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WorksheetsThe Outsiders, Summative Quiz
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who does Ponyboy live with?
a)
His parents
b)
Darry and Sodapop
c)
Sodapop and Dally
d)
Darry and Johnny
2.
Which character was famous for shoplifting and his switch blade?
a)
Darry
b)
Dallas
c)
Steve Randle
d)
Two-Bit Mathews
3.
How do the boys get into the Nightly Double (Drive-In Movie)?
a)
Pay to get in
b)
Jump the fence
c)
Drive a car
d)
Bribe the cashier
4.
In this book, another name for a cigarette is
a)
A weed
b)
A smoke
c)
A cig
d)
A white stick
5.
The clue that helped the boys find Johnny after he was beaten up was his
a)
Yelling for help
b)
Footprint on the path
c)
Switch-blade knife
d)
Blue-jeans jacket
6.
If you lift something, what did you do?
a)
give it away
b)
break it
c)
throw it
d)
steal it
7.
Who wrote "The Outsiders"?
a)
C. S. Lewis
b)
J. R. R. Tolkien
c)
S. E. Hinton
d)
J. K. Rowling
8.
He has movie-star good looks
a)
Dally
b)
Sodapop
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
9.
The Soc with rings who beat up Johnny.
a)
Bob
b)
Paul
c)
Randy
d)
Darry
10.
A symbol of the greaser’s defiance is their
a)
junky cars
b)
madras shirts
c)
their beards
d)
hair
11.
When Ponyboy is talking to Cherry and he says, “I couldn’t ever cut anyone,” What does this reveal about his character?
a)
He is selfish and dishonest
b)
He is a good, sensitive, compassionate person
c)
He has courage and strength
d)
He does not know right from wrong
12.
In what decade does this novel take place?
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1980s
d)
1970s
13.
The Outsiders is told through which point of view?
a)
third person limited
b)
second person
c)
first person
d)
third person omniscient
14.
Who was the wise cracker of the gang?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two-Bit
15.
Read these sentences from chapter four: "Five Socs were coming straight at us, and from the way they were staggering I figured they were reeling pickled. That scared me. A cool deadly bluff could sometimes shake them off, but not if they outnumbered you five to two and were drunk." Based on context clues, what does "reeling pickled" mean?
a)
angry
b)
drunk
c)
bluffing
d)
swearing
16.
Why didn't Pony and Johnny run away from the Socs?
a)
They were so scared that they couldn't move.
b)
Two-Bit told them that he would be there soon.
c)
It was too late; they were on the way over when they saw them.
17.
According to Ponyboy, what punishment would Johnny face if convicted?
a)
life in Jail
b)
20 years in a reform school
c)
lethal injection
d)
electric chair
18.
Dally said to Ponyboy when he realized he was wet, "You'll die of pneumonia 'fore the cops ever get you." Which figurative language device is being used here?
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
19.
What did Dally give the boys?
a)
money, dry clothes, a loaded gun, and a plan
b)
money, cigarettes, and the name of someone to contact
c)
cigarettes, an unloaded gun, and some food
20.
What did the boys do to pass the time?
a)
go for long walks and watch the sunset
b)
play cards and read Gone With the Wind
c)
watch television and play "truth or dare"
21.
What two things motivated Johnny to stab Bob?
a)
Bob tried to choke Johnny and Randy punched him in the stomach.
b)
David was drowning Ponyboy and the others were going to beat up Johnny.
c)
Randy threatened to hurt Johnny's family
and Bob punched him in the stomach.
and Bob punched him in the stomach.
d)
David was chocking Ponyboy and the others threatened to go after Cherry and Marcia.
22.
Who did Johnny say was "gallant" like a southern gentleman?
a)
Darry
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Dally
d)
Two-Bit
23.
What does the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" mean?
a)
Just like the first signs of spring or a sunset, youth and innocence are only around for a short time.
b)
Just like leaves during the autumn, people live long lives but then drop and blow away.
c)
Gold is important in one's youth, but then people realize money cannot buy everything.
d)
Gold is not necessary for one's youth, but it does bring sunshine in later years.
24.
Which line from the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" represents a Biblical allusion?
a)
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
b)
So Eden sank to grief.
c)
So dawn goes down today.
d)
Nothing gold can stay.
25.
According to Sodapop, where do the police think the boys are?
a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
New York
d)
Texas
26.
What are the terms of the rumble?
a)
If the Socs win, the Greasers can never go to the West side again.
b)
If the Greasers win, they can start dating the Soc girls.
c)
If the Greasers win everything says the same, but if the Socs win the Greasers cannot drive their cars in the West Side.
d)
If the Socs win everything stays the same, but if the Greasers win the Socs have to stay out of the East Side.
27.
What is the genre of this novel?
a)
fantasy
b)
mystery
c)
realistic fiction
d)
science fiction
28.
Which act proved the cowardice of the Socs?
a)
They ran away and left Bob to die alone.
b)
They left the scene in order to go after Cherry and Marcia
c)
They threatened to blame Ponyboy for the stabbing.
d)
They teased Johnny about his home life.
29.
As Johnny is dying, he says that fighting is -
a)
fun
b)
useless
c)
important
30.
The person besides Ponyboy who seems to be most affected by Johnny's death is -
a)
Soda
b)
Cherry
c)
Dally
31.
"I had one of those dreams last night. The one I can't ever remember."
a)
Cherry
b)
Darry
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
32.
“I’m sick of all this. Sick and tired. Bob was a good guy. He was the best buddy a guy ever had. I mean, he was a good fighter and tuff and everything, but he was a real person, too. You dig?”
a)
Cherry
b)
Randy
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Dally
33.
“I don’t want to die now. It ain’t long enough. Sixteen years ain’t long enough.”
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Dally
c)
Soda
d)
Johnny
34.
“We gotta win that fight tonight. We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny.”
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Dally
c)
Darry
d)
Cherry
35.
“Listen, Soda, you and Ponyboy, if the fuzz show, you two beat it out of there. The rest of us can only get jailed. You two can get sent to a boys’ home."
a)
Johnny
b)
Darry
c)
Cherry
d)
Soda
36.
Ponyboy discovers through the newspaper that-
a)
He and Soda might be put in a boys' home
b)
Dally is being charged with Bob's death
c)
the Greasers will be watched more closely by the police
37.
Darry finds himself fighting against -
a)
the Soc who tried to drown Pony
b)
Cherry's boyfriend
c)
an old football teammate and friend
38.
Dally tells Ponyboy that Johnny wouldn't be dying if -
a)
he had learned to be tough
b)
his parents had loved him
c)
Ponyboy had taken care of him
39.
Ponyboy enjoys fighting.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
As they leave for the rumble, the Greasers sing songs about being underpriveledged children.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Darry does not look like a Greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Dally gets out of the hospital by threatening a nurse with a switchblade.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Ponyboy learns that Johnny is being charged with --
a)
first degree murder
b)
manslaughter
c)
no crime
44.
Read this excerpt from chapter 10:
"I remembered his voice: 'I'd been carrying a heater. It ain't loaded, but it sure does help a bluff. ' It was only yesterday that Dally told Johny and me that. But yesterday was years ago. A lifetime ago. "
The highlighted text uses which figurative language device?
"I remembered his voice: 'I'd been carrying a heater. It ain't loaded, but it sure does help a bluff. ' It was only yesterday that Dally told Johny and me that. But yesterday was years ago. A lifetime ago. "
The highlighted text uses which figurative language device?
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
similie
d)
imagery
45.
Read this excerpt from chapter 10. "I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winsont wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted."
How do we know that Dally meant to die?
How do we know that Dally meant to die?
a)
He left behind a note explaining that he was going to take his life.
b)
He pointed an unloaded gun at the police and knew they would shoot him.
c)
He told the doctor in the hospital not to treat his wounds with antibiotics.
d)
He charged the police with the switchblade and knew they would shoot him.
46.
"Someone cried, 'Glory, look at the kid!' And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly. What is meant by the highlighted words?
a)
Ponyboy fainted
b)
Ponyboy took a nap
c)
Ponyboy ran away
d)
Ponyboy followed the road
47.
What caused Ponyboy's symptoms?
a)
an infection
b)
exhaustion, shock, and a mild concussion
c)
virus, shock
d)
skin disease, large concussion
48.
How did Ponyboy get hurt?
a)
He fell down and hit his head.
b)
He fell off of his motorcycle.
c)
He broke his back in the fire.
d)
He got kicked in the head by a Soc.
49.
"Southern gentlemen with big black eyes in blue jeans and t-shirts..."
Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?
Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?
a)
himself
b)
Dally
c)
Johnny
d)
Soda
50.
When Ponyboy was sick, why didn't he eat?
a)
he felt nauseous all of the time
b)
He was protesting Johnny's death
c)
He said everything tasted like baloney.
d)
He was afraid it would make him sicker.
51.
Who felt bad about disappointing his dad?
a)
David
b)
Randy
c)
Steve
d)
Two-bit
52.
What did Ponyboy say that was strange?
a)
He wanted to become a doctor and cure cancer.
b)
He wanted to quit school and join the army.
c)
Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) killed Bob.
d)
Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) wanted to kill Randy
53.
What made Ponyboy proud during the hearing?
a)
The judge told him he heard about his track record.
b)
The pictures from the newspaper were shown.
c)
Darry and Soda said Ponyboy was a good student
d)
Both Darry and Soda admitted Dally was their friend.
54.
What was the result of the hearing?
a)
Ponyboy was acquitted and the case was closed.
b)
Ponyboy was put on probation for two years.
c)
Ponyboy would only be removed from the home for six months.
d)
Ponyboy would have to spend some time in the reformatory.
55.
Why didn't the judge ask Ponyboy about the shooting?
a)
The doctor talked to the judge in advance.
b)
Ponyboy's lawyer objected when he mentioned it.
c)
Ponyboy started trembling when he mentioned it.
d)
Darry asked him not to talk about it.
56.
Even though Ponyboy went after two Socs with a broken bottle, what action let the reader know that Ponyboy wasn't hardened like a hood?
a)
Ponyboy told them he was sorry.
b)
Ponyboy dropped the bottle and ran.
c)
Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle.
d)
Ponyboy wrote them a letter of apology.
57.
Why was Soda in a bad mood?
a)
A Soc called him a dropout.
b)
He lost his job at the auto shop.
c)
A man from the government wants to talk with him about Ponyboy.
d)
The letter from Sandy came back in the mail unopened.
58.
What did Ponyboy and Darry promise Soda?
a)
They would beat up the Soc that called him names.
b)
They would talk things out instead of fighting.
c)
They would write Sandy a letter for him.
d)
They would clean up the house.
59.
"You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?
a)
Steve
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two Bit
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