WorksheetsThe Outsiders
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
narrator of the story
a)
Sandy
b)
Sodapop
c)
Ponyboy
2.
Ponyboy's smart, demanding oldest brother
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Tim
c)
Darry
3.
violent greaser with a long police record
a)
Two-Bit Matthews
b)
Randy
c)
Dally
4.
wise-cracker of the greasers, makes everyone laugh
a)
Tim Shepard
b)
Two Bit Matthews
c)
Johnny Cade
5.
Pretty, redheaded Soc; Bob's girlfriend
a)
Sandy
b)
Marcia
c)
Cherry Valance
6.
"pet" of the greasers; has abusive father
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Randy
c)
Sandy
7.
Leader of a gang that help the greasers in the Rumble
a)
Ben Fink
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Buck Merril
8.
Soc who tries to drown Pony
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Randy
c)
Bob Sheldon
9.
Soda's best friend; works at a gas station
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Adam Heffner
10.
In what decade does this novel take place?
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1980s
11.
Soda's girlfriend
a)
Marcia
b)
Destine
c)
Sandy
12.
The Outsiders is told through which point of view?
a)
third person
b)
second person
c)
first person
13.
Where do Johnny and Ponyboy hide out after Bob Sheldon is stabbed?
a)
at a an old abandoned house in Windrixville
b)
at a church in Windrixville
c)
your gramma's house
14.
What was the name of the book that Johnny and Ponyboy read while hiding out?
a)
Great Expectations
b)
Elmo's World, Volume I
c)
Gone With the Wind
15.
How did the Curtis brothers lose their parents?
a)
they died in a fire
b)
they died of cancer
c)
they died in a car accident
16.
who are the fuzz
a)
the cops
b)
the school
c)
the people
d)
the FBI
17.
What are the names of Ponyboy's brothers?
a)
Darry, and Sodapop
b)
rob or kyle
c)
ms Slaven
d)
Edward, and Robert
18.
Why did Ponyboy and Johnny run away?
a)
to be happy
b)
Johnny's parents died
c)
Johnny murdered a guy
d)
The police were after them
19.
Who did Ponyboy see die in the hospital?
a)
His parents
b)
Darry
c)
Johnny
d)
Dally
20.
What is Two-Bit's prized possession?
a)
His switchblade
b)
His car
c)
His lighter
d)
His necklace
21.
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
22.
“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
23.
Who wrote "The Outsiders"?
a)
C. S. Lewis
b)
J. R. R. Tolkien
c)
S. E. Hinton
d)
J. K. Rowling
24.
Who is the spy for the greasers?
a)
Mr. Curly Shepard
b)
Marcia
c)
Bob
d)
Cherry Valance
25.
Who says "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..."?
a)
Dally
b)
Cherry
c)
Johnny
d)
Sodapop
26.
Where was the 'hideout'?
a)
empty lot
b)
abandoned church
c)
Dally's house
d)
drive-in
27.
Where did the fellas eat in Windrixville?
a)
diner
b)
truck stop
c)
Dairy Queen
d)
Arbys
28.
What sport does Pony participate in?
a)
track
b)
tennis
c)
golf
d)
badmitten
29.
What is the main reason Pony tried to stay out of trouble?
a)
to avoid a beating
b)
to stay in the Boy Scouts
c)
to stay with his brothers
d)
to stay on the Honor Roll
30.
Who refuses to show up at the big rumble between the Socs and the greasers?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Randy
c)
Dally
d)
Bob
31.
In this novel another name for a cigarette is
a)
A smoke
b)
A weed
c)
A cig
d)
A white stick
32.
Another name for a gun is:
a)
Old Colt
b)
Steel Eye
c)
Heater
d)
Shorty
33.
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
34.
What kind of car did the Socs who jumped Johnny and Podyboy drive?
a)
Corvette
b)
Mustang
c)
Bel Air
d)
Charger
35.
“We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny.”
a)
Pony
b)
Dally
c)
Darry
d)
Cherry
36.
The one thing Johnny asks for when Two-Bit and Pony visit him is -
a)
chocolate cake
b)
cigarettes
c)
Gone with the Wind
37.
What keeps Darry from being a "Soc"?
a)
his job
b)
the gang
c)
his age
d)
his income
38.
Who bleached his hair?
a)
Johnny
b)
Steve
c)
Dally
d)
Ponyboy
39.
Who writes Ponyboy a letter?
a)
Soda
b)
Darry
c)
Dally
d)
Steve
40.
Why was Johnny called a 'hero'?
a)
they killed the bad guy
b)
they saved kids in a fire
c)
they helped the elderly
d)
they joined the Army
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