Understanding the Transcript

What was Sodapop doing to entertain the reporters in the waiting room?

• He was telling jokes.

• He was dancing.

• He was mimicking TV reporters.

• He was singing a song.

What did the doctor say about Johnny's condition?

• He would recover fully.

• He would be okay after a few days.

• He was in critical condition and might be crippled.

• He had minor injuries.

How did the narrator feel about the possibility of Johnny's future?

• Worried and anxious.

• Indifferent and unconcerned.

• Excited and eager.

• Hopeful and optimistic.

What is the breakfast routine in the narrator's household?

• They skip breakfast.

• Everyone makes their own breakfast.

• They eat breakfast at a cafe.

• The first one up makes breakfast, and the others do the dishes.

What did Two-Bit do when he entered the kitchen?

• He started cooking breakfast.

• He swung the narrator around.

• He cleaned the kitchen.

• He read the newspaper.

What did the narrator do after waking up the next morning?

• He went back to sleep.

• He read a book.

• He went for a run.

• He took a shower and fixed breakfast.

What did the newspaper article say about the narrator and his brothers?

• They were starting a new business.

• They were involved in a robbery.

• They were heroes for saving children.

• They were planning to move away.

What was the narrator's reaction to the possibility of being separated from his brothers?

• He was worried and upset.

• He was relieved.

• He was indifferent to the news.

• He was excited about the change.

What did the newspaper article mention about Dally?

• He was planning to leave town.

• He was a hero for saving Johnny.

• He was going to school.

• He was starting a new job.

What did the narrator realize about the meaning of the newspaper article's last line?

• They would be moving to a new city.

• They might be separated and placed in a boy's home.

• They would be starting a new school.

• They would be getting a reward.