The Outsiders Test

1. The Outsiders was written from which character’s point of view?

• a. Darry

• b. Johnny

• c. Ponyboy

• d. The Curtis brother

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In what decade does The Outsiders take place?

• a. 1950s

• b. 1960s

• c. 1980s

• d. 1990s

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3. Whom does Johnny idolize and look to as a hero?

• a. Dallas

• b. Ponyboy

• c. Sodapop

• d. Darry

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4. The protagonist​of The Outsiders is

• a. Johnny Cade

• b. Ponyboy Curtis

• c. Dallas Winston

• d. Bob Sheldon

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5. The antagonist​of The Outsiders is

• a. Dallas Winston

• b. Johnny Cade

• c. The Socs

• d. The police

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6. Where does the following quote appear in the novel?

“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things

on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home...”

• a. The beginning

• b. The climax

• c. The end

• d. Both the beginning and the end of the novel

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7. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Two­Bit Matthews?

• a. He always has to get his “two­bits” into the conversation.

• b. He thinks Ponyboy is a tag­a­long.

• c. He is still in school at the age of 18.

• d. He enjoys drinking alcohol and stealing.

8. Several times throughout the text, Ponyboy mentions Darry’s icy blue eyes. What do Darry’s eyes suggest

about his personality?

• a. Darry is intense and emotional

• b. Darry is cold and logical

• c. Darry is dreamy and unpredictable

• d. Darry is tranquil and peaceful

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9. Which piece of textual evidence explains why Cherry and Marcia were without a car at the drive­in theater?

• a. “Cherry had said she wouldn’t drink Dally’s Coke if she was starving, and she meant it.”

• b. “Cherry sounded annoyed. ‘It’s not my idea of a good time to sit in a drive­in and watch people get

  drunk.’”

• c. “Dallas could talk awful dirty if he wanted to and I guess he wanted to then.”

• d. “Two­Bit gallantly offered to walk them home... ­ but they wanted to call their parents and have them

  come and get them.”

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10. Which of the following factored into shaping Johnny’s shy, nervous personality?

• a. His verbally abusive mother

• b. His drunk, belligerent, physically abusive father

• c. Being jumped by the Socs

• d. All of the above

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