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WorksheetsThe Outsiders Reading Check - Chapter 1-2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of the story in The Outsiders?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Darry
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
2.
What is a greaser?
a)
tough guy, usually poor, common name for a "bad" guy in the 50s - 60s
b)
higher class kids, even though there wasn't consequences, they often behaved badly
c)
slave traders, before the 16th century
d)
Elvis Presley's groupies
3.
What happened to the narrator on the way home from the movies at the beginning of Chapter 1?
a)
He gets lost and some guys give him a ride home.
b)
He gets jumped by a group of "socials" and his friends come to his rescue.
c)
He gets kicked out of school for being a "hood".
d)
He falls asleep at the movie and gets yelled at by his brother when he gets home.
4.
What character is MOST similar - in both appearance and personality - to the narrator?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Dally
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
5.
What is the narrator's relationship to Darry and Sodapop?
a)
They are brothers.
b)
They are friends.
c)
They are from rival gangs.
d)
They don't know each other.
6.
Why does the gang treat Johnny like their "pet" or a sad "puppy"?
a)
He is too weak and scared to defend himself.
b)
He carries a switchblade (knife) and the gang is scared of him.
c)
He is the youngest of the gang, and too little to defend himself.
d)
He was viciously beaten by the Socs and he gets beat at home by his father and ignored by his mother.
7.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
The Socs get editorials in the paper for being a public _________ one day and an asset to society the next.
The Socs get editorials in the paper for being a public _________ one day and an asset to society the next.
a)
Disgrace
b)
Reckless
c)
Winced
d)
Nonchalantly
8.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
He has a sensitive face that somehow manages to be ________ and thoughtful at the same time.
He has a sensitive face that somehow manages to be ________ and thoughtful at the same time.
a)
Disgrace
b)
Reckless
c)
Winced
d)
greaser
9.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
He liked fights, blondes, and for some ________________ reason, school.
He liked fights, blondes, and for some ________________ reason, school.
a)
Disgrace
b)
Winced
c)
Unfathomable
d)
Nonchalantly
10.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
Dally grinned ________, "I'm never nice."
Dally grinned ________, "I'm never nice."
a)
disgrace
b)
reckless
c)
unfathomable
d)
roguishly
11.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
"Okay," I said ____________, "might as well." I didn't care if we went or not.
"Okay," I said ____________, "might as well." I didn't care if we went or not.
a)
nonchalantly
b)
reckless
c)
winced
d)
disgrace
12.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.
Johnny's eyes went round and he __________, as though I'd belted him
Johnny's eyes went round and he __________, as though I'd belted him
a)
disgrace
b)
reckless
c)
winced
d)
roguishly
13.
What two rules do the greasers have if you are a part of their "gang"?
a)
"Smoke burners" & "Beat up Socs"
b)
"Quit school" & "Get in fights"
c)
"Don't get caught" & "Stick together"
d)
"Wear leather" & "Shoplift Anything"
14.
Which gang member dropped out of school to work at the auto shop because he "wasn't good in school"?
a)
Darry
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Sodapop
d)
Johnny
15.
What happened to the narrator's parents in the story The Outsiders?
a)
They had to take jobs in another state, so they left him with his brother.
b)
They divorced and left him with his brother.
c)
They died when he was just a baby.
d)
They were killed in a car accident less than a year before the story takes place.
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