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WorksheetsThe Outsiders ch 1-6
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Rank" mean?
a)
Cops
b)
Girls
c)
Carefree
d)
Lousy
2.
What does it mean to be in "the cooler"?
a)
To be in a fridge
b)
To be in jail
c)
To be really cold
d)
To be mad at someone
3.
Fuzz is another word for...
a)
Cops
b)
Teachers
c)
Bad Guys
d)
Parents
4.
The Outsiders is told through which point of view?
a)
third person
b)
second person
c)
first person
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Pony doesn't want to cut off his hair because it is part of his identity as a greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Ponyboy's lighthearted older brother
a)
Sodapop
b)
Rootbeer
c)
Randy
10.
Ponyboy's smart, demanding oldest brother
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Tim
c)
Darry
11.
violent greaser with a long police record
a)
Two-Bit Matthews
b)
Randy
c)
Dally
12.
wise-cracker of the greasers, makes everyone laugh
a)
Tim Shepard
b)
Two Bit Matthews
c)
Johnny Cade
13.
"pet" of the greasers; has abusive father
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Randy
c)
Sandy
14.
Soda's best friend; works at a gas station
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Adam Heffner
15.
In what decade does this novel take place?
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1980s
16.
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
17.
How did Ponyboy describe their new haircuts?
a)
like being a 12 year old boy
b)
he said nothing about their haircuts
c)
like being in a Halloween costume you can't get out of
d)
they looked silly
18.
Which Soc did Dallas say became a spy for the Greasers?
a)
Bob
b)
Randy
c)
Cherry
d)
None of these
19.
The abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide is located near which town?
a)
Tulsa
b)
Guthrie
c)
Windrixville
d)
Bartlesville
20.
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"
21.
In the book, what is another name for a gun?
a)
Old Colt
b)
Steel Eye
c)
Heater
d)
Shorty
22.
Choose the best description of Darry.
a)
6 feet 2, broad shoulders, and muscular. Ice-blue/green eyes and dark brown hair. 22 years old but looks older. He is cool and tough.
b)
Gigantic, both tall and heavy. Loves to cause trouble and pick fights. Green eyes with black hair slicked back. Never attends school.
c)
Happy, cheerful, and easy to talk to. Golden blonde locks of hair that he combs back. Everybody loves Darry.
d)
Hard working, tough guy with a lot of hatred for the world. Doesn't like to socialize. He's tall and handsome.
23.
What three characters are brothers?
a)
Darry, Johnny, and Sodapop
b)
Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry
c)
Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Steve
d)
Ponyboy, Darry, and Johnny
24.
a)
This is a Soc.
b)
This is a Greaser.
c)
This is Randy.
d)
This is Bob.
25.
a)
This is an old junker.
b)
This is Buck Merril's car.
c)
This is a Corvair.
d)
This is the car Dally drove to Jay Mountain.
26.
When the author gives a clue as to what might happen.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
foreshadowing
d)
irony
27.
The central message or lesson about life in a story.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
irony
d)
theme
28.
How are Greasers different from Socs?
a)
Greasers are from the east side of town.They are poor and usually in trouble with the law.
b)
Socs (Socials) are from the west side of town. They come from wealthy families and have fancy cars and parties.
c)
Both A and B
d)
none of the above
29.
What separates Socs and Greasers?
a)
Feeling
b)
Money
30.
Who wrote "The Outsiders"?
a)
C. S. Lewis
b)
J. R. R. Tolkien
c)
S. E. Hinton
d)
J. K. Rowling
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