WorksheetsThe Outsiders: Post Assessment Practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
When a character experiences a psychological struggle with his/her mind, they are experiencing a(n)...(RL 2)
a)
internal conflect
b)
external conflict
c)
indirect conflict
d)
indirect characterization
2.
When an author SHOWS a character's personality through his/her actions, speech, appearance, etc., they are utilizing. . . .(RL 3)
a)
Indirect Conflict
b)
Direct Characterization
c)
Round Charaters
d)
Indirect Characterization
3.
When a character struggles with another individual or an outside force, they are experiencing. . (RL 2)
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
Direct Characterization
c)
Internal Characterization
d)
External Conflict
4.
____________ is how an author TELLS his or her reader about a character. This occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a straightforward manner. (RL 3)
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Direct Characterization
c)
Indirect Characterization
d)
External Conflict
5.
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. (RL 1)
a)
Inference
b)
Central Theme
c)
Prediction
d)
Main Idea
6.
An underlying meaning or life lesson of a literary work that a writer repeats, making it the most significant idea in a literary work. (RL2)
a)
Inference
b)
Central Theme
c)
Prediction
d)
Foreshadowing
7.
A statement about the future based on facts or evidence. (RL 1)
a)
Inference
b)
Central Theme
c)
Prediction
d)
Flashback
8.
“I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman- he looks tough and I don’t” (Hinton 1). (RL 4)
a)
Simile
b)
Foreshadow
c)
Allusion
d)
Flashback
9.
“Compared to Johnny I wasn’t hurt at all” (8). (RL1)
a)
Simile
b)
Foreshadow
c)
Allusion
d)
Metaphor
10.
“We’re almost as close as brothers…” (3). (RL 4).
a)
Simile
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Allusion
d)
Prediction
11.
“...I quit eating. I used to eat like a horse, but all of a sudden I wasn’t hungry...I was lousing up my school work too...I used to make As...now I was lucky to get a D.” (Hinton 169). Which type of conflict is being utilized by the author in the above quote? (RL 3)
a)
Internal Conflict: Man v Self
b)
External Conflict: Man v Man
c)
Internal Conflict: Man v Man
d)
External Conflict: Man v Self
12.
"I used to eat like a horse" is an example of a(n) (RL4)
a)
metaphor
b)
allusion
c)
simile
d)
personification
13.
In Chapter 11, Ponyboy is sick and Randy comes to visit him. During this visit Ponyboy was saying how Johnny didn't kill Bob but that he did instead. Randy said, “Listen to me Pony. You didn’t do anything. It was your friend Johnny that had the knife.” Pony replies, “I had the knife. I killed Bob.” Randy says, “No kid, it was your friend, the one who died in the hospital.” Pony replied, “Johnny is not dead….Johnny is not dead” (Hinton 165). This is an example of. . . (RL 3)
a)
Internal Conflict: Man v Self
b)
External Conflict: Man v Man
c)
Internal Conflict: Man v Man
d)
External Conflict: Man v Self
14.
Randy came over to visit Ponyboy and begins talking about the trial. “I wouldn’t mind getting fined,” Randy said, “but I feel lousy about the old man. And that’s the first time I felt anything in a long time” (Hinton 164). Which literary element is the author utilizing? (RL 3)
a)
Indirect Characterization
b)
Direct Characterization
c)
Flashback
d)
Allusion
15.
On page 164, when Randy says he "feels lousy...and that's the first time I felt anything in a long time" which character trait fits Randy here (RL 3).
a)
Socialite
b)
Empathetic
c)
Intelligent
d)
Cold Hearted
16.
Which of the following themes is most present in Chapter 12? (RL 2)
a)
Staying focused on your tasks is important.
b)
Remember important events in your life so you can share your story.
c)
Don't try to be something you're not. Stay true to who you are.
d)
Fighting does not change anything, so make peace with the conflict in your life.
17.
Identify the literary device present in this quote, “For a minute, everything looked unreal, the scene out of a JD movie or something” (138).
a)
Alliteration
b)
Cultural Allusion
c)
Simile
d)
Historical Allusion
18.
What poem is alluded to in The Outsiders?
a)
The Road Not Taken
b)
Nothing Green is Gold
c)
Sunsets
d)
Nothing Gold Can Stay
19.
Which quote best supports the central idea of "don't try to be something you're not...stay true to who you are." (RL 1)
a)
“All of the Socs told the same story and stuck mainly to the truth; except they said Johnny killed Bob; but I figured I could straighten that point out when I had my turn.”
b)
“‘I was real proud of both of them. Dally had been one of our gang and we wouldn’t desert him.”
c)
“Ponyboy, listen, don’t get tough. You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be..”
d)
“We are not going to fight anymore.”
20.
Identify the signpost-
“Dallas is gone. He ran out like the devil was after him. He’s gonna blow up. He can’t take it. How can I take it?” (152).
“Dallas is gone. He ran out like the devil was after him. He’s gonna blow up. He can’t take it. How can I take it?” (152).
a)
Aha Moment
b)
Again and Again
c)
Memory Moment
d)
Tough Question
21.
Identify this signpost-
“Darry hadn’t moved a muscle or changed expression, but you could see he hated Paul now. It wasn’t only jealousy- Darry had the right to be jealous; he was ashamed to be on our side, ashamed to be with the Brumly boys, Shepard’s gang, maybe even us. Nobody realized it but me and Soda. It didn’t matter to anyone but me and Soda” (Hinton 142).
“Darry hadn’t moved a muscle or changed expression, but you could see he hated Paul now. It wasn’t only jealousy- Darry had the right to be jealous; he was ashamed to be on our side, ashamed to be with the Brumly boys, Shepard’s gang, maybe even us. Nobody realized it but me and Soda. It didn’t matter to anyone but me and Soda” (Hinton 142).
a)
Aha Moment
b)
Contrast and Contradiction
c)
Memory Moment
d)
Tough Question
22.
Identify the signpost-
“ I remember his voice: I been carryin' a heater. It ain't loaded but it sure does help a bluff” (153).
“ I remember his voice: I been carryin' a heater. It ain't loaded but it sure does help a bluff” (153).
a)
Aha Moment
b)
Again and Again
c)
Memory Moment
d)
Words of the Wiser
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