The Outsiders Quiz

Why were the Ponyboy and Two-Bit initially not allowed to see Johnny in the hospital?

• Johnny was not in the hospital.

• The nurses were too busy.

• Johnny was in critical condition.

• Johnny did not want to see anyone.

What event were Johnny and Dally unable to participate in?

• A school dance

• The big rumble that night

• A football match

• A birthday party

What book does Johnny express a desire to read again in the excerpt?

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• The Great Gatsby

• Gone with the Wind

• The Catcher in the Rye

How does Johnny feel physically in the excerpt?

• He feels completely fine.

• He is unable to feel anything below the middle of his back.

• He has a headache.

• He feels energetic.

What does Johnny's interaction with his friends suggest about their relationship?

• They are not very close.

• They are acquaintances.

• They have a strong, supportive friendship.

• They barely know each other.

What is Johnny's fear as expressed in the text?

• He is afraid of the gang.

• He fears he won't be able to walk again.

• He is scared of dying because he feels his life has been too short.

• He fears his mother will not visit him.

According to the text, why does Johnny think he won't be able to walk again?

• He is feeling temporarily weak.

• He has been advised by a doctor.

• He has injured his leg.

• He has injured his back.

What does the narrator suggest about their experiences on the streets?

• They learned everything they wanted to know.

• They mostly learned useful and correct things.

• They learned a lot, but not the things they wanted to.

• They had no significant learning experiences.

What was Johnny's reaction when he was told his mother came to see him?

• He was happy and excited.

• He refused to see her and expressed his feelings about the trouble she caused.

• He immediately asked for her.

• He showed no reaction and remained silent.

What did Johnny do after expressing his feelings about his mother?

• He calmly went back to sleep.

• He asked the nurse to let her in.

• He passed out cold.

• He started laughing.