knife.
• A police report.
• A gun.

Why do judges make greasers cut their hair when they are arrested?

• To keep the jail more sanitary

• To break their spirit

• To make them confess to their crimes.

• To show the power of the justice system.

How did Johnny surprise Ponyboy when they were reading Gone With the Wind?

• By getting so much meaning out of the book.

• By being able to compare the movie to the book.

• He was shocked at how short Johnny's attention span was.

• Johnny had always hated to read books and go to the movies.

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