The Outsiders Whole Book Test

S.E. Hinton most likely wrote the scene that opens Chapter 3 in order to do the following

• Show how the Socs and Greasers are the same

• Develop the external conflict by allowing Cherry’s character to continue showing Ponyboy how things are rough all over.

• Show how the Socs and Greasers are different

• Build a romantic connection between characters

Based on the line, “We’re always going and going and going, and never asking where. Did you ever hear of having more than you wanted? So that you couldn’t want anything else and then started looking for something else to want? It seems like we’re always searching for something to satisfy us, and never finding it. Maybe if we could lose our cool we could.” what part of the story is the writer developing?

• Internal conflict

• Ponyboy’s internal conflict, which now rounds out Ponyboy as a character

• Cherry’s internal conflict, which now rounds out Cherry as a character

• Climax

Based on context clues, what does “aloofness” mean in the line: “Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through.”

• Distant

• Money

• Power

• Shyness

What is the central idea of the following quote: “Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the sights you want to see.”

• The streets act as another character in the novel

• The characters are only 16 years old

• The setting shapes who the characters are

• The setting helps the reader understand the novel

Based on the sentence, “But when I came back to reality and looked at her, I was startled to find her as white as a sheet.” What can we infer about Cherry’s character now?

• Cherry is sick

• Cherry is mean

• Cherry is spiteful

• Cherry is compassionate.

Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help after Bob dies?

• Darry

• Two-bit

• No one

• Dally

The abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide is located near which town?

• Tulsa

• Guthrie

• Windrixville

• Bartlesville

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Johhny Cade

• Dallas Winston

• S.E. Hinton

• Ponyboy Curtis

You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?

• Darry 

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

• Two Bit 

What is the main thing Ponyboy and Johnny eat while in hiding?

• Bologna sandwiches

• Hot dogs

• Beans

• Popcorn