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The Outsiders Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The slang term to "dig" something means...

a)

remove dirt from a hole

b)

to dislike something

c)

to misunderstand a situation

d)

to like/understand something

2.

Which character told Ponyboy that he would have let the kids in the church “burn to death.”

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Randy

c)

Cherry

d)

Darry

3.

How does Dally help Johnny and Ponyboy after the murder?

a)

He takes the blame for Bob's death.

b)

He drives them to an escape.

c)

He tells them to hide at an abandoned church.

d)

He turns them in.

4.

Johnny didn't want to see his mom at the hospital, because...

a)

She was drunk.

b)

He was too sick.

c)

He wanted to see his dad instead.

d)

He had never felt loved or needed by her.

5.

Darry didn't call the cops when Ponyboy didn't come home after the murder, because...

a)

Darry doesn't own a phone.

b)

Darry had other problems to worry about.

c)

Darry doesn't care where Ponyboy is.

d)

Ponyboy might have been put in a boy's home.

6.

Which poet wrote "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Maya Angelou

7.

When a story ends the SAME way it begins, that is called...

a)

summary

b)

conclusion

c)

full-circle ending

8.

Johnny's parents finally change their feelings about their son before he dies.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In the novel, a weed is...

a)

a dandelion

b)

a tobacco cigarette

c)

a drug

10.

Which of the following characteristics does NOT fit the Socs?

a)

They have nice cars.

b)

They have rich parents.

c)

They have short hair and wear madras shirts.

d)

They are known for their hair.

11.

The author of The Outsiders is a man.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In the novel, a "heater" is...

a)

a stove

b)

a knife

c)

a furnace

d)

a gun

13.

Which of the following characteristics does NOT fit the Greasers?

a)

They are rule breakers.

b)

Their home life isn't very good.

c)

They are respected by the community.

d)

They live on the East Side.

14.

Before he dies, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy?

a)

"Keep fighting!"

b)

"Stay gold."

c)

"Tell my mom I love her."

d)

"Darry loves you."

15.

Which of the following characteristics fits BOTH Socs and Greasers?

a)

They both have families who don't care.

b)

They both do well in school.

c)

They both have their own set of problems.

d)

They both care about their hair.

16.

According to Randy, Bob's main problem was...

a)

his anger issues

b)

his jealousy of the Greasers

c)

No one told him no.

d)

His home life was a mess.

17.

A full-circle ending means...

a)

a technique used by an author where the beginning and the ending are the same

b)

the author leaves the reader hanging

c)

the story never stops