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Outsiders Ch 9-12

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ponyboy woke up one day and found out what happened to him. What was wrong?

a)

He caught a cold from being around the ill at the hospital

b)

He had been in and out of consciousness after getting hurt in the rumble

c)

Darry beat him up for coming home after curfew

2.

What did Ponyboy tell the judge when he asked him about Bob's murder?

a)

He told him that Johnny stabbed Bob with a switchblade out of self-defense

b)

He lied and told him that Randy was the one who really killed Bob

c)

Nothing. The judge never questioned Ponyboy about Bob's murder

3.

What did Ponyboy find out that was making Sodapop so heartbroken?

a)

Sandy returned his letter unopened / she didn't love him like he loved her

b)

Their parents never died in a car accident and they are still alive somewhere

c)

Darry decided to take the blame for the murder and go to the cooler

4.

Why did Sodapop run to the park, causing Ponyboy and Darry to chase him?

a)

The cops were chasing him after robbing a store and if " he got thrown in the cooler, it would all be over."

b)

The Socs were waiting for him at the park and if he " couldn't have her, he did not want to go on."

c)

He did not want Ponyboy and Darry fighting anymore because if tehy " don't have each other, [they] don't have anything.

5.

Why were the last lines of the novel significant?

a)

The author repeats Johnny's dying words, " Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."

b)

The last line indicate that the entire novel had all been a dream

c)

They were the first lines of the novel indicating that Ponyboy wrote the novel for his English paper theme

6.

Why did Ponyboy not want to be associated with Tim Shepard's gang?

a)

Tim killed Johnny at the hospital

b)

One of his boys took Cherry Valance out on a date

c)

The boy's were "hoods" and considered " future convicts" / they fought dirty

7.

Who " won" the final rumble between the Greasers and Socs / How did they "win"?

a)

The Greasers because the Socs ran off

b)

Nobody/ The cops were called and they were all hauled off to the cooler

c)

The Socs because Two-bit cheated by using a piece of pipe

8.

After the rumble, where did Dally take Ponyboy?

a)

To the park to finish off the remaining Socs

b)

To the precinct to bail out Darry from the cooler

c)

To the hospital to see Johnny

9.

What happened to Dally in Chapter 10?

a)

Drove his car into the lake and drowned

b)

He was killed by the cops after robbing a store

c)

As a revenge for Bob's death, Randy stabbed Dally behind an alley

10.

Johnny mutters words to Ponyboy right before he dies ( the words have become a famous literary / theatrical phrase). What were those words and what did they allude to?

a)

" Water, water, everywhere, Pony. Nor any drop to drink."

b)

There ain't no place like home, Pony."

c)

" Stay Gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."

11.
Dally wants to be killed because -
a)
he does not want to go back to jail.
b)
he had been crippled in the fire.
c)
Johnny is dead.
d)
he misses his father.
12.
Dally is chased by the police because he -.
a)
robbed a grocery store
b)
stole a car
c)
beat up a Soc
d)
has jumped bail again.
13.
Dally is shot by the police because he -.
a)
pulls a gun.
b)
is a greaser.
c)
has taken a hostage.
d)
robbed a grocery store.
14.
Pony keeps saying that he killed Bob because -
a)
he really was the one who killed Bob.
b)
pretending this helps him believe Johnny is still alive.
c)
Dally had convinced him of it.
d)
he wants to protect Johnny's memory.
15.
When Darry and Pony have a big argument, Soda tells them that -
a)
he is going to Florida to be with Sandy.
b)
he is moving out.
c)
he can't stand being in the middle anymore.
d)
he misses their parents.
16.
In the note Johnny leaves for Pony, his main request is that Pony -
a)
tell Johnny's parents that he loved him.
b)
tell Dally that there is good in the world.
c)
stop being a greaser.
d)
finish reading the book.
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.

There are several major conflicts that weave throughout this novel. How is each resolved?


Soc vs. greaser. This conflict is supposed to be resolved when…

a)

Johnny dies

b)

Dally dies

c)

When the Socs appear in court

d)

When the greasers win the rumble

19.

There are several major conflicts that weave throughout this novel. How is each resolved?


Pony vs. __________ This conflict is resolved when Pony says, “Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand then and wouldn't be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore….And I decided I could tell people, beginning with my English teacher.”

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Two-bit

d)

Ponyboy