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Assessment Unit 1 Part 1 & 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Johnny have to bleach and cut Ponyboy's hair?

a)

So he wouldn't be recognized

b)

It was cut during the fight with the Soc

c)

Ponyboy wanted it that way

d)

For a job interview that he had

2.

What happened to Bob, the Soc, who was beating up Ponyboy?

a)

Johnny stabbed him

b)

Ponyboy stabbed him

c)

Dallas shot him

d)

He was beaten up, but was okay

3.

What did Dally give Johnny and Ponyboy so they could get away and not get caught by the police?

a)

A gun

b)

Money

c)

Some warmer clothes

d)

All three answers are correct

4.

While they are in hiding, Pony and Johnny did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Read a novel

b)

Write letters home

c)

Play poker

d)

Smoke

5.

Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?

a)

Their boyfriends left because they did not like the movie

b)

Their boyfriends walked off with two other girls

c)

The girls decided to go off by themselves

d)

The girls walked away from their boyfriends when they found out they had been drinking.

6.

What are greasers known for?

a)

Their hair

b)

Their fighting

c)

That they have too many emotions

d)

All of the above

7.

Whose head is held under water and almost drowns that night in the park?

a)

Bob

b)

Johnny

c)

Pony

d)

Dally

8.

Whose head is held under water and almost drowns that night in the park?

a)

Bob

b)

Johnny

c)

Pony

d)

Dally

9.

Who do Pony and Johnny go to for help after the incident in the park?

a)

Dally

b)

Steve

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Johnny's mom

10.

Since Johnny and Pony were in hiding, all of the following is TRUE about the situation between the Greasers and Socs, EXCEPT

a)

Darry has been arrested.

b)

Two-Bit was jumped.

c)

Dally is now carrying a heater (gun).

d)

Greasers are not safe walking alone.

11.

Who were the first to race into the burning church to save the children?

a)

Dally and Johnny

b)

Pony and Johnny

c)

Dally and Pony

d)

Darry and Two Bit

12.

What was Dally's reaction to Johnny turning himself in?

a)

He thought it was the right thing to do.

b)

He was angry about the decision.

c)

He thought Johnny should have turned himself in to begin with.

d)

He thought the rest of the gang should be told of the decision.

13.
Why does Darry work instead of going to college?
a)
He lost his scholarship to play football when he injured his back.
b)
He dropped out of high school because he was too bored in school.
c)
He got a good job roofing houses and wanted to make lots of money.
d)
He had to take care of his brothers or they would be split up in foster care.
14.
Who is being described? “His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world.  He was tougher than the rest of us-tougher, colder, meaner.”
a)
Soda
b)
Two Bit
c)
Darry
d)
Dally
15.
Who is being described? “He’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning.  He gets drunk on just plain living.  And he understands everybody.”
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Soda
c)
Johnny
d)
Ponyboy
16.
Who is being described?  “He was the gang’s pet, everyone’s kid brother.”
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Steve
c)
Johnny
d)
Darry
17.
Who is being described? “He looks older than twenty--tough, cool, and smart. He would be real handsome if his eyes weren’t so cold. He doesn’t understand anything that is not plain hard fact. But he uses his head.”
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Tim Shepard
d)
Soda
18.
Sunsets, cigarettes, Pepsi, and movies are associated with which character?
a)
Cherry
b)
Soda
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
19.
Ponyboy’s parents
a)
Were killed in an auto accident
b)
Were divorced
c)
Placed all three brothers up for adoption
d)
Gave up raising them and moved away
20.
The first time Ponyboy was jumped,
a)
His good friend, Johnny, saved him
b)
His younger brother, Sodapop, saved him
c)
His older brother, Darry, saved him
d)
He escaped harm by running away
21.
While they are eating, what does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
The police arrested the four socs
b)
Bob's family is going to sue them
c)
Socs and the greasers are engaged in all-out warfare, and a major rumble is planned
d)
The greasers and the socs are going to stop fighting
22.
Why is Darry angry with Pony when he returns home from the movies that night?
a)
because he went to the movies alone
b)
because he was late coming home
c)
because the police had been looking for him
d)
because he had not worn a coat
23.
Who waited for Ponyboy in the hospital?
a)
Two-Bit and Steve
b)
Darry and Soda Pop
c)
Dally and Cherry
24.
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.
25.
What item do the Curtis brothers always have in the ice box for breakfast in the morning?
a)
Chocolate cake.
b)
Brownies.
c)
Cupcakes.
26.
After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy's biggest fear?
a)
That he is going to jail for manslaughter.
b)
That Dally will be upset he was made out to be a hero.
c)
He is worried the authorities will put him in a boys home.
27.
How did Ponyboy and Johnny get the children out of the church?
a)
held the door open for them
b)
dropped them from a window
c)
used a ladder to get them out the window
d)
didn't get them out of the church
28.
What are Johnny's injuries from the fire?

a)
Two broken legs.
b)
A broken back and 3rd degree burns.
c)
A concussion and bad burns.
d)
A broken neck.
29.
Cherry was afraid of loving
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Johnny
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Dally
30.
What did Johnny ask Ponyboy to bring to him at the hospital?
a)
Cigarettes
b)
A chocolate candy bar
c)
A comb
d)
Gone With the Wind
31.
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
a)
C.S. Lewis
b)
J.R Mack
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
E.L Fudge
32.
Synonym of Police
a)
fuzz
b)
the guard
33.
Who says "Stay gold, Ponyboy.  Stay gold..."?
a)
Dally
b)
Cherry
c)
Johnny
d)
Sodapop
34.
What was the result of the hearing?
a)
Ponyboy was acquitted and the case was closed.
b)
Ponyboy was put on probation for two years.
c)
Ponyboy would only be removed from the home for six months.
d)
Ponyboy would have to spend some time in the reformatory.  
35.
What motivated Ponyboy to write the story of the Greasers?
a)
To help the Socs realize that Johnny didn't mean to kill Bob.
b)
So people will not be too quick to judge people like them.
c)
To help Darry get a scholarship to college.
d)
So people will understand the Socs.