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WorksheetsOutsiders Content
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the book that Johnny and Ponyboy read while hiding out?
a)
Great Expectations
b)
Elmo's World, Volume I
c)
Gone With the Wind
2.
How did the Curtis brothers lose their parents?
a)
they died in a fire
b)
they died of cancer
c)
they died in a car accident
3.
The Outsiders is told through which point of view?
a)
third person
b)
second person
c)
first person
4.
In what decade does this novel take place?
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1980s
5.
Soda's girlfriend
a)
Marcia
b)
Destine
c)
Sandy
6.
Soda's best friend; works at a gas station
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Adam Heffner
7.
Soc who tries to drown Pony
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Randy
c)
Bob Sheldon
8.
Leader of a gang that help the greasers in the Rumble
a)
Ben Fink
b)
Tim Shepard
c)
Buck Merril
9.
Cherry's best friend, Randy's girlfriend
a)
Abby
b)
Sandy
c)
Marcia
10.
Pretty, redheaded Soc; Bob's girlfriend
a)
Sandy
b)
Marcia
c)
Cherry Valance
11.
"pet" of the greasers; has abusive father
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
Randy
c)
Sandy
12.
wise-cracker of the greasers, makes everyone laugh
a)
Tim Shepard
b)
Two Bit Matthews
c)
Johnny Cade
13.
Ponyboy's smart, demanding oldest brother
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Tim
c)
Darry
14.
violent greaser with a long police record
a)
Two-Bit Matthews
b)
Randy
c)
Dally
15.
Ponyboy's lighthearted older brother
a)
Sodapop
b)
Rootbeer
c)
Randy
16.
narrator of the story
a)
Sandy
b)
Sodapop
c)
Ponyboy
17.
The author shows the reader that
a)
all teens have problems in their lives
b)
violence is a part of many teens' lives
c)
both answers are correct
18.
According to Cherry, all Socs aren't as bad as Ponyboy and the Greasers think they are.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Pony doesn't want to cut off his hair because it is part of his identity as a greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Sodapop's real name is actually Keith on his birth certificate.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Darry didn't go to college because he had to take care of his brothers.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
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
23.
a)
This is a Soc.
b)
This is a Greaser.
c)
This is Randy.
d)
This is Bob.
24.
The time and place of a story is...
a)
plot
b)
theme
c)
setting
d)
irony
25.
When the author gives a clue as to what might happen.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
foreshadowing
d)
irony
26.
The central message or lesson about life in a story.
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
irony
d)
theme
27.
Who was the wise cracker of the gang?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two-Bit
28.
He was frightened and abused by his parents.
a)
Dally
b)
Soda
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
29.
He is attractive like a Greek god.
a)
Dally
b)
Sodapop
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
30.
He was jumped by the Socs when walking home from the movies.
a)
Sodapop
b)
Johnny
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Ponyboy
31.
Pony doesn't want to cut off his hair because it is part of his identity as a greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
"You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?
a)
Darry
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two Bit
33.
What does Ponyboy say is visible (you can see) on both the East Side and the West Side?
a)
Sunsets
b)
The moon
c)
Rainbows
d)
Nothing
34.
Said, "Get tough and nothing can touch you."
a)
Johnny
b)
Dally
c)
Randy
d)
Darry
35.
Pony's nightmares began
a)
the night of his parent's funeral
b)
when Soda dropped out of school
c)
the night Johnny killed Bob
d)
the night he met Cherry
36.
What happened to Pony on his way home from the movies?
a)
He was jumped by some Socs.
b)
Both a and c
c)
He was not seriously injured because his friends came along and ran off the Socs.
d)
none of the above
37.
Johnny's note made several points. What were they?
a)
He didn't mind dying for those kids.
b)
Pony should stay gold -- never become jaded.
c)
Pony still has time to make whatever life he wants for himself.
d)
all of the above
38.
Why was Johnny dying Dally's breaking point?
a)
Dally loved Ponyboy more than Johnny.
b)
Johnny was the anchor for Dally's humanity; Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.
c)
Dally didn't want to end up dead like Johnny.
d)
Dallas had no breaking point.
39.
Randy feels that Bob's death was a result of
a)
Johnny's murderous traits
b)
the Socs having no emotions
c)
Bob's parents never setting limits.
d)
running into Johnny's blade.
40.
Ponyboy feels an overwhelmingly need to write after reading Johnny's letter because
a)
he wants to keep other boys from entering foster care like he had to.
b)
being a greaser is tuff enough.
c)
his story can show that more people need to appreciate sunsets.
d)
his story can help people to see the need to see the good in the world so that you don't become mean and tough.
41.
What does Johnny mean when he tells Ponyboy to "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold"?
a)
Paint your skin a gold color.
b)
To get smart so that nothing can touch you.
c)
To keep seeing the good in life, don't get tough.
d)
To not carry a unloaded heater as a bluff.
42.
Personification is
a)
a comparison using like or as
b)
the same consonant sound repeated
c)
giving human characteristics to a nonhuman
d)
one of the greasers
43.
Mickey Mouse is
a)
one of the greasers.
b)
one of the Socs.
c)
Sodapop's childhood horse.
d)
is Two-Bit's sister's nickname.
44.
A metaphor is
a)
a comparison using like or as
b)
a comparison not using like or as
c)
giving human characteristics to a nonhuman
d)
one of the Socs.
45.
Which order of events is correct in the plot diagram?
a)
Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action, Climax, Resolution
b)
Theme, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Exposition
c)
Resolution, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Exposition
d)
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
46.
Darry is the narrator in the story?
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Who are Ponyboy's older brothers?
a)
Dally & Soda
b)
Soda & Darry
c)
Two-Bit & Dally
d)
Soda & Johnny
48.
Two-Bit is considered the "pet" of the group and has an abusive father?
a)
True
b)
False
49.
When does the novel take place?
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1980s
50.
What does Pony do to his hair when they are at the church?
a)
Nothing
b)
Bleaches & cuts it
c)
Only cuts it
d)
Adds more grease
51.
What happens to Johnny?
a)
He leaves the hospital to fight in the rumble.
b)
He moves away.
c)
He dies.
d)
He is paralyzed and will have to live with his parents.
52.
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.
53.
How did Pony and Johnny bond at the abandoned church?
a)
reading Gone With the Wind, talking with one another, playing poker, and smoking
b)
making better plans for the future as boys on the run from the police
c)
sharing stories of their greaser friends to remind themselves of home
d)
working on their disguises to escape
54.
How has Ponyboy's view of the Socs changed?
a)
He now hates them even more.
b)
He now sees them as human beings with problems.
c)
He now sees them as cold and unfeeling.
55.
"The importance of family" is a theme in The Outsiders. Which one of these examples is NOT an example of this theme?
a)
Johnny's parents are abusive, hurting him physically and emotionally
b)
The Curtis brothers can stay together ONLY if they stay out of trouble
c)
The greasers are so close they are like a family
d)
Cherry Valance stays with her own kind because her parents would not approve of greaser friends
56.
A theme in The Outsiders is "the importance of friendship." Which one of these is an example of this theme.
a)
Ponyboy spitting at the Socs in the park
b)
Bob, Randy and the Socs in the back seat teaming up to beat up Ponyboy and Johnny
c)
Johnny carrying a switchblade and vowing never to be beat up again
d)
Two-Bit befriending Marcia at the drive-in
57.
"Stereotypes are unfair and harmful" is another theme in The Outsiders. Which one of these examples is NOT an example of this theme in the book.
a)
All greasers are "hoods"
b)
All Socs are unfeeling and cruel
c)
Greasers can be good citizens
d)
All Socs have it easy and have no problems
58.
Johnny was officially charged with ______.
a)
1st degree murder
b)
2nd degree murder
c)
manslaughter
59.
Who comes to vist and has a conversation with Pony at the hospital?
a)
Two Bit
b)
Randy
c)
Steve
d)
Darry
60.
What parenting mistake did Randy feel Bob's parents made?
a)
They were too strict with him.
b)
They did not love him enough.
c)
They never told him no.
61.
Who was killed by the police?
a)
Dally
b)
Darry
c)
Johnny
d)
Bob
62.
Where does Dally take the two boys to eat after he arrives at the church?
a)
McDonalds
b)
Arby's
c)
Wendy's
d)
Dairy Queen
63.
His prize possession is a switchblade.
a)
Dally
b)
Sodapop
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Johnny
64.
"She gave him an ____ look; and then she threw her Coke in his face."
a)
Incredulous
b)
Nonchalant
c)
Gallant
d)
Elude
65.
"Cherry and Marcia didn't have a way to get home. Two-Bit ____ offered to walk them home."
a)
nonchalantly
b)
doggedly
c)
gallantly
d)
contemptuously
66.
What is the definition of climax?
a)
the turning point of the story
b)
the struggle between two characters
c)
the beginning of the story
d)
the point when the conflict is resolved
67.
Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
falling action
68.
The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.
a)
action
b)
conflict
c)
setting
d)
plot
69.
What takes place after the climax that prepares the story for its resolution?
a)
resolution
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
exposition
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