The Outsiders Quiz: Chapters 4-6

Why does Ponyboy spit at the Socs?

• To show his disgust for them

• To intimidate them

• Because he is angry

• Because he can't think of anything else to say?

Why is Ponyboy upset about cutting his hair?

• He thinks he'll look weird with short hair

• It is his pride and joy as a Greaser

• Cherry likes boys with long hair

• He is afraid of scissors

Why are the police looking for Johnny and Ponyboy in Texas?

• A witness saw them boarding a train to Texas

• Someone called in an anonymous tip

• The farmer told the police where they were

• Dally told the police they fled to Texas

Why does Dally carry an unloaded gun?

• He doesn't want to actually kill anybody

• The Socs are out to get the Greasers

• As a bluff to make people back off

• It's all three of the answers listed here.

CHAPTER 5 MATCHING

• Goes to town to get supplies

• Dally

• Takes Johnny and Ponyboy to Dairy Queen

• Sodapop

• Recites a poem that Johnny really likes

• Ponyboy

• Writes a letter to Ponyboy

• Johnny

• The spy giving information to the Greasers

• Cherry

To what animal does Ponyboy frequently compare Johnny?

• A lost puppy

• A rabid dog

• A mindless sheep

• A clever fox

Finish this sentence:

As a result of the fire...

• Dally was arrested

• The boys were all taken to the police station

• Ponyboy badly injured his leg

• Johnny was burnt and unconscious

What realization does Ponyboy make about Darry at the end of the chapter?

• Darry is super angry that Ponyboy ran away

• Darry cares about Ponyboy and wants him to make something of himself

• Darry is thankful that he is okay but is still mad about what happened

• Darry thinks that Ponyboy is too much of a burden

CHAPTER 6 MATCHING

• Rides in the ambulance with Ponyboy

• Ponyboy

• Was afraid of losing Ponyboy for good

• Darry

• Is this first one to run into the flames

• Johnny

• Decides to turn himself in.

• Jerry Wood

If Ponyboy and Johnny came to you instead of to Dally, what advice would you have given to them? Why?

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