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WorksheetsThe Outsiders. (Book and Movie)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Greaser?
a)
someone who is popular in high school
b)
someone who likes to change the oil of a car
c)
someone who is an outcast and wears their hair long
d)
someone who is rich and donates to charity
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which Soc did Dallas say became a spy for the Greasers?
a)
Bob
b)
Randy
c)
Cherry
d)
None of these
5.
Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help after Bob dies?
a)
Darry
b)
Two-bit
c)
No one
d)
Dally
6.
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.
7.
What keeps Darry from being a "Soc"?
a)
his job
b)
the gang
c)
his age
d)
his income
8.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Johhny
b)
Dally
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
Ponyboy
9.
What sport does Pony participate in?
a)
track
b)
tennis
c)
golf
d)
badmitten
10.
What means the same things as
cigarette
cigarette
a)
weed
b)
stoggie
11.
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
12.
What injuries did Pony get from the fire?
a)
a broken back
b)
a burnt arm
c)
a few bruises and a couple burns
d)
A hurt ego
13.
What is a soc?
a)
an outcast
b)
the popular rich kids from the west side
c)
the poor kids from the east side
14.
Why do Darry, Soda and Pony get to stay together?
a)
Their house will be foreclosed on
b)
They will be sent to a boys home
c)
Darry is in charge of them and makes sure they behave
15.
A 'broad' is:
a)
a person who is a criminal
b)
a person who is angry
c)
a cigarette
d)
a derogatory word for a girl
16.
To be 'jumped' means to:
a)
be attacked
b)
slug someone
c)
be angry
d)
swear or curse
17.
If you want someone to 'shut your trap' you want them to:
a)
rob someone
b)
be quiet
c)
swear or curse
d)
get in a fight
18.
When Pony's done with the story, he realized Cherry looks ...
a)
sad
b)
shocked
19.
Johnny is a brave kid. He always does well in rumbles, but this was too much. Now he carries ...
a)
a gun
b)
a six-inch switch blade
20.
Who do you think this is?
a)
Dally and Cherry
b)
Pony and Cherry
c)
Johnny and Cherry
d)
Steve and Cherry
21.
Waiting for the refreshments, Pony feels a little nervous. He doesn't want to get in trouble for hanging out with ...
a)
a cheerleader
b)
a Soc girl
22.
The seats for people without cars are empty, except for two girls in the front. What are their names?
a)
Claire and Moira
b)
Sherry and Melanie
c)
Cherry and Marcia
d)
Cher and Mary
23.
What boy talks dirty to the girls and behaves outrageously?
a)
Dally
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Steve
24.
Ponyboy’s parents
a)
Were divorced
b)
Were killed in an auto accident
c)
Placed all three brothers up for adoption
d)
Gave up raising their children and moved away
25.
When Ponyboy is talking to Cherry and he says, “I couldn’t ever cut anyone,” What
does this reveal about his character?
does this reveal about his character?
a)
He is a selfish scoundrel
b)
He is a good, sensitive, compassionate person
c)
He has courage and strength
d)
He does not know right from wrong
26.
The following is an example of which type of figurative language?
"Nature's first green is gold,"
"Nature's first green is gold,"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
27.
How does Frost’s poem relate to The Outsiders?
a)
Ponyboy learns that good things in life don’t always last.
b)
Ponyboy learns the flowers are beautiful.
c)
Ponyboy learns to fake his emotions.
d)
Ponyboy learns to make new friends.
28.
What is Johnny's charge?
a)
First degree murder
b)
Second degree murder
c)
Manslaughter
d)
drug dealing
29.
What is Pony's fear in this chapter?
a)
that they will be killed by the socs
b)
that he will be haunted by Bob
c)
that he and his brothers will be put in a boys home
d)
that Cherry will betray them
30.
According to Ponyboy, Soda reminds him of
a)
Mickey Mouse
b)
a palomino colt
c)
a bronze statue
d)
a stalk of wheat in the golden sun
31.
When asked by a reporter about what he wished to do when he got home, Pony said,
a)
"Eat chocolate cake"
b)
"Visit my parents' grave."
c)
"Take a bath"
d)
"Sleep."
32.
Why did Dally hit Ponyboy on the back with a board?
a)
His back was on fire.
b)
He was mad at him.
c)
Ponyboy hit him first.
33.
What did Ponyboy realize about Darry?
a)
Darry was still angry at him.
b)
Darry was even more angry than before.
c)
Darry really did care about him and loved him.
d)
Darry didn't want him to ever come home again.
34.
Who sent Ponyboy a letter?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Darry
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Steve
35.
Who wrote this poem that Ponyboy recited?
"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
a)
Robert Frost
b)
Shel Silverstein
c)
Shakespeare
d)
e e cummings
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