WorksheetsThe Outsiders - Chapters 1 & 2 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
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1.
Choose the synonym for the word "tuff" as it's used in the following sentence from page 21:
"They were tuff-looking girls - dressed sharp and really good looking."
"They were tuff-looking girls - dressed sharp and really good looking."
a)
scary
b)
brave
c)
nice
d)
cool
2.
What type of literary devices are being used in the following sentence from page 27?
"I looked fearfully over my shoulder and there was Two-Bit, grinning like a Chessy cat."
"I looked fearfully over my shoulder and there was Two-Bit, grinning like a Chessy cat."
a)
Allusion and metaphor
b)
Metaphor and simile
c)
Simile and personification
d)
Simile and allusion
3.
What was Hinton's purpose in including alliteration in the following excerpt from page 4?
"So, I stood here like a bump on a log while they surrounded me. I don't use my head. They walked around slowly, silently, smiling."
"So, I stood here like a bump on a log while they surrounded me. I don't use my head. They walked around slowly, silently, smiling."
a)
To show that Ponyboy was so scared of socs that he couldn't even move
b)
To allow the reader to picture the socs waiting to pounce like a snake
c)
To allow the reader to understand that Ponyboy doesn't think sometimes
d)
To illustrate how the slow the socs are moving because they're taking their time
4.
Which of the following does NOT apply to Ponyboy?
a)
his parents died in an accident
b)
he likes Soda better than Dally
c)
he loves to read
d)
he is fifteen
5.
Hinton overuses some words or phrases such as "white as a sheet" and "as white as a ghost" as well as "boo" mainly because -
a)
she really likes those words
b)
she can't think of anything else to write
c)
of her age when she wrote the book
d)
she didn't edit or revise her final book copy
6.
What was S.E. Hinton's primary purpose in writing The Outsiders?
a)
to persuade kids to not join gangs
b)
to express her feelings about her hometown
c)
to inform readers about the dangers of gangs
d)
to entertain readers with a real-life topic
7.
The second chapter ends with Ponyboy saying, "I know better now." What is the significance of this?
a)
Ponyboy is finally thinking about something.
b)
It foreshadows a negative event occurring with Ponyboy.
c)
Ponyboy learned a valuable lesson about gangs.
d)
It's a flashback to Ponyboy's morning.
8.
Why is the flashback of Johnny's attack by the Soc important enough to include in Chapter 2?
a)
It allows the reader to better understand Johnny's fear.
b)
It shows the death of a Soc leader.
c)
It lets the reader know about Johnny's knife.
d)
It shows how badly Johnny was attacked.
9.
Which of the following excerpts from the book uses an oxymoron?
a)
"Yeah, boy," Cherry said sarcastically, "real simple."
b)
"Who's this, your great-aunts?"
c)
"I'm never nice. Want a Coke?"
d)
I was half-scared of her.
10.
What is the best word choice to describe Steve's mood at this moment?
During the flashback, Steve located Johnny's jacket in a field, notices rust-colored stains on it and on the grass, and he then looks across the field with a stricken-look on his face.
During the flashback, Steve located Johnny's jacket in a field, notices rust-colored stains on it and on the grass, and he then looks across the field with a stricken-look on his face.
a)
worried
b)
euphoric
c)
hostile
d)
panicked
11.
What literary device is used in the following sentence?
Two-Bit was suddenly there beside me, and for once his comical grin was gone, and his dancing gray eyes were stormy.
Two-Bit was suddenly there beside me, and for once his comical grin was gone, and his dancing gray eyes were stormy.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
anthropomorphism
12.
What is the best word choice to describe Marcia's tone on page 30 when she says, "Sure. If he gets killed or something, you just bury him. No sweat"?
a)
sarcastic
b)
condescending
c)
complimentary
d)
sympathetic
13.
Which of the following BEST reveals that Cherry is unafraid of Dally?
a)
Then she smiled softly, and I knew she had sized him up right. -page 24
b)
She gave him an incredulous look, and then she threw her Coke in his face. -page 24
c)
"Please leave us alone," she said. "Why don't you be nice and leave us alone?" -page 22
d)
"I wouldn't drink it if I was starving in the desert." -page 22
14.
Which of the following BEST reveals that Ponyboy trusts Cherry?
a)
He told her his full name. - page 22
b)
He told Cherry that he's seen her barrel race and that she's good. - page 23
c)
Ponyboy remained with Cherry after she poured her Coke on Dally. - page 24
d)
Ponyboy told Cherry the story of how the Socs had attacked Johnny. - page 31
15.
What is the main idea of this paragraph from page 21? Read the entire paragraph in the book.
"I wouldn't have felt so embarrassed if they had been greasy girls ... She turned around and gave him a cool stare."
"I wouldn't have felt so embarrassed if they had been greasy girls ... She turned around and gave him a cool stare."
a)
Dally is speaking rudely to soc girls, and they and Ponyboy are getting anoyed by his comments
b)
Greasers were trying to pick up girls at the movie theater
c)
Two girls were repulsed by the appearance of Dally at the movies
d)
Ponyboy is making the soc girls feel uncomfortable because he invited Dally to sit with them
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