The Outsiders Exam Chapter 1-2

What is the setting of the story?

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

Which is the point of view of the novel?

• 1st person
• 3rd person objective
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person omniscient

Which character is considered “movie-star” handsome?

• Sodapop
• Ponyboy
• Dallas
• Darry

What motivates Darry to be so strict with Ponyboy?

• He resents having to take care of Ponyboy.
• He wants him to behave so they won’t be separated by the state.
• He is jealous because Pony will be able to go to college.
• Darry

Read this sentence from chapter one: “Steve Randle could lift a hubcap 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?

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

According to Ponyboy, what is the difference between “tough” and “tuff”?

• The word “tough” is what the Socs use, and “tuff” is what the Greasers use.
• “Tough” means the same as “rough”, and “tuff” means “cool” and “sharp”.
• The word “tough” is proper English, and “tuff” is slang from the North.
• “Tough” means strong, and “tuff” means dirty and sloppy.

What is Ponyboy’s view about going to the movies?

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

How did Two-Bit get his name?

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

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?

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

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?

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