Semester II Exam, 7th Grade Lit.

The following questions are about the novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton 1. Pony has gone to the movies alone because...

• no one else could go.
• Pony believes no one else likes movies the way he does.
• Pony thought he would meet someone there.

2. According to Soda, he (Soda) dropped out of school because...

• he's dumb.
• he needed to work for Pony's sake.
• he wanted to prove he could hold a job.

3. Pony was embarrassed when Dally started talking to the girls at the drive-in because...

• they were not greasy girls.
• they were older girls.
• they were related to two-bit.

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

• Dally always took Johnny's advice.
• Johnny is the gang's pet.
• Johnny is tougher than Dally.

5. When Two-Bit comes up behind Pony and Johnny at the drive-in, Johnny feels...

• silly.
• frightened.
• happy.

6. Cherry and Pony...

• tell each other things they couldn't tell others.
• become best buddies.
• leave the drive-in angry at each other.

7. Johnny and Pony dream of a place...

• where they wouldn't have to go to school.
• where they could make lots of money.
• without Greasers and Socs.

8. When Pony gets home late, Darry...

• tells Pony to go to bed.
• hits Pony when they argue.
• gets mad at Pony for not doing his chores.

9. After Bob is murdered, Dally...

• takes Johnny and Pony to a place to sleep.
• tells Johnny and Pony how to disguise themselves.
• gives Johnny and Pony money and tells them where to hide.

10. When Pony gets to the country, he knows he won't like it as much as he thought because...

• he has to hide and can't see anyone.
• there are more people than he thought living there.
• it turns out that some Socs live there.