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The Outsiders Test Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Johhny Cade
b)
Dallas Winston
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
Ponyboy Curtis
2.

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.

3.
"You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?
a)
Darry 
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two Bit 
4.
Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help after Bob dies?
a)
Darry
b)
Two-bit
c)
No one
d)
Dally
5.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get to the old church?

a)

Dallas drove them

b)

They hopped a freight train

c)

Bus

d)

They walked

6.
The abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide is located near which town?
a)
Tulsa
b)
Guthrie
c)
Windrixville
d)
Bartlesville
7.
What is the main thing Ponyboy and Johnny eat while in hiding?
a)
Bologna sandwiches
b)
Hot dogs
c)
Beans
d)
Popcorn
8.
What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read?
a)
The Time Machine
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Tom Sawyer
d)
Outlaws of the Old West
9.
How did Ponyboy describe their new haircuts?
a)
like being a 12 year old boy
b)
he said nothing about their haircuts
c)
like being in a Halloween costume you can't get out of
d)
they looked silly
10.
In the book, what is another name for a gun?
a)
Old Colt
b)
Steel Eye
c)
Heater
d)
Shorty
11.
What poem does Ponyboy recite when he and Johnny watch the sunrise?
a)
"The Road Not Taken"
b)
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
c)
"Birches"
d)
"Mending Wall"
12.
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
a)
rainbows
b)
sunsets
c)
love
d)
hate
13.
Who writes Ponyboy a letter?
a)
Soda
b)
Darry
c)
Dally
d)
Steve
14.
Which Soc did Dallas say became a spy for the Greasers?
a)
Bob
b)
Randy
c)
Cherry
d)
None of these
15.
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
16.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Sandy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Ponyboy

17.

Who is Ponyboy's lighthearted older brother?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Rootbeer

c)

Randy

18.

Who is Ponyboy's smart, demanding oldest brother?

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Tim

c)

Darry

19.

Who is a violent greaser with a long police record?

a)

Two-Bit Matthews

b)

Pony boy

c)

Dally

20.

Who is the wise-cracker of the greasers and makes everyone laugh?

a)

Tim Shepard

b)

Two Bit Matthews

c)

Dally

21.

Who is the "pet" of the greasers and has abusive father?

a)

Johnny Cade

b)

Randy

c)

Sandy

22.

Who is the pretty, redheaded Soc and Bob's girlfriend?

a)

Sandy

b)

Marcia

c)

Cherry Valance

23.

Who is Cherry's best friend and Randy's girlfriend?

a)

Avery

b)

Sandy

c)

Marcia

24.

Who is the leader of a gang that help the greasers in the Rumble?

a)

Gaige Packer

b)

Tim Shepard

c)

Buck Merril

25.

Who is the Soc who tries to drown Pony?

a)

Steve Randle

b)

Joe Mayo

c)

Bob Sheldon

26.

Who is Soda's best friend and works at a gas station?

a)

Steve Randle

b)

Tim Shepard

c)

George Costanza

27.

Who is Soda's girlfriend?

a)

Marcia

b)

Rachel

c)

Sandy

28.
In what decade does this novel take place?
a)
1960s
b)
1950s
c)
1980s
29.
The Outsiders is told through which point of view?
a)
third person
b)
second person
c)
first person
30.
Where do Johnny and Ponyboy hide out after Bob Sheldon is stabbed?
a)
at a an old abandoned house in Windrixville
b)
at a church in Windrixville
c)
your gramma's house
31.
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
32.
Darry didn't go to college because he had to take care of his brothers.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Sodapop's real name is actually Keith on his birth certificate.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Pony doesn't want to cut off his hair because it is part of his identity as a greaser.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Johnny leaves a note for Pony inside a book telling him to get even with the Socs.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
According to Cherry, all Socs aren't as bad as Ponyboy and the Greasers think they are.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
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