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WorksheetsOutsiders test review @ AMS
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This character argues with Ponyboy that the Socs have problems too.
a)
Randy
b)
Dally
c)
Cherry
d)
Bob
2.
Who pulled Johnny out of the burning church?
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Jerry Wood
d)
Ponyboy
3.
When Ponyboy sees Darry in the hospital, he realizes:
a)
Darry still hates him
b)
He needs a haircut
c)
Darry is evil
d)
Darry is afraid of losing Pony
4.
What did Ponyboy feel was the only good reason to fight?
a)
revenge
b)
pride
c)
self-defense
d)
fun
5.
While in the hospital, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy that he regrets the most?
a)
all the things he never got to do
b)
saving the children from the fire
c)
not following Dally's advice
d)
not having a cigarette
6.
What does Johnny tell Ponyboy before he dies?
a)
Be silver
b)
Be like Dally
c)
Stay gold
d)
Go grey
7.
Who does Ponyboy live with?
a)
His parents
b)
Darry and Sodapop
c)
Sodapop and Dally
d)
Darry and Johnny
8.
Why does Ponyboy decide to write the Outsiders?
a)
so people understand not to judge others by appearances
b)
so people find other ways to fight
c)
so people could make money off the story
d)
because he promised Johnny he would write a book
9.
Which character was famous for shoplifting and his switch blade?
a)
Darry
b)
Dallas
c)
Steve Randle
d)
Two-Bit Mathews
10.
What is the point-of-view in the novel? (Hint: "I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes."
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third Person LIMITED
d)
Third Person OMNISCIENT
11.
True or False:
Dally brought Ponyboy a letter from Soda.
Dally brought Ponyboy a letter from Soda.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or False:
A greaser didn't mind being called a greaser by another greaser.
A greaser didn't mind being called a greaser by another greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
True or False:
Dallas was arrested for robbing a grocery store.
Dallas was arrested for robbing a grocery store.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False:
While hiding at the church, Ponyboy went to get supplies.
While hiding at the church, Ponyboy went to get supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or False:
Darry was angry with Ponyboy when he saw him at the hospital.
Darry was angry with Ponyboy when he saw him at the hospital.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Who said, “Listen, Soda, you and Ponyboy, if the fuzz show, you two beat it out of there. The rest of us can only get jailed. You two can get sent to a boys’ home."
a)
Johnny
b)
Darry
c)
Cherry
d)
Soda
17.
Which Greasers said they would come with Dally to the ‘Nightly Double’ after Pony gets jumped coming home from the movies?
a)
Ponyboy & Soda
b)
Darry & Dally
c)
Ponyboy & Johnny
d)
Two-Bit & Steve
18.
Whose picture does Ponyboy come across while reading in bed after the rumble?
a)
Bob's.
b)
Cherry's.
c)
Soda's.
d)
Johnny's.
19.
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
20.
What sport did Darry play in high school?
a)
Soccer
b)
Football
c)
Basketball
d)
Baseball
21.
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
a)
They were killed in a drive by
b)
They left their kids
c)
They died in a car accident
d)
They went on a trip and never came back
22.
A 'blade' is:
a)
a girl
b)
a fight
c)
jail
d)
a knife
23.
A 'hood' refers to:
a)
a criminal
b)
a gun
c)
a fight
d)
a knife
24.
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
25.
Who does Ponyboy tell Cherry about while waiting in line for popcorn at the movies?
a)
Darry
b)
Sodapop
c)
Johnny
d)
Dally
26.
What cut Johnny's face so badly the night he was jumped by the Socs?
a)
A blade
b)
Rings
c)
Pipe
d)
Chains
27.
Who throws a coke in Dally's face at the movies?
a)
Marcia
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Cherry
28.
In this book, another name for a cigarette is
a)
A weed
b)
A smoke
c)
A cig
d)
A white stick
29.
Who loves horses and especially a horse named Mickey Mouse?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Dally
d)
Cherry
30.
Who is big and tough and roofs houses?
a)
Darry
b)
Sodapop
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
31.
Who is Soda's best friend who also knows a lot about cars?
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Ponyboy Curtis
c)
Two-Bit Matthews
d)
Dallas Winston
32.
What do the Socs do to Ponyboy after he meets up with Johnny to run away?
a)
stab him with a knife
b)
shove his face into the fountain in the park
c)
jump him at the movie theater
d)
tell him to get on a freight train
33.
Where do Johnny and Ponyboy go when they leave the park?
a)
they go to the church that Ponyboy used to go to when his parents were alive
b)
they run to tell the police
c)
to get a loaded gun
d)
they go to Buck Merril's place to seek Dally's help.
34.
Who tells Ponyboy and Johnny to hide in a church?
a)
Dally
b)
Sodapop
c)
Cherry
d)
Darry
35.
What are Greasers most proud of?
a)
their cars
b)
their tough attitudes
c)
their hair
d)
their intelligence
36.
How do Johnny and Ponyboy pass the time at the church?
a)
reading magazines
b)
reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker
c)
finding a house to walk to
d)
singing songs to each other
37.
Where do the police think Johnny and Ponyboy are headed after Johnny kills Bob?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Tennessee
d)
New Mexico
38.
What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he arrives at the church?
a)
There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers.
b)
Soda moved
c)
Bob is dead.
d)
Johnny's parents are looking for them.
39.
What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?
a)
A letter from Soda.
b)
A knife.
c)
A police report.
d)
A gun.
40.
Randy tells Pony that the one thing in life that Bob wanted was for his parents to say -
a)
they were sorry
b)
no
c)
they loved him
d)
he was adopted
41.
Randy, a Soc, tells Pony -
a)
the Socs are looking for Pony
b)
he does not plan to come to the rumble
c)
the police are after him (Randy)
d)
Cherry likes him
42.
The one thing Johnny asks for when Two-Bit and Pony visit him is -
a)
chocolate cake
b)
cigarettes
c)
a book
d)
Two-Bit's blade
43.
When Johnny's mother comes to visit him, he -
a)
tells her to take him home
b)
refuses to see her
c)
tells her he hates her
d)
tells her he is sorry
44.
In the rumble, Darry finds himself fighting against -
a)
the Soc who tried to drown Pony
b)
Cherry's boyfriend
c)
an old football teammate and friend
d)
Tim Shepard
45.
Who said, "The only thing that keeps Darry from being a Soc is us."
a)
Paul Holden
b)
Two-Bit Matthews
c)
Darryl Curtis
d)
Tim Shepard
46.
As Johnny is dying, he says that fighting is -
a)
fun
b)
useless
c)
important
d)
gallant
47.
Dally tells Pony that Johnny wouldn't be dying if -
a)
he had learned to be tough
b)
his parents had loved him
c)
Pony had taken care of him
d)
he used his head more
48.
Who said, “I’m sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy. He was the best buddy a guy ever had. I mean, he was a good fighter and tuff and everything, but he was a real person, too. You dig?”
a)
Cherry
b)
Randy
c)
Pony
d)
Dally
49.
Who said, “We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny.”
a)
Pony
b)
Dally
c)
Darry
d)
Cherry
50.
Who said, “I don’t want to die now. It ain’t long enough. Sixteen years ain’t long enough.”
a)
Pony
b)
Dally
c)
Soda
d)
Johnny
51.
According to Two-Bit, what keeps Darry from being a "Soc"?
a)
his job
b)
the gang
c)
his age
d)
his income
52.
Throughout most of the book, how did Ponyboy feel about Darry?
a)
Ponyboy felt like he needed to protect Darry.
b)
He felt like he could never please Darry.
c)
He thought that Darry blamed him for his parent's death.
d)
He felt like Darry was the best friend he ever had.
53.
Dally is chased by the police because he -.
a)
robbed a grocery store
b)
stole a car
c)
beat up a Soc
d)
has jumped bail again.
54.
Dally is shot by the police because he -.
a)
pulls a gun.
b)
is a greaser.
c)
has taken a hostage.
d)
robbed a grocery store.
55.
Why do Johnny and Ponyboy help the children in the burning church?
a)
They want to be heroes
b)
They are afraid
c)
Dally threatens to beat their heads in
d)
They feel responsible for the fire
56.
When Darry and Pony have a big argument, Soda tells them that -
a)
he is going to Florida to be with Sandy.
b)
he is moving out.
c)
he can't stand being in the middle anymore.
d)
he misses their parents.
57.
In the note Johnny leaves for Pony, his main request is that Pony -
a)
tell Johnny's parents that he loved him.
b)
tell Dally that there is good in the world.
c)
stop being a greaser.
d)
finish reading the book.
58.
Where does Dally end up running to before he is shot?
a)
His house
b)
The school
c)
The hospital
d)
The vacant lot
59.
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
a)
Unfair
b)
Gruesome
c)
Stupid
d)
Gallant
60.
Who does Ponyboy say killed Bob?
a)
Himself.
b)
Soda.
c)
Randy.
d)
Johnny.
61.
What is unique about the end of the novel?
a)
It is the same lines that the novel starts with.
b)
It is a cliff hanger to be continued
c)
It is written in a different language
d)
It explains why Dally died
62.
He is the narrator of the story.
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Sodapop
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
63.
He is Marcia's boyfriend.
a)
Bob
b)
Steve
c)
Randy
d)
Two-Bit
64.
What does Ponyboy find hidden in Johnny's copy of Gone With the Wind?
a)
A switchblade
b)
A picture
c)
A note
d)
A cigarette
65.
Who likes sunsets?
a)
Cherry and Ponyboy
b)
Darry and Dally
c)
Ponyboy and Soda
d)
Cherry and Dally
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