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The Outsiders Unit Test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 6hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
2.  The setting of the novel is
a)
1950s Orlando, FL
b)
1970s Wyomissing, PA
c)
1960s Tulsa, OK
d)
1980s New York, NY
2.
3. What is the major, central conflict of the novel?

a)
The police don’t like the greasers.
b)
Bob and Johnny’s fight in the lot.
c)
The fire breaking out in the church.
d)
The greasers and the Socs don’t get along
3.
Identify the speaker of each quote. 
“Stay gold, Ponyboy.  Stay gold."
a)
Randy the Soc
b)
Johnny Cade
c)
Ponyboy Curtis
d)
Two-Bit Matthews
4.
Identify the speaker of each quote. 
“I lie to myself all the time.  But I never believe me.”
a)
Randy the Soc
b)
Johnny Cade
c)
Ponyboy Curtis
d)
Two-Bit Matthews
5.
Identify the speaker of each quote. 
“You know, the only thing that keeps Darry from bein’ a Soc is us.
a)
Randy the Soc
b)
Johnny Cade
c)
Ponyboy Curtis
d)
Two-bit Matthew
6.
Identify the speaker of each quote. 

“I was…crazy for wantin’ Johnny to stay outa trouble…If he had been like me he’d never have been in this mess.”
a)
Sodapop Curtis
b)
Dallas Winston
c)
Bob the Soc
d)
Cherry Valance
7.
Which of these is an example of irony?
I. The fact that Pony and Johnny are hiding out in a church after killing someone  
II. The fact that quiet and gentle Johnny is now a killer  
III. “I could fall in love with Dallas Winston”
 IV.  Pony’s dream of living in the country coming “true”
a)
I and II only
b)
I, II, III only
c)
I, III and IV only
d)
All of the above
8.
Why was Darry especially upset with Pony for falling asleep in the lot?
a)
He was worried that Pony might get sick
b)
He was worried that if he called the police, Darry might be seen as an unfit guardian
c)
He was tired of Pony not using his head
d)
Both b and c
9.
Why did Dally tell Johnny not to turn himself in?
a)
Dally would get in trouble.
b)
Johnny would get the electric chair.
c)
He didn’t want Johnny to end up like him.
d)
His parents don’t care.
10.
Why do the Curtises leave their front door unlocked?
a)
In case Pony forgets his key.
b)
Because it’s a safe neighborhood.
c)
In case one of the boys needs a place to calm down.
d)
Because nobody messes with the greasers in their own neighborhood.
11.
Pony’s nightmares started…
a)
The night of his parents’ funeral
b)
When Darry started being hard on him
c)
When Sandy moved to Florida
d)
After Johnny got jumped
12.
What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never got?
a)
Money
b)
To spoil him
c)
To help him with his troubles
d)
To tell him no
13.
“Greaser didn’t have anything to do with it…It’s the individual.” Pony means…
a)
Most Socs wouldn’t have gone in to save the kids
b)
Most greasers wouldn’t have gone in to save the kids
c)
You can’t tell everything about a person by the group he’s part of.
d)
Only he and Johnny would have done something like that.
14.
When Pony describes how Johnny, "looks like a candle," that is called…
a)
a metaphor
b)
a similie
c)
a literary comparison
d)
an analogy
15.
What does Soda mean when he says, “If you don’t have anything, you end up like Dallas…and I don’t mean dead either. I mean like he was before. And that’s worse than dead.”
a)
Dally sort of deserved to die.
b)
Dally didn’t see any value to life.
c)
Dally knew he was going to die young.
d)
Dally wanted to die all along
16.
There are several major conflicts that weave throughout this novel. How is each resolved?
Soc vs. greaser.
a)
Johnny dies
b)
Dally dies
c)
When the Socs appear in court
d)
When the greasers win the rumble
17.
There are several major conflicts that weave throughout this novel. How is each resolved?
Pony vs. Darry
a)
Pony runs away
b)
Pony appears before the judge
c)
Pony sees Darry crying at the hospital
d)
Darry hits Pony
18.
What did the poem “Nothing gold can stay” mean?
a)
Plants die quickly
b)
Nothing stays innocent forever
c)
There is very little gold in the world.
19.
What novel do Johnny and Pony read when they are hiding out in the church?
a)
The Outsiders
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Romeo and Juliet
d)
The Most Dangerous Game
20.
Tracing the development of the Greasers, how are they portrayed in the beginning of the novel vs. the end of the novel?
a)
Hood to Hero 
b)
Cool to Geek
c)
Unpopular to Popular 
d)
Intelligent to Unintelligent
21.
Tracing the development of the characters Darry and Ponyboy, how is their relationship in the beginning of the novel vs. the end of the novel?
a)
They love each other to they hate each other
b)
They hate each other to they love each other
c)
They don’t understand each other to they understand each other
d)
They understand each other to they don’t understand each other
22.
In which sport does Ponyboy participate?
a)
Football
b)
Track
c)
Wrestling
d)
Gymnastics 
23.
What is the name of Sodapop’s horse?
a)
Ponyboy 
b)
Captain Steve
c)
Lightning
d)
Mickey Mouse 
24.
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
a)
Sunsets
b)
Rainbows
c)
Sunrises
d)
The moon 
25.
How does Darry know Paul Holden, his first opponent at the rumble?
a)
They played football together in high school.
b)
Paul jumped Darry once.
c)
Paul brought his car to the garage where Darry works. 
d)
Darry dated Paul's sister. 
26.
Who is Randy? 
a)
A greaser from an enemy gang. 
b)
A Soc who refuses to fight in the rumble. 
c)
One of Ponyboy's high school teachers. 
d)
None of the above. 
27.
With what does Ponyboy threaten the Socs who approach him outside of the convenience store?
a)
A switch-blade
b)
A gun 
c)
A broken pop bottle 
d)
An arrest warrant
28.
How does Ponyboy get a concussion? 
a)
A Soc hits him with a lead pipe. 
b)
He is kicked in the head during the rumble. 
c)
He falls down a staircase in the fire. 
d)
A roof beam falls on him during the fire. 
29.
Which character dies first?
a)
Johnny 
b)
Bob
c)
Dally 
d)
Nobody dies. 
30.
What is Two-Bit’s most prized possession?
a)
His 1920 silver dollar 
b)
His black-handled switchblade
c)
His leather jacket
d)
His mother's locket. 
31.
Who wrote the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay?" 
a)
Emily Dickinson
b)
Robert Frost 
c)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 
d)
S.E. Hinton 
32.

What is an extreme exaggeration that could not possibly happen?

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

imagery

d)

foreshadowing

33.

What is a comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"?

a)

simile

b)

irony

c)

metaphor

d)

suspense

34.

What is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"?

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

35.

It is a literary device used when a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics.

a)

personification

b)

suspense

c)

symbolism

d)

irony

36.

It is the use of vivid words that form mental pictures and appeal to the five senses.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

irony

c)

imagery

d)

metaphor

37.

It is a literary device when events occur that are the opposite of what we expect to happen.

a)

irony

b)

suspense

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

38.

It is a literary device used when the author uses an object or image to represent a larger idea or feeling.

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

symbolism

d)

suspense

39.

The author's use of clues to hint what might happen later in the story is a ...

a)

metaphor

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

symbolism

40.

"I had heard the same tone a million times." is an example of..

a)

irony

b)

hyperbole

c)

suspense

d)

imagery

41.

"I figured Dally knew more than I did, and Dally’s word was law." is an example of ...

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

foreshadowing

d)

metaphor

42.

"The cinders and embers began falling on us, stinging and smarting like ants." is a...

a)

hyperbole

b)

irony

c)

imagery

d)

simile

43.

"I started buttoning up the shirt. It about swallowed me." is an examples of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

irony

d)

foreshadowing

44.

"I leaped out the window and heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me. I staggered, almost falling, coughing and sobbing for breath." is an example of...

a)

imagery

b)

simile

c)

irony

d)

metaphor

45.

"Quiet, soft spoken little Johnny, who wouldn’t hurt a living thing on purpose, had taken a human life. " is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

foreshadowing

46.

"Long hair is the Greaser's pride." is an example of ...

a)

symbolism

b)

suspense

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

47.

"Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn’t get worse. I was wrong." is an example of....

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

foreshadowing

d)

imagery

48.

The novel’s fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers.

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Darry

d)

Johnny

49.

"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." is an example of ...

a)

allusion

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

point of view

50.

An allusion is ...

a)

a reference to another piece of literature or art within a story

b)

a comparison of two things with the use of "as" or "like"

c)

a comparison of two things without the use of "as" or "like"

d)

the idea or feeling associated with a word

51.
hesitantly; resistantly; unwillingly
a)
defiance
b)
unfathomable
c)
hesitation
d)
reluctantly
52.
acting bravely or nobly
a)
roguishly
b)
reluctantly
c)
gallantly
d)
nonchalantly
53.
found not guilty
a)
grimacing
b)
aquitted
c)
mimicking
d)
recurring
54.
to distract or turn away from
a)
divert
b)
veered
c)
bleak
d)
leery
55.
suspicious; wary
a)
acquitted
b)
contemtuously
c)
delirious
d)
leery
56.
occurring again
a)
recurring
b)
mimicking
c)
grimacing
d)
divert
57.
acting according to social standards
a)
conformity
b)
contemptuously
c)
mimicking
d)
aghast
58.
delinquent
a)
a young criminal offender
b)
hatred for something or someone
c)
happening over and over again
d)
pulled very tightly
59.
The size of the Grand Canyon is so _________ that I feel so small every time I visit it.
a)
indignant
b)
ornery
c)
vast
d)
leery
60.
If you _______ off the specified path, you will get lost.
a)
veer
b)
acquire
c)
bleak
d)
ember
61.
The man ______________ carried the priceless piece of artwork, so he would not drop it and ruin its beauty.
a)
liable
b)
gingerly
c)
taut
d)
reckless
62.
After the tornado, basic necessities like water, batteries, and bread were _______________ in the grocery store because people had bought them out.
a)
indignant
b)
vast
c)
scarce
d)
defiance
63.
to confuse hopelessly
a)
bleak
b)
bewildering
c)
increduously
64.
expressing sorrow or regret
a)
reeling
b)
aloofness
c)
ruefully
65.
eluded
a)
shrewdness or understanding; well informed 
b)
to confuse hopelessly
c)
to avoid or escape

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