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WorksheetsThe Outsiders
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 48mins
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1.
Plot is the sequence of events in a work of literature. It includes…
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
conflict
d)
all of them
2.
The plot of The Outsiders opens quickly with Ponyboy getting “jumped” by a rival gang, the Socs. Define the word “jumped” as it is used in the above sentence.
a)
to push yourself off the ground with your fee
b)
to be happily surprised
c)
to be suddenly attacked without warning
d)
to accidentally bump into someone or something
3.
The reader can tell the story probably took place in the 1960s by the references to…
a)
Beatle haircuts and Elvis Presley
b)
switchblades and “heaters”
c)
rodeos, barrel racing, and the Slash J Ranch
d)
olive-colored jeans and black leather jackets
4.
Characters can be classified as…
a)
major and minor
b)
static and dynamic
c)
antagonist and protagonist
d)
all of the above
5.
Ascertain the dynamic character?
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Darry
c)
Dallas Winston
d)
Two-Bit Mathews
6.
What is characterization?
a)
The way the author reveals character traits to the reader.
b)
The way the author develops conflict within a text.
c)
The way the reader brainstorms how to create a character.
d)
The way the reader describes the characters in a story.
7.
Determine which type of characterization is being used in the following excerpt...
“Darry is six-feet-two, and broad shouldered and muscular. He has dark brown hair that kicks out in the front and a slight cowlick in the back...He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice” (Hinton 6).
“Darry is six-feet-two, and broad shouldered and muscular. He has dark brown hair that kicks out in the front and a slight cowlick in the back...He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice” (Hinton 6).
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
8.
In the excerpt, “Darry is six-feet-two, and broad shouldered and muscular. He has dark brown hair that kicks out in the front and a slight cowlick in the back...He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice” (Hinton 6).
Hinton states that Darry’s eyes are “like two pieces of pale blue-green ice” (Hinton 6).
Identify what figurative language device is being utilized?
Hinton states that Darry’s eyes are “like two pieces of pale blue-green ice” (Hinton 6).
Identify what figurative language device is being utilized?
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
9.
During the exposition of the novel, Hinton describes Soda as “...always happy-go-lucky and grinning” (Hinton 3).
Identify what figurative language device is being utilized?
Identify what figurative language device is being utilized?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
10.
As it is used in the above excerpt, “happy-go-lucky” can be defined as?
a)
thinking carefully
b)
carefree and easy going
c)
acting without thinking
d)
impulsive
11.
Two-Bit thinks that fist fighting “blows off steam better than anything” (Hinton 27).
Identify what figurative language device is being utilized?
Identify what figurative language device is being utilized?
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
12.
What is the meaning of aloofness as it is used in the following excerpt from The Outsiders?
“Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through. I had seen a social-club rumble once. The Socs even fought cold and practically and impersonally” (Hinton 34).
“Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through. I had seen a social-club rumble once. The Socs even fought cold and practically and impersonally” (Hinton 34).
a)
warm, friendly
b)
approachable, outgoing
c)
not friendly, distant
d)
shy, introverted
13.
Foreshadowing can be defined as?
a)
an action that interrupts a piece of literature.
b)
imagery which recalls an event that occurred at an earlier time.
c)
the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen next in a piece of literature.
d)
none of the above
14.
Read the following excerpt and then identify which literary technique is being utilized.
“We were careful with our cigarettes - if that old church caught fire there’d be no stopping it” (Hinton 79).
“We were careful with our cigarettes - if that old church caught fire there’d be no stopping it” (Hinton 79).
a)
flashback
b)
direct characterization
c)
indirect characterization
d)
foreshadowing
15.
Identify the point of view of the given excerpt.
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home” (Hinton 3).
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home” (Hinton 3).
a)
second person
b)
first person
c)
third person, ominiscent
d)
third person, limited
16.
Johnny Cade is a _____________________ in the novel.
a)
character
b)
narrator
c)
conflict
d)
exposition
17.
Ponyboy Curtis is a ___________________ in the novel.
a)
antagonist
b)
narrator
c)
third person, omniscent
d)
resolution
18.
Which of the following is a fact rather than an opinion from The Outsiders?
a)
Cherry was more sensitive than her friend Marcia.
b)
The bravest thing Johnny did was decide to turn himself in.
c)
third person, omniscent
d)
Ponyboy’s parents had been killed in an auto wreck.
19.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
a)
“As a result, Johnny never spoke to girls much...” (Hinton 32)
b)
“...they would be as close as they used to be” (Hinton 42)
c)
“Steve closed his eyes for a second and muffled a groan as he dropped on his knees beside Soda” (Hinton 29)
d)
“They were all as tough as nails and looked it” (Hinton 9)
20.
Which of the following examples are metaphors?
a)
A. “We could see for miles; see the ribbon of highway” (Hinton 66)
b)
B. "‘Shoot, kid’--- he grinned wolfishly--- ‘them boys at the station know me by now’”(Hinton 71)
c)
C. “The cinders and embers began falling on us, stinging and smarting like ants” (Hinton 79)
d)
A and B
21.
“Nature’s first green is gold” is an example of which literary device?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
personification
22.
Johnny and Dally’s death represent the ____________________ in the novel.
a)
falling action
b)
climax
c)
resolution
d)
plot
23.
Two-Bit’s prized possession, which he loans to Dally, is what?
a)
his beat-up car
b)
a black-handled switchblade
c)
a pearl-handled comb
d)
a lucky gold piece
24.
Why did Ponyboy leave the house and tell Johnny they were running away?
a)
Steve and Two-Bit had teased him about being afraid to rumble.
b)
Darry had slapped him when they were arguing.
c)
Dally had come over and said Ponyboy had better not talk to Cherry again.
d)
Soda had yelled at him for walking home alone.
25.
What can the reader infer from the following excerpt?
“Johnny was breathing heavily and I noticed he was staring at the Soc’s hand. He was wearing three heavy rings” (Hinton 39).
“Johnny was breathing heavily and I noticed he was staring at the Soc’s hand. He was wearing three heavy rings” (Hinton 39).
a)
Johnny was thinking of how to steal the rings.
b)
Johnny was jealous he did not have nice jewelry.
c)
Johnny was upset because the mentioned Soc stole his rings.
d)
Johnny was nervous because this was the same Soc who beat him up four months prior.
26.
When Ponyboy came to after he was almost drowned in the fountain, he discovered that Johnny had stabbed and killed Bob, a Soc. The reader can infer that Johnny?
a)
had killed Bob to prove to Dally and the others that he wasn’t weak.
b)
had become frightened and panicked when he remembered how badly the Socs had beaten him before.
c)
felt brave and relieved to have finally stood up for himself after being bullied by the Socs for so long.
d)
had been whipped into an angry frenzy after one of the Socs had made a comment about his lack of strength.
27.
What was the Soc’s reaction when Johnny stabbed Bob?
a)
They hit Johnny more.
b)
They went for the police.
c)
They ran.
d)
They tried to save Bob.
28.
The Socs were often described in the novel as a “snarling, distrustful, bickering pack” (Hinton 24). Identify what figurative language device is being utilized.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
none of the above
29.
Dally provides Johnny and Pony with all of the following EXCEPT?
a)
money
b)
a gun
c)
a map
d)
a plan
30.
Pony doesn’t want to cut his hair because?
a)
Darry and Soda forbade him to ever cut his hair.
b)
the disguise would make him look too old.
c)
long hair is the greaser’s trademark.
d)
it wouldn’t make a difference anyway.
31.
While Pony and Johnny hide in the church, they pass the time by?
a)
telling stories.
b)
writing letters.
c)
reading Gone with the Wind.
d)
reviewing the murder.
32.
What is the meaning of gallant as it is used in the following excerpt from The Outsiders.
“...but one night I saw Dally gettin' picked up by the fuzz, and he kept real cool and calm the whole time. They was gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that. And Dally knew it. But he just took the sentence withoutbattin' an eye or even denyin' it. That's gallant" (Hinton 65).
“...but one night I saw Dally gettin' picked up by the fuzz, and he kept real cool and calm the whole time. They was gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that. And Dally knew it. But he just took the sentence withoutbattin' an eye or even denyin' it. That's gallant" (Hinton 65).
a)
cowardly
b)
decietful
c)
unobservant
d)
courageous
33.
Which phrase from the above excerpt best helps the reader understand the meaning of gallant?
a)
“...but one night I saw Dally gettin' picked up by the fuzz…”
b)
“...he kept real cool and calm the whole time.”
c)
“But he just took the sentence without battin' an eye or even denyin' it.”
d)
"They was gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building…”
34.
Identify one of the reasons Dally gives Johnny for not turning himself in?
a)
Dally would get in trouble.
b)
Johnny would get the electric chair.
c)
Dally didn’t want Johnny to end up like him.
d)
Johnny’s parents don’t care.
35.
What can be inferred when Dally talks to Johnny about jail?
a)
He is proud of his past.
b)
He is cold and mean
c)
He actually cares about something.
d)
Jail had no effect on him.
36.
The only time Pony sees Johnny without a suspicious, defeated look is when?
a)
after he kills the Soc.
b)
when he saves the children.
c)
after a fight.
d)
at the drive-in.
37.
What event which allows Pony to realize that Darry actually cares about him?
a)
When Pony sees Darry cry at the hospital.
b)
Pony never makes this realization.
c)
When Pony is almost killed in the park.
d)
Pony never doubted Darry’s love for him.
38.
Randy comes to see Pony because he?
a)
wants to congratulate him on saving the children from the fire.
b)
is still angry at Pony and the greasers.
c)
wants to give Pony his missing school work.
d)
wants to talk about the hearing.
39.
During the visit, Randy comments about Pony’s heroic act and how he wouldn’t have thought a greaser capable of such a feat. Pony reacts by saying, “Greaser didn’t have anything to do with it...it’s the individual” (Hinton 97). What does Pony mean by this?
a)
Most Socs wouldn’t have saved the children.
b)
Most greasers wouldn’t have saved the children.
c)
You can’t tell everything about a person based on their group.
d)
Only he and Johnny would have done something like that.
40.
Randy tells Pony fighting will do no good because?
a)
greasers will still be at the bottom.
b)
Socs will still be Socs
c)
it doesn’t prove anything
d)
all of the above
41.
Randy decides not to participate in the rumble because?
a)
he feels he has disappointed his parents enough already.
b)
he is still mourning over Bob’s death.
c)
he is sick of fighting
d)
he is scared to fight the greasers.
42.
Pony feels the only good reason for fighting is?
a)
revenge
b)
self-defense
c)
pride
d)
fun
43.
What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents but never got?
a)
money
b)
love
c)
to spoil him
d)
to tell him no
44.
Analyze what the following quote means. “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too” (Hinton 40).
a)
Socs are cool and distant like the sun.
b)
Sunsets are beautiful to observe.
c)
Greasers and Socs are from different sides of town.
d)
Socs and greasers aren't so different.
45.
In Johnny’s last message to Pony, he tells him to “stay gold.” What does he mean by this?
a)
get revenge
b)
stay innocent
c)
stay away from Dally
d)
go to college
46.
How does Pony react to Johnny’s death?
a)
hitting his fist against the wall.
b)
hating the Socs.
c)
being in denial about Johnny’s death.
d)
fighting with Dally.
47.
What is the meaning of delirious as it is used in the following excerpt from The Outsiders. "You got a concussion from getting kicked in the head--- Soda saw it. He landed all over that Soc. I've never seen him so mad. I think he could have whipped anyone, in the state he was in. Today's Tuesday, and you've been asleep and delirious since Saturday night. Don't you remember?" (Hinton 134).
a)
a confused state of mind
b)
not being able to focus on a given task
c)
having nightmares
d)
sleepwalking
48.
The first line and the last line of the novel are the same. What can the reader infer?
a)
Ponyboy was going to the movies again at the end of the novel.
b)
The end of the novel is a flashback to the beginning scene.
c)
The novel The Outsiders is actually Ponyboy’s English essay.
d)
none of the above
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