The Outsiders Ch. 1-3 Test

1. What is the setting of the story?

• A. New York City, 1968
• B. Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1940s.
• C. Chicago, Illinois, 1946
• D. Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s.

2. Which is the point of view of the novel?

• A. 1st person
• B. 3rd person objective
• C. 3rd person limited
• D. 3rd person omniscient

3. Which character is considered "movie-star" handsome?

• A. Sodapop
• B. Ponyboy
• C. Dallas
• D. Darry

4. What motivates Darry to be so strict with Ponyboy?

• A. He resents having to take care of Ponyboy.
• B. He wants him to behave so they won't be separated by the state.
• C. He is jealous because Pony will be able to go to college.
• D. He wants to be a teacher and needs to practice discipline.

5. Read this sentence from chapter one: "Steve Randle could lift a hupcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward, and he could drive anything on wheels." What is the meaning behind this sentence?

• A. Steve was strong enough to pick up a hubcap, and he drove so fast that he often flipped his cars.
• B. Steve could be a very quiet individual, and he spent most of his time searching for new tires.
• C. Steve was the most popular boy in the neighborhood, and he enjoyed driving backwards.
• D. Steve could steal a hupcap better than anyone, and he is very good with cars.

6. According to Ponyboy, what is the difference between "tough" and "tuff”?

• A. The word "tough" is what the Socs use, and "tuff" is what the Greasers use.
• B. "Tough" means the same as "rough", and "tuff" means "cool" and "sharp".
• C. The word "tough" is proper English, and "tuff" is slang from the North.
• D. "Tough" mean strong, and "tuff" means dirty and sloppy.

7. What is Ponyboy's view about going to the movies?

• A. He thinks that the book is always better than the movie.
• B. He likes to go to the movies with Johnny because the other gang members fool around too much.
• C. He thinks that the movies are a waste of time because he will never become a movie star.
• D. He likes to go to the movies alone so he can get into them undisturbed and live them with the actors.

8. How did Two-Bit get his name?

• A. It is his original name written on his birth certificate.
• B. He is very cheap, and if asked for money he says he only has "two-bits".
• C. He talks a lot and always manages to get his "two-bits" into the conversation.
• D. It is from his childhood when he stole an apple and only took two bites before throwing it away.

9. Read these sentences from chapter one: "The shade of difference that separates a Greaser from a hood wasn't present in Dally. He was as wild as the boys in the downtown outfits, like Tim Shepard's gang." What do these sentences mean?

• A. Dally likes being a Greaser, but would rather be a member of Tim Shepard's gang.
• B. Dally enjoys wearing a hood, because it makes him look tough like Tim Shepard.
• C. Although Dally is a Greaser, he is more of a criminal like the members of Tim Shepard's gang.
• D. Although Dally can be classified as a Greaser, he would rather be called a hood like Tim Shepard.

10. According to Ponyboy, "I don't care about Darry. But I was still lying and I knew it. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me." What did Ponyboy mean by these words?

• A. Ponyboy wanted to dislike Darry because he is so strict, but he really does love him.
• B. Ponyboy doesn't care about Darry, but he wishes that he did.
• C. Darry doesn't like Ponyboy, so he doesn't want to like Darry either.
• D. Darry doesn't know how Ponyboy feels about him, and would change his behavior if he did.