WorksheetsThe Outsiders Unit Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify Darry, Soda and Ponyboy.
a)
They are "Greasers,"members of a gang of friends who look out for each other.
b)
They are orphaned brothers who live alone on the East Side.
c)
They are supportive of their friends, treating them like family members
d)
All of these options are correct
2.
Who did Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly Double?
a)
They met Sandy and Jodi.
b)
They met Cherry and Marcia, two Soc girls.
c)
They met up with Darry.
d)
They didn't meet anyone.
3.
Ponyboy was somewhat surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia. Why?
a)
They were Socs; he was a Greaser.
b)
No Soc girls had ever spoken to him in his life.
c)
They were older than him.
d)
He had known them from before.
4.
To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob?
a)
Dally
b)
Darry
c)
Sodapop
d)
Two-Bit
5.
When Dally finally arrives at the church, what does he bring?
a)
He brings a note from Soda to Pony.
b)
He brings Darry.
c)
He brings hamburgers and candy.
d)
He brings a note from Cherry to Pony.
6.
Describe Johnny's relationship with his parents.
a)
They ignored him or beat him up all of the time.
b)
They love and adore him.
c)
They are worried when he goes missing.
d)
They realize and regret how bad they have been as parents, and want to make it up to Johnny.
7.
When Johnny's mother came to visit him at the hospital, what was Johnny's reaction?
a)
He rejects her visit; he tells the nurse he does not want to see his mother.
b)
He has her ushered right in.
c)
He asks her to bring his father too.
d)
He will talk to her only if the other Greasers are in the room to support him.
8.
Who "won" the rumble?
a)
The Greasers
b)
The Socs
c)
Tim Shepard's gang only
d)
The Brumly Boys only
9.
What advice did Dally give to Pony on the way to the hospital after the rumble?
a)
"You'd better wise up, Pony. You get tough like me and you don't get hurt."
b)
"Stay gold, Ponyboy."
c)
"Nothing gold can stay."
d)
All of these options are correct.
10.
What did Pony decide was the reason Dally couldn't take Johnny's death?
a)
Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.
b)
Dally was weaker than Pony thought.
c)
Dally was too cold blooded.
d)
Dally thought Johnny would help him escape gang life.
11.
Why did Dally rob the grocery store and then raise his unloaded gun to the police?
a)
Dally was playing around and didn't realize that this would go badly.
b)
Dally wanted to be arrested so he would have a safe place to stay.
c)
Dally Winston wanted to be dead, and Dally always got what he wanted.
d)
Dally was trying to take his mind off of his pain.
12.
What was the result of Ponyboy's court hearing?
a)
Pony received jail time.
b)
Pony was found to be guilty.
c)
Pony was acquitted and the case was closed.
d)
Pony was sent to live in an orphanage.
13.
Johnny's note made several points. What were they?
a)
He didn't mind dying for those kids because he thought their lives were worth more.
b)
Pony should stay gold -- never become jaded or hardened.
c)
Pony still has time to make whatever life he wants for himself.
d)
All of these options are correct.
14.
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
a)
"Tell my mother I'm sorry."
b)
"Win the rumble for me."
c)
"Remember to look out for yourself, Ponyboy."
d)
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold...."
15.
Who is Ponyboy's lighthearted older brother?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Rootbeer
c)
Randy
d)
Two-Bit
16.
Who is Ponyboy's smart, demanding oldest brother?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Tim
c)
Darry
d)
Dally
17.
Who is a violent greaser with a long police record?
a)
Two-Bit Matthews
b)
Randy
c)
Dally
d)
Darry
18.
Who is wise-cracker of the greasers, makes everyone laugh
a)
Tim Shepard
b)
Two-Bit Matthews
c)
Johnny Cade
d)
Randy Adderson
19.
Who is the "pet" of the Greasers, who everyone feels they must protect?
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Randy Adderson
c)
Ponyboy Curtis
d)
Two-Bit Matthews
20.
Who is the pretty, redheaded Soc, who, even though she is Bob's girlfriend, ends up spying for the Greasers?
a)
Sandy
b)
Marcia
c)
Cherry
d)
Annel
21.
Who is Cherry's best friend and Randy's girlfriend?
a)
Abby
b)
Sandy
c)
Marcia
d)
Cherry
22.
Who is the leader of a Greaser gang that helped the greasers in the rumble?
a)
Ben Fink
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Buck Merril
d)
Paul Holden
23.
Who is the Soc who tries to drown Ponyboy?
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Randy Adderson
c)
Bob Sheldon
d)
Buck Merrill
24.
Who is Soda's best friend who works at a gas station and is good with cars?
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Adam Heffner
d)
Paul Holden
25.
Who is Soda's girlfriend who can't marry him because she is moving away?
a)
Marcia
b)
Cherry
c)
Sandy
d)
Sylvia
26.
In what decade does this novel take place?
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1980s
d)
1970's
27.
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 grandma's house
d)
at the Dingo
28.
What is the main reason that the Greasers and the Socs fight?
a)
They like different music
b)
They like different football teams
c)
They are from different social classes
d)
They like the same girls and want to date them.
29.
Darry didn't go to college because he had to take care of his brothers.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Pony doesn't want to cut off his hair because it is part of his identity as a greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Johnny leaves a note for Pony inside a book telling him to get even with the Socs.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
According to Cherry, all Socs aren't as bad as Ponyboy and the Greasers think they are.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
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
34.
Which Soc did Dallas say became a spy for the Greasers?
a)
Bob
b)
Randy
c)
Cherry
d)
None of these
35.
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.
36.
"You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?
a)
Darry
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two Bit
37.
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"
38.
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
a)
rainbows
b)
sunsets
c)
love
d)
hate
39.
What does Ponyboy learn from his conversations with Cherry?
a)
All Socs are nicer than Pony originally thought.
b)
All people have problems, no matter if they're Greaser or Soc.
c)
All Socs hate Greasers just as much as Ponyboy assumed.
d)
All Greasers are viewed as frightening by the Socs, especially the girls.
40.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Dallas Winston
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
Ponyboy Curtis
41.
The time and place of a story is called the
a)
plot
b)
theme
c)
setting
d)
irony
42.
This is when the author gives a clue as to what might happen in the future of the story.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
foreshadowing
d)
irony
43.
This is when something happens in an unexpected manner, or is the opposite of what you would have expected.
a)
irony
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
theme
44.
The central message or lesson about life in a story is called the
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
irony
d)
theme
45.
Who is tough, cold, mean and carried a "heater"?
a)
Dally
b)
Sodapop
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
46.
His prize possession is a switchblade.
a)
Dally
b)
Sodapop
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
47.
He played football with Darry.
a)
Randy Adderson
b)
Paul Holden
c)
Bob Sheldon
d)
Dally Winston
48.
Said, "Things are rough all over."
a)
Johnny
b)
Dally
c)
Cherry
d)
Darry
49.
What is the topic of Ponyboy's essay for English?
a)
My trip to the zoo.
b)
His dad
c)
Mickey Mouse/ Soda's horse
d)
The story of the Greasers and the Socs
50.
The author teaches us about who a character is through the following:
a)
What the character says, thinks and feels.
b)
The character's environment and the way people around the character react.
c)
What the character does.
d)
All of these options are correct.
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