WorksheetsThe Outsiders Final Test Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Outsiders is told in what point-of-view? And who is the narrator?
a)
Second Person; Darry Curtis
b)
First Person; Ponyboy Curtis
c)
First Person; S.E. Hinton
d)
Second Person; Ponyboy Curtis
2.
At the beginning of the story, Ponyboy wishes he looked like who?
a)
Paul Newman
b)
Soda Pop Curtis
c)
Darry Curtis
d)
Dallas Winston
3.
Why were Ponyboy's parents gone?
a)
They gave up and moved away
b)
They divorced
c)
They died in an accident
d)
They gave their kids up for adoption
4.
Who saved Ponyboy the first time he was jumped by the Socs?
a)
Cherry
b)
Johnny
c)
Bob
d)
Darry
5.
Dally's real name was....
a)
Dallas
b)
Dalbert
c)
Robert
d)
Dewayne
6.
Johnny was considered to be a ___________ to his fellow gang members.
a)
leader
b)
follower
c)
kid brother
d)
pest
7.
"Tuff" means cool and sharp in the Greaser's vocabulary.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Cherry Valance meets Ponyboy and Johnny at the drive-in theater. Which gang is she apart of?
a)
Greasers
b)
Socs
9.
What happened to Johnny to make him so jumpy?
a)
He was recently beaten up by a gang of Socs.
b)
Nothing; He was just naturally jumpy.
c)
His father threatened to kill him if he got into trouble.
d)
He smoked too much.
10.
What was one of the only differences between Socs and Greasers?
a)
Socs are smarter
b)
Greasers have difficult family struggles
c)
Greasers are more emotional
d)
Socs are richer
11.
Soda's horse's name was...
a)
Mickey Mouse
b)
Donald Duck
c)
Minnie Mouse
d)
Pluto
12.
Which two characters realized that they both watch the same sunset?
a)
Soda and Sandy
b)
Pony Boy and Cherry
c)
Darry and Marcia
d)
Daffy and Daisy
13.
How does Ponyboy react when Darry hits him?
a)
He fights back
b)
He runs away
c)
He goes to bed
d)
He laughs
14.
Why did Ponyboy and Johnny decide to walk to the park?
a)
They need to get their steps in
b)
To avoid the Soc's home turf
c)
They wanted to wake up after falling asleep in the feild
d)
To cool off before going home
15.
Who does Johnny kill during the fight at the water fountain
a)
Bob
b)
Marcia
c)
Pete
d)
Randy
16.
How did Dally help Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
He told them to turn themselves in
b)
He told them where to go and gave them money and a gun
c)
He told them to change their names and leave
d)
He didn't help them at all
17.
Why does Ponyboy let Johnny cut and color his hair?
a)
He wanted a new look
b)
Johnny wanted to learn to be a barber
c)
To conceal his identity
d)
Johnny told him it would look "tuff"
18.
Where did the boys go to hide after the fight?
a)
With Dally
b)
An Abandoned Church
c)
An Abandoned House
d)
A Classroom
19.
What is the title and author of the poem Ponyboy recites?
a)
Nothing Gold Can Stay; Robert Frost
b)
Always Gold; S.E. Hinton
c)
The Hardest Hue to Hold; Robert Frost
d)
Stay Gold; S.E. Hinton
20.
How does Cherry help the Greasers?
a)
She promises not to testify
b)
She becomes their spy
c)
She brings them money
d)
She agrees to fight in the rumble with them
21.
What happens after the boys get back to the church from lunch?
a)
They go home
b)
The church is on fire
c)
Their things were stolen
d)
Darry is waiting on them
22.
Why do the boys go into the burning church?
a)
To get Johnny's book
b)
To try to put out the fire
c)
To rescue children that were trapped inside
d)
To prove how "tuff" they were
23.
How does Johnny get injured?
a)
Randy pulls a knife on him
b)
He fell out of the train car
c)
Part of the burning church crashes down on him
d)
He almost drowns in the water fountain in the park
24.
What was Darry afraid would happen because of the fight and fire?
a)
They would be split up
b)
They would get a bad reputation
c)
Pony and Johnny would go to jail
d)
They would be fined
25.
What was the headline in news about Pony and Johnny?
a)
Ponyboy penalized after saving children
b)
Greasers vs Socs: Triumph over Tragedy
c)
Local Hoods arrested for Arson
d)
Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes
26.
Why did Randy tell Pony that he wasn't going to fight in the rumble?
a)
It wasn't going to change anything
b)
He knew they would win
c)
He was afraid
d)
He didn't want to get arrested
27.
How was the winner of the rumble going to be determined?
a)
Waves a white flag
b)
Whoever didn't run away
c)
Whoever doesn't show
d)
Whoever inflicts the most damage
28.
What did Two-Bit give Dally at the hospital?
a)
a pack of cigarettes
b)
a "heater"
c)
his ten inch switch blade
d)
Where the Red Fern Grows
29.
Where did Dally take Pony after the rumble?
a)
To Hide from the police
b)
To see Cherry
c)
To see a movie at the drive in
d)
To the hospital to see Johnny
30.
Before Johnny died, he told Ponyboy to
a)
"keep fightin'"
b)
"Stay gold"
c)
"Stay greaser true"
d)
"Take care of Cherry"
31.
After Ponyboy got home from the hospital, Dally called and told them...
a)
The blue Mustang was on its way toward Ponyboy's house.
b)
He had just been jumped by another gang of Socs
c)
He just robbed a grocery store and was being chased by the police.
d)
Cherry was running away from home.
32.
Why did Dally raise his unload gun at the police?
a)
He wanted to die
b)
He didn't know it wasn't loaded
c)
He thought it was fake
d)
He was surrendering
33.
During his recovery, Ponyboy...
a)
Would not accept that Johnny was really dead
b)
had a re-occurrence of pneumonia
c)
quit being a greaser
d)
discovered a poem that Johnny wrote while in the hospital.
34.
Ponyboy's theme (essay) for English class...
a)
was about his goal to become a painter
b)
was this novel
c)
allowed him to graduate and attend college
d)
was his punishment for missing so much school
35.
What decade does The Outsiders take place in?
a)
50s
b)
60s
c)
30s
d)
80s
36.
Which of the following is NOT a type of conflict that is present in this novel?
a)
Person V. Self
b)
Person V. Society
c)
Person V. Technology
d)
Person V. Person
37.
Johnny dying from his injuries is what kind of example?
a)
Person V. Society
b)
Person V. Nature
c)
Person V. Person
d)
Person V. Self
38.
Which of the following is an example of a METAPHOR?
a)
Nature's first green is gold
b)
But only so an hour
c)
Her hardest hue to hold
d)
So dawn goes down to day
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