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WorksheetsThe Outsiders Ch. 1-5
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of the novel?
a)
Darry
b)
Steve
c)
Soda
d)
Ponyboy
2.
The Outsiders take place in
a)
a small town in Alabama
b)
a big city in Illinois
c)
a small town in Oklahoma
d)
a big city in Texas
3.
Darry Curtis can be characterized as
a)
tough and mean
b)
anxious and nervous
c)
strict and firm
d)
fun-loving and lovable
4.
Who are Ponyboy's brothers?
a)
Darry and Soda
b)
Darry and Dally
c)
Soda and Dally
d)
Johnny and Steve
5.
Why is Darry so hard on Ponyboy?
a)
He likes to boss Ponyboy around.
b)
He feels responsible for his parents death.
c)
He wants Pony to have the life he didn't have.
6.
Why did Ponyboy walk to the movies by himself?
a)
He was mad at his brothers.
b)
He likes to watch movies alone.
c)
He was skipping school.
d)
He was hiding from the Socs.
7.
How did the Curtis brothers’ parents die?
a)
In a car accident.
b)
In a boating accident.
c)
In a roller-coaster accident.
d)
They didn't die.
8.
Ponyboy loves someone more than his parents. Who?
a)
Darry
b)
Soda
c)
Himself
d)
Johnny
9.
Cherry Valance is
a)
a soc
b)
a greaser
c)
Sodapop's girlfriend
d)
Ponyboy's girlfriend
10.
Why did Darry not go to college?
a)
He didn't want to.
b)
He couldn't afford it.
c)
It was too far away.
d)
He wasn't smart enough.
11.
Who was the wise cracker of the gang?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two-Bit
12.
Who is the youngest one in the gang?
a)
Johnny
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Two Bit
d)
Dally
13.
He was frightened and abused by his parents.
a)
Dally
b)
Soda
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
14.
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
a)
rainbows
b)
sunsets
c)
love
d)
hate
15.
Why will Cherry most likely not speak to Ponyboy if she sees him at school?
a)
She doesn't really like him.
b)
She says they have nothing in common.
c)
She doesn't want to ruin her reputation.
d)
She feels like she is cheating on Bob.
16.
Which piece of text evidence proves that Cherry valance trusts Ponyboy?
a)
"I don't know why I could talk to her; maybe for the same reason she could talk to me" (Hinton 39).
b)
"She was coming through to me all right, probably because I was a greaser, and younger; she didn't have to keep her guard up with me" (Hinton 38).
c)
"That was the truth. Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness" (Hinton 38).
17.
The Soc with rings who beat up Johnny.
a)
Bob
b)
Paul
c)
Randy
d)
Darry
18.
What caused Ponyboy to run away?
a)
Darry hit him.
b)
Sodapop was mean to him.
c)
He was tired of being a Greaser.
d)
He was sad that Cherry wouldn't talk to him at school.
19.
Where were Johnny and Ponyboy when they got jumped?
a)
School
b)
The vacant lot
c)
The church
d)
The park
20.
Why did Johnny stab Bob?
a)
He didn't like him
b)
He and the others were trying to drown Pony in the fountian
c)
Bob and the others were trying to stab Ponyboy
d)
He didn't stab Bob
21.
Johnny and Ponyboy go to Dally after Bob is killed. From this decision, we can infer that _______.
a)
They aren't good decision makers
b)
They know Dally knows best how to run from the law.
c)
Dally won't be mad at them.
d)
they will be caught.
22.
What did Dallas give Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
a pack of gum and $10
b)
nothing
c)
a loaded gun and $50
d)
a knife and cigarettes
23.
How did Ponyboy and Johnny get to the old church?
a)
Dallas drove them
b)
They hopped a freight train
c)
Bus
d)
They walked
24.
What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read?
a)
The Time Machine
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Tom Sawyer
d)
Outlaws of the Old West
25.
What poem does Ponyboy recite when he and Johnny watch the sunrise?
a)
"The Road Not Taken"
b)
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
c)
"Birches"
d)
"Mending Wall"
26.
Sodapop gives Dally a letter to give to Ponyboy. From this we can assume that Soda
a)
cares about Ponyboy.
b)
is going to try to find Ponyboy.
c)
plans to tell Darry about the boys running away.
d)
will never see his brother again.
27.
"He like fights, blondes, and for some ____ reason, school."
a)
unfathomable
b)
ornery
c)
sullen
d)
gallant
28.
"...We had picked uo two girls, and classy ones at that...'Okay,' I said _____, 'might as well.'"
a)
nonchalantly
b)
doggedly
c)
gallantly
d)
contemptuously
29.
Thank goodness Tara got _____, she never committed the crime in the first place.
a)
acquitted
b)
grimace
c)
stupor
d)
exploit
30.
His scurvy-ravaged legs gave under him and he____________ with the pain.
a)
winced
b)
bewildering
c)
apprehensive
d)
contemptuously
31.
I think that swimming in the ocean during January is ___________, but my dad thinks it is perfectly safe.
a)
scarce
b)
ornery
c)
reckless
d)
liable
32.
____________ means that you follow the crowd and make yourself like everyone else in your group.
a)
conformity
b)
bleak
c)
leery
d)
ging
33.
The soldier displayed __________ when he refused to run the 10 miles his superior officer ordered him to complete.
a)
defiance
b)
contempt
c)
bleak
d)
scarce
34.
My ___________ of a bad result prevented me from going along with that group to break into the abandoned building.
a)
contempt
b)
premonition
c)
ornery
d)
recurring
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