The Outsiders Review

Whose point of view is The Outsiders written from?

• Darry

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

• The Curtis Brothers

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What decade does The Outsiders take place in?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1980s

• 1990s

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What do we know about Two-Bit Matthews?

• He lived in NY

• He thinks Ponyboy is a tagalong

• He is 18 years old and still in school

• He enjoys reading

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Why does the author have Ponyboy describe Darry's eyes as icy blue?

• because he's intense and emotional

• because he's cold and logical

• because he's dreamy and unpredictable

• because he's tranquil and peaceful

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Which of the following factored into Johnny's shy, nervous personality?

• his verbally abusive mother

• his drunk, physically abusive father

• being jumped by the Socs

• all of the above

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How does Ponyboy get a concussion?

• a wooden beam fell on him during the fire

• a Soc cracked him upside the head with a pipe during the rumble

• a Soc kicked him in the head during a rumble

• he hit his head on the fountain when he nearly drowned

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What does Cherry mean when she tells Ponyboy, "things are rough all over"?

• everyone watches sunsets

• Socs have a harder life than greasers

• greasers have a harder life than Socs

• everyone has problems and suffering is part of the human experience

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A major theme of The Outsiders is _________.

• always carry a heater

• get to know someone before you judge them

• rich people and poor people will never understand each other

• there's always consequences for your actions

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Why did Dally tell Johnny not to turn himself in?

• Dally would get in trouble for giving him the gun

• Johnny would get the electric chair

• Dally didn't want Johnny to end up hardened like him

• his parents don't care

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What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never received?

• mondey

• to let him do what he wanted

• to help him with his troubles

• to tell him no

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