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The Outsiders whole book test review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the initials S. E. stand for in S.E. Hinton's name?

a)

Susan Elaine

b)

Sandra Eloise

c)

Sandra Elaine

d)

Susan Eloise

2.

What is Darry, Soda, and Pony's last name?

a)

Soc

b)

Greaser

c)

Shepherd

d)

Curtis

3.

Darry, Soda, and Pony are

a)

Socs

b)

Orphans

c)

Rodeo riders

d)

Farmers

4.

Why did Pony go to the movie theater by himself?

a)

He likes to lone it

b)

No one would go with him

c)

Bob was supposed to meet him there, but he didn't show up

d)

He was embarrassed by his friends

5.

What is Cherry's last name?

a)

Pie

b)

Valance

c)

Shepherd

d)

Curtis

6.

Who is Cherry's best friend?

a)

Sandy

b)

Marcia

c)

Sylvia

d)

Dally

7.

Who is Dally's rodeo partner?

a)

Two-Bit Matthews

b)

Curly Shepherd

c)

Buck Merrill

d)

Johnny Cade

8.

What is the name of the horse that Soda called "his"?

a)

Curly

b)

Greaser

c)

Buck

d)

Mickey Mouse

9.

The author gives hints as to why Sandy goes to Florida to live with her grandmother. Which of the following seems most likely?

a)

She and Soda had a big fight

b)

She was pregnant

c)

Her grandmother needed help

d)

She was upset because her boyfriend, Bob, was killed

10.

Which of the following is one of Two-Bit's special skills?

a)

working on cars

b)

shoplifting

c)

school

d)

singing in the church choir

11.

What is Two-Bit's prized possession?

a)

His long, rust-colored sideburns

b)

His switchblade

c)

An unloaded gun

d)

His denim jacket

12.

How did Dally get the class ring he wears?

a)

He stole it from a drunk senior

b)

He earned it when he graduated from high school

c)

Sylvia gave it to him

d)

Johnny gave it to him

13.

Pony says Dally died because he wanted to die, and he always got what he wanted. What is the name for the way Dally died?

a)

Accidental shooting

b)

Manslaughter

c)

Suicide by cop

d)

Premeditated murder

14.

Where do the Socs live?

a)

East side of town

b)

West side of town

c)

South side of town

d)

North side of town

15.

Which character was arrested at the age of 10?

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Bob

d)

Johnny

16.

Which of the following happens first?

a)

Ponyboy and Johnny ride a train to Windrixville

b)

Johnny kills Bob

c)

Pony and Cherry meet at the movie

d)

Johnny is badly beaten by Bob in the vacant lot

17.

Which of the following happens first?

a)

Pony and Cherry meet at the movie

b)

Johnny kills Bob

c)

Ponyboy and Johnny rescue the children from the fire

d)

Johnny dies

18.

Who said this: "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me."

a)

Pony

b)

Soda

c)

Johnny

d)

Two-Bit

19.

Who said this: "There's still lots of good in the world."

a)

Johnny

b)

Bob

c)

Steve

d)

Two-Bit

20.

Who said this: "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."

a)

Cherry

b)

Johnny

c)

Dally

d)

Soda

21.

Who said this: ". . . it's like I'm the middle man in a tug o' war and I'm being split in half. You dig?"

a)

Pony

b)

Johnny

c)

Soda

d)

Darry

22.

Who said this: "You can't win, even if you whip us. You'll still be where you were before -- at the bottom."

a)

Bob

b)

Randy

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Steve

23.

Who said this: "You greasers have a different set of values. You're more emotional."

a)

Cherry

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Johnny

d)

Dally

24.

True or False: Cherry says that the main difference between the Socs and the greasers is money.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: Darry would have been a Soc if it had not been for his brothers.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: The rumble in this novel changes the greasers' social position in life.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

True or False: Darry beats up his brothers.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or False: Darry helps Johnny and Pony after the killing.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False: Johnny dies as a result of the rumble.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

One of the Socs who beats up Johnny:

a)

Bob

b)

Marcia

c)

Dally

d)

Buck

31.

The narrator of the novel:

a)

Johnny

b)

Cherry

c)

Pony

d)

Darry

32.

The "pet" of the greasers:

a)

Johnny

b)

Pony

c)

Soda

d)

Curly

33.

The only person Dally loves:

a)

Darry

b)

Johnny

c)

Pony

d)

Cherry

34.

Some of the events Ponyboy tells the reader about happened BEFORE the novel opens. Which one of these happened before the novel opens?

a)

Johnny is badly beaten by the Socs

b)

Darry slaps Pony

c)

The judge finds Ponyboy innocent

d)

Pony finds Johnny's letter in a copy of Gone with the Wind

35.

Some of the events Ponyboy tells the reader about happened BEFORE the novel opens. Which one of these happened before the novel opens?

a)

Darry gives up his college scholarship

b)

Darry slaps Pony

c)

Dally holds up a grocery store

d)

Johnny dies

36.

Some of the events Ponyboy tells the reader about happened BEFORE the novel opens. Which one of these happened before the novel opens?

a)

Sodapop quits school

b)

Johnny kills Bob

c)

The church burns

d)

Pony & Johnny pick up Cherry and Marcia at the drive-in movie

37.

Which of the following does NOT describe the Socs?

a)

Beatle haircuts

b)

Corvairs and Mustangs

c)

West side

d)

emotional

38.

Which of the following does NOT describe the greasers?

a)

madras shirts

b)

t-shirts and jeans

c)

like to fight

d)

loyal to their group

39.

Why does Dally rob the store?

a)

He needs the money

b)

He wants to run away to Windrixville

c)

He wants the police to chase him and kill him

d)

He is with a wild gang

40.

Dally has handled his many problems in life by:

a)

searching for the right woman to love

b)

turning his hurt and pain into anger and hatred

c)

becoming very protective of all children in need of love

d)

picking up Cherry and beginning a meaningful relationship with her