The Outsiders Comprehension (23-24)

Who wrote The Outsiders?

• C.S. Lewis

• J.K. Rowling

• J.R.R. Tolkien

• S.E. Hinton

In what decade does The Outsiders take place?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

The Outsiders is written through a 1st person point of view. Who is the narrator?

• Darry

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

• S.E. Hinton

Who was the youngest member of the gang?

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

• Sodapop

• Two-Bit

Sodapop says he dropped out of school because...

• Darry made him.

• he needed to work to pay for dates with Sandy.

• he thinks he is dumb.

• he wanted to prove he could hold a job.

Dally let Johnny tell him to stop pestering Cherry and Marcia because...

• Dally always took Johnny's advice.

• Johnny is tougher than Dally.

• Johnny threatened to call the police.

• Johnny is the gang's pet.

Who killed a Soc?

• Dally

• Darry

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

What does Johnny buy Ponyboy and himself to eat while they hide in the church?

• Army rations

• Baloney

• Cheese slices

• Chips

To whom does Johnny compare the Southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind?

• Bob

• Dally

• Darry

• Sodapop

With whom does Ponyboy feel comfortable discussing clouds, sunsets, and poetry?

• Johnny, Cherry, and Dally

• Johnny, Cherry, and Darry

• Johnny, Cherry, and Sodapop

• Johnny, Sodapop, and Two-Bit