Worksheets"The Outsiders" Ultimate Trivia
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which character is small, nervous, and gets beat up by his father?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
2.
Which character is a hard-worker, leader, and takes care of his two younger brothers?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Dally
c)
Sodapop
d)
Darry
3.
Which character is smart, quiet, and likes to read?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Sodapop
4.
Which character is mean, sarcastic, from New York, and likes to fight?
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Steve
d)
Johnny
5.
Which character is good with cars and is Sodapop's BFF?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Dally
6.
Who has movie star good looks?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Sodapop
c)
Dally
d)
Cherry
7.
Which character listens to Ponyboy more than any other character?
a)
Darry
b)
SodaPop
c)
Johnny
d)
Dallas
8.
What characteristic of Ponyboy, thus far in the novel, seems most important to the action or plot?
a)
He is street smart.
b)
He doesn't talk a lot.
c)
He doesn't use his head.
d)
He is the youngest of the group.
9.
When Darry is hard on Ponyboy and yells at him, as readers we infer that he is really being...
a)
Impatient
b)
Tired of having him around
c)
Intentionally Cruel
d)
Overprotective
10.
Which character is most likely to get in trouble with the cops for his smart mouth?
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Two-Bit Mathews
c)
Darry
d)
Steve Randle
11.
What is the significance of SodaPop dropping out of school?
a)
It shows that he will not have a future.
b)
It shows that he cares about his family.
c)
It shows that he will have to wait to marry Sandy.
d)
It means that SodaPop will have to rely on his looks.
12.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Johhny
b)
Dally
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
Ponyboy
13.
Who says "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..."?
a)
Dally
b)
Cherry
c)
Johnny
d)
Sodapop
14.
Where was the 'hideout'?
a)
empty lot
b)
abandoned church
c)
Dally's house
d)
drive-in
15.
What does Johnny leave for Pony at the hospital?
a)
knife
b)
cigarettes
c)
a book
d)
hair grease
16.
Where did the fellas eat in Windrixville?
a)
diner
b)
truck stop
c)
Dairy Queen
d)
Arbys
17.
What is Two-Bits most prized possession?
a)
hair grease
b)
switchblade
c)
glock
d)
Bible
18.
What sport does Pony participate in?
a)
track
b)
tennis
c)
golf
d)
badmitten
19.
What keeps Darry from being a "Soc"?
a)
his job
b)
the gang
c)
his age
d)
his income
20.
Two Bit Mathews is
a)
famous for his black handled glock
b)
a grump
c)
someone who likes school
d)
all of the above
21.
What means the same things as
cigarette
cigarette
a)
weed
b)
stoggie
22.
Synonym of Police
a)
fuzz
b)
the guard
23.
Why did Pony & Johnny run away?
a)
they robbed a store
b)
they trespassed
c)
someone was killed
d)
they stayed out past curfew
24.
Why were the fellas called 'heroes'?
a)
they killed the bad guy
b)
they saved kids in a fire
c)
they helped the elderly
d)
they joined the Army
25.
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
a)
C.S. Lewis
b)
J.R Mack
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
E.L Fudge
26.
S. E. Hinton uses symbolism to separate the Socs from the greasers. Choose the items that are symbolic to the greasers only.
a)
madras, East Side, long hair
b)
Corvairs, West Side, madras
c)
East Side, long hair, leather jackets
d)
East Side, Corvairs, long hair
27.
What was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *
a)
To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.
b)
To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.
c)
To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.
d)
To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.
28.
When the church caught on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to save the kids. How was Johnny different in that moment than he was in the beginning of the novel? *
a)
Johnny was scared and begging Ponyboy to get out of the burning building.
b)
Johnny became heroic and showed a confidence that had not been there before.
c)
Johnny showed cruelty towards the kids, the same kind of cruelty that the Socs showed the greasers.
d)
Johnny was indifferent; he didn't care if the kids made it out alive.
29.
In Chapter 10, Dally made a spontaneous decision to rob a grocery store. What event happened that prompted him to make this irrational decision?
a)
Dally was excited after the rumble with the Socs, so he decided to rob a store to keep his “high.”
b)
Cherry asked Dally to take her out on a date, so he robbed the store to pay for the date.
c)
Dally wanted to be in the newspaper, so Dally robbed the store so they'd write an article about him.
d)
Johnny died from his wounds, so Dally robbed the store because his grief made him reckless.
30.
When Johnny was dying, he told Ponyboy to “stay gold.” What did this mean? *
a)
Johnny was encouraging Ponyboy to continue making good grades so he could better his life.
b)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remain dreamy and pure like a child.
c)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to know that he was okay with dying.
d)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remember their time in the country together.
31.
Which of the following is a theme of the story?
a)
Revenge drives people to great lengths.
b)
Money makes people happy.
c)
Family is important.
d)
Love makes the world go round.
32.
Who killed a Soc?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Dallas
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
33.
What book do the boys read?
a)
A Streetcar Named Desire
b)
The Outsiders
c)
The Portrait of Dorian Grey
d)
Gone with the Wind
34.
What happened to Johnny?
a)
He was murdered
b)
He broke his back
c)
He was lost and never returned
d)
He was killed in a car wreck
35.
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
36.
What was Dally complaining that the hospital staff wouldn't allow him to do?
a)
watch tv
b)
go smoke
c)
read a book
d)
hang with friends
37.
Who refuses to show up at the big rumble between the Socs and the greasers?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Randy
c)
Dally
d)
Bob
38.
At the beginning of the story, Ponyboy wishes he looks like
a)
Paul Newman
b)
A Social
c)
Sodapop
d)
Johnny
39.
Another name for a gun is:
a)
Old Colt
b)
Steel Eye
c)
Heater
d)
Shorty
40.
What did Ponyboy keep saying while he was sick?
a)
Sodapop killed Johnny
b)
He hates bologna.
c)
He wanted to see Cherry
d)
The Socials were people too
41.
Ponyboy's parents
a)
Were killed in an auto accident
b)
Were divorced
c)
Placed all three brothers up for adoption
d)
Gave up raising them and moved away
42.
While he was in school, Darry, Ponyboy's brother, was
a)
Captain of the football team
b)
Expelled for a knife fight in the parking lot
c)
Recruiting younger kids to join the greasers
d)
Valedictorian
43.
The soc that Ponyboy and Sodapop meet at the drive-in is
a)
Alayna Grellner
b)
Shareese Smith
c)
Julianna Cade
d)
Cherry Valance
44.
In a fight at the water fountain, Johnny
a)
Killed Bob with a knife
b)
Ran for help
c)
Was the first to see the policeman
d)
Accidentally left his blue-jeans jacket
45.
Ponyboy ran away from home because
a)
His dad threatened to harm him
b)
Darry threatened to kick him out
c)
Darry slapped him
d)
Sodapop told Dally he was with a Soc
46.
When Dally visited Ponyboy and Johnny he brought a letter from
a)
Johnny's father
b)
Cherry Valance
c)
Darry
d)
Sodapop
47.
While eating hot-fudge and barbecue sandwiches, Johnny
a)
Convinced the waitress they had no money
b)
Asked Ponyboy to take some of the blame
c)
Decided it was time to turn himself in
d)
Asked Dally to get him a gun
48.
Ponyboy and Johnny entered the church because
a)
They felt guilty after accidentally starting the fire
b)
There were children trapped inside
c)
Suicide was Johnny's best option
d)
Dally was stuck inside
49.
The two rival gangs depicted in the story are the
a)
Greasers and the Monkeys
b)
Blues and the Reds
c)
Greasers and the Socs
d)
Bloods and the Knights
50.
The main difference between the two rival gangs in the story is
a)
One group likes loafers the others wear sneakers
b)
One group has money and the other does not
c)
One group is vegetarian
d)
Republicans verses Democrats
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