WorksheetsThe Outsiders
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Socs are know for wearing what?
a)
Sunglasses
b)
Madras shirts
c)
Jean jackets
d)
Sweaters
2.
Ponyboy says the Socs have their cars and clothes. What do the greasers have?
a)
Each other
b)
Nothing
c)
Their hair
d)
Leather jackets
3.
What kind of car do the Socs drive?
a)
a red Mustang
b)
a black Mustang
c)
a blue Corvette
d)
a blue Mustang
4.
Why does Ponyboy run away?
a)
Darry slaps him for being out too late
b)
Soda slaps him for being out too late
c)
Darry slaps him for getting a failing grade
d)
He decides he's had enough of his life
5.
Why does Johnny think they should turn themselves in?
a)
Because he just doesn't care anymore
b)
Because it was self-defense, they will get off easy
c)
Ponyboy convinced him they should
d)
Dally said it was for the best
6.
Why does Randy come to see Ponyboy?
a)
To say that he's tired of fighting and he's not going to do it anymore
b)
To apologize
c)
To ask about Johnny
d)
To yell at him for helping kill his friend
7.
What is the extent of Johnny's injuries after the fire?
a)
He broke his leg and will be on crutches for a few weeks
b)
He's fine and was released by the hospital
c)
He burned his arm very badly
d)
He broke his back and will never be able to walk again
8.
How is Darry different from the other greasers?
a)
He's more grown up and has more responsibilities
b)
He's too smart for the rest of them
c)
He works harder than the rest of them
d)
He doesn't care about the greasers
9.
Who does Ponyboy ask for while he's in bed?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Soda
d)
Two-bit
10.
Ponyboy is delirious for several days and has to do what?
a)
stay in bed for a week
b)
stay in the hospital for a week
c)
go to the doctor every day
d)
take medicine
11.
Who is Soda's girlfriend?
a)
Marcia
b)
Susan
c)
Cheery
d)
Sandy
12.
Who tells the gang that Johnny is dead?
a)
Two-bit
b)
Dally
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Policeman
13.
What happens when Ponyboy goes to court?
a)
he goes to jail for one week
b)
he must do two weeks of community service
c)
he must pay a fine
d)
the judge acquits him
14.
After Johnny dies, what does he leave Ponyboy?
a)
his copy of Gone with the Wind and a letter
b)
a little bit of money
c)
his jacket
d)
his blade
15.
After the movies, what do Pony and Johnny offer to do for Cheery and Marcia?
a)
watch another movie with them
b)
drive them home
c)
buy them dinner
d)
walk them home
16.
What do Pony and Johnny decide to do once in hiding?
a)
go for a walk
b)
disguise themselves
c)
go back to town
d)
call Darry
17.
Who wrote the poem Ponyboy recites?
a)
Robert Frost
b)
S.E. Hinton
c)
Edgar Allen Poe
d)
Caroline B. Cooney
18.
Dally brings Pony a letter while he's in hiding. Who is this letter from?
a)
Cherry
b)
Darry
c)
Soda
d)
Randy
19.
What does Ponyboy tell reporters when they ask him what he wants to do at the hospital?
a)
see Soda
b)
take a bath
c)
see Johnny
d)
have a smoke
20.
What does Johnny ask for from Two-bit and Pony while he's in the hospital?
a)
how Dally is
b)
if his parents have come to see him
c)
to see his parents
d)
copy of Gone with the Wind
21.
Who shows up unexpectedly at the rumble
a)
Randy
b)
Dally
c)
Johnny
d)
Darry
22.
What do Ponyboy and Dally do after the rumble?
a)
to to Buck Merrill's place
b)
go get a bite to eat
c)
go back to the Curtis house
d)
go see Johnny
23.
What does Ponyboy do when three Socs approach him after his court appearance?
a)
he talks to them about Bob and Johnny
b)
he pulls a broken bottle on them
c)
he pulls a blade on them
d)
he runs
24.
What does Johnny tell Ponyboy in his letter?
a)
to stay gold
b)
to stay in school
c)
to get even with Socs
d)
to watch out for Soda and Darry
25.
After returning home, Ponyboy discovers what in the newspaper?
a)
that Bob's family is pressing charges against them
b)
that their pictures is in the "wanted" section
c)
that he and Johnny are considered heros
d)
that Darry is in trouble for not keeping him out of trouble
26.
How do Darry and Sodapop react when they see Ponyboy at the hospital?
a)
they are glad to see that he is safe
b)
they are mad that he ran away
c)
Darry begins to yell at him
d)
Darry doesn't say a thing
27.
Who are the Socs?
a)
Bob, Randy, Pony, Cherry
b)
Bob, Cheery, Randy
c)
Randy, Bob, Darry
d)
Darry, Soda, Pony
28.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
S.E. Hinton
b)
Johnny
c)
Dally
d)
Ponyboy
29.
Where does Sodapop work?
a)
at the roofing company with Darry
b)
at the drug store
c)
at the gas station
d)
he doesn't have a job
30.
Do the Socs believe that all greasers are rough?
a)
No, Cheery believes they are people too
b)
Yes, they think all greasers are rough
c)
No, Bob thinks they are cool
d)
No, Bob thinks Johnny and Ponyboy are okay
31.
How does Dally help Johnny and Pony after Bob gets killed?
a)
he hides them at Buck Merrill's place
b)
he gives them money, a gun, and a car
c)
he gives them money, a gun, and tells them where to go and what to do
d)
he gives them a gun, a car, and a jacket
32.
How is their hair an important part of who the greasers are?
a)
it's a form of self-identity
b)
it shows how poor they all are, can't afford to wash it
c)
it shows how wealthy they are
d)
they just don't care what their hair looks like
33.
Who goes into the fire to save the kids?
a)
Johnny and Ponyboy
b)
Johnny and Dally
c)
Ponyboy and Dally
d)
Johnny
34.
Where is the rumble to take place?
a)
at the school
b)
the gas station
c)
the vacant lot
d)
the drive-in theater
35.
Why does Soda run away at the end?
a)
he's mad that Dally died
b)
he's tired of Darry and Pony fighting
c)
he's angry at Pony
d)
he want to go find Sandy
36.
What does Dally ask from Two-Bit while he is in the hospital?
a)
a smoke
b)
the book Gone with the Wind
c)
a gun
d)
a knife
37.
What does Ponyboy dream about in his recurring nightmare?
a)
his parents
b)
the country
c)
he can't remember, he just wakes up in a cold sweat
d)
Johnny
38.
Who starts the fight at the rumble?
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Randy
39.
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
a)
they were killed in a train crash
b)
they were killed in a car wreck
c)
they both just left their boys to live somewhere else
d)
they died of natural causes
40.
Who does Ponyboy seem to be closest to?
a)
Sodapop and Darry
b)
Johnny and Dally
c)
Johnny and Sodapop
d)
Johnny, Sodapop, and Two-Bit
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