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WorksheetsThe Outsiders, Chapters 1-3
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who does Ponyboy live with?
a)
His parents
b)
Darry and Sodapop
c)
Sodapop and Dally
d)
Darry and Johnny
2.
In Chapter 1, around what time of day is Ponyboy walking out of the movies?
a)
In the afternoon.
b)
While school’s going on.
c)
In the middle of the night.
d)
Up in the morning.
3.
Which character was famous for shoplifting and his switch blade?
a)
Darry
b)
Dallas
c)
Steve Randle
d)
Two-Bit Mathews
4.
Which two said they would come with Dally to the ‘Nightly Double’ the next day?
a)
Ponyboy & Soda
b)
Darry & Dally
c)
Ponyboy & Johnny
d)
Two-Bit & Steve
5.
What car did the Socs Drive before jumping Ponyboy?
a)
Blue Mustang
b)
Silver Iso Grifo
c)
Red Corvair
d)
Yellow Camaro
6.
Which character is being described? “ He was cocky, smart, and Soda’s best buddy since grade school.-He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward,and he could drive anything on wheels. (Hinton 9)
a)
Dally
b)
Two-Bit
c)
Soda
d)
Steve
7.
Who first finds Ponyboy after he gets jumped by the Socs?
a)
Soda
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
8.
Which characters does Ponyboy seem closest to?
a)
Darry & Dally
b)
Johnny & Dally
c)
Soda & Two-Bit Matthews
d)
Soda & Johnny
9.
What sport did Darry play in high school?
a)
Soccer
b)
Football
c)
Basketball
d)
Baseball
10.
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
a)
They were killed in a drive by
b)
They left their kids
c)
Car accident
d)
They went on a trip and never came back
11.
Who is Sodapop in love with?
a)
Marcia
b)
Evie
c)
Sandy
d)
Cherry
12.
Where have the greasers seen Cherry and Marcia before?
a)
Gas station
b)
Movies
c)
Rodeo
d)
Never
13.
How do the boys get into the Nightly Double (Drive-In Movie)?
a)
Pay to get in
b)
Jump the fence
c)
Drive a car
d)
Bribe the cashier
14.
Why are the girls without a car?
a)
They walked
b)
Their parents dropped them off
c)
They left their boyfriends
d)
Their car is parked, but they like to sit on the bench
15.
Who does Ponyboy tell Cherry about while waiting in line for popcorn?
a)
Darry
b)
Sodapop
c)
Johnny
d)
Dally
16.
What color is the car the Socs were driving when they attacked Johnny?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)
Black
17.
What cut Johnny's face so badly in the fight?
a)
A blade
b)
Rings
c)
Pipe
d)
Chains
18.
Why did Two-Bit say that Dally deserves to get beat up?
a)
He insulted the girls
b)
He slashed tires
c)
He stole cigarettes
d)
He didn't pay to get into the movie
19.
Who throws a coke in Dally's face?
a)
Marcia
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Cherry
20.
This character is described as good looking, he dropped out of school, but he is wise and seems to "understand everyone."
a)
Dally
b)
Darry
c)
Sodapop
d)
Steve
21.
This character once spent time on the streets of New York in gang fights, and has done a lot of time in jail. He doesn't like to follow the law.
a)
Dally
b)
Darry
c)
Sodapop
d)
Johnny
22.
This character struggles with a lot of anxiety, he is nervous all of the time, so the other guys in the gang are very protective of him. Everyone was surprised when he stood up to Dally in Chapter 2.
a)
Darry
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Sodapop
d)
Johnny
23.
Who were the greasers who were in this chapter?
a)
Johnny and Pony
b)
Johnny, Pony, and Dally
c)
Johnny, Pony, Dally, and Two bit
d)
Johnny, Pony, Dally, Darry, and Two-Bit
24.
Cherry utters these lines: "Things are _______ all over"
a)
busy
b)
hard
c)
complicated
d)
rough
25.
The two drive-in movie theaters the Greasers visited were
a)
The Way Out and Rusty's
b)
Cinema One and The Quad
c)
The Dingo and Jay's
d)
The Nightly Double and Arnold's
26.
Sodapop quit riding in the rodeos becuase
a)
His dad made him after he tore a ligament
b)
He had to get a real job to support the family
c)
It interfered too much with school
d)
He cracked a vertebra in his back
27.
In this book, another name for a cigarette is
a)
A weed
b)
A smoke
c)
A cig
d)
A white stick
28.
The clue that helped the boys find Johnny after he was beaten up was his
a)
Yelling for help
b)
Footprint on the path
c)
Switch-blade knife
d)
Blue-jeans jacket
29.
Ponyboy and Johnny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia?
a)
Beat up Dally
b)
Walk them home
c)
Take them to the rodeo
d)
Take them to another movie
30.
What made Darry hit Ponyboy?
a)
Standing up for Soda
b)
Eating too much food
c)
Bringing Johnny home
d)
Being late for dinner
31.
What did Cherry call the Socs?
a)
Better than the greasers
b)
Perfect
c)
Rats
d)
Drunks
32.
Where did Ponyboy fall asleep with Johnny before going home?
a)
Baseball field
b)
In the woods
c)
Behind someones house
d)
Curb at a vacent lot
33.
Who loves horses and loved a horse named Mickey Mouse?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Dally
d)
Cherry
34.
Who dropped out of school and works in a gas station full time?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Darry
c)
Dally
d)
Steve Randle
35.
Who works two jobs, one as a roofer?
a)
Darry
b)
Sodapop
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
36.
Who is Soda's best friend who also knows a lot about cars?
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Dally
37.
Who got Marcia's phone number after the movies?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Johnny
c)
Dally
d)
Two-Bit
38.
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy to do at school?
a)
Pick a fight with her boyfriend
b)
Meet her during study hall
c)
Walk her to class
d)
Not say hi to her
39.
Cherry believes the difference between Greasers and Socs is that
a)
Greasers are more emotional
b)
Socs are smarter
c)
Greasers have difficult family struggles
d)
Socs are richer
40.
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy she would do if she ever saw Dally again?
a)
She would slap him
b)
She wouldn't say hi to him
c)
She would fall in love with him
d)
She would try to become friends
41.
Before going their own ways the night Ponyboy met Cherry, he told her
a)
They both watch the sunset
b)
He never wanted to see her again
c)
To warn her brother of the upcoming gang fight
d)
She was too good for his brother Sodapop
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