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WorksheetsOutsiders Ch 9-12
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Ponyboy woke up one day and found out what happened to him. What was wrong?
He caught a cold from being around the ill at the hospital
He had been in and out of consciousness after getting hurt in the rumble
Darry beat him up for coming home after curfew
What did Ponyboy tell the judge when he asked him about Bob's murder?
He told him that Johnny stabbed Bob with a switchblade out of self-defense
He lied and told him that Randy was the one who really killed Bob
Nothing. The judge never questioned Ponyboy about Bob's murder
What did Ponyboy find out that was making Sodapop so heartbroken?
Sandy returned his letter unopened / she didn't love him like he loved her
Their parents never died in a car accident and they are still alive somewhere
Darry decided to take the blame for the murder and go to the cooler
Why did Sodapop run to the park, causing Ponyboy and Darry to chase him?
The cops were chasing him after robbing a store and if " he got thrown in the cooler, it would all be over."
The Socs were waiting for him at the park and if he " couldn't have her, he did not want to go on."
He did not want Ponyboy and Darry fighting anymore because if tehy " don't have each other, [they] don't have anything.
Why were the last lines of the novel significant?
The author repeats Johnny's dying words, " Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
The last line indicate that the entire novel had all been a dream
They were the first lines of the novel indicating that Ponyboy wrote the novel for his English paper theme
Why did Ponyboy not want to be associated with Tim Shepard's gang?
Tim killed Johnny at the hospital
One of his boys took Cherry Valance out on a date
The boy's were "hoods" and considered " future convicts" / they fought dirty
Who " won" the final rumble between the Greasers and Socs / How did they "win"?
The Greasers because the Socs ran off
Nobody/ The cops were called and they were all hauled off to the cooler
The Socs because Two-bit cheated by using a piece of pipe
After the rumble, where did Dally take Ponyboy?
To the park to finish off the remaining Socs
To the precinct to bail out Darry from the cooler
To the hospital to see Johnny
What happened to Dally in Chapter 10?
Drove his car into the lake and drowned
He was killed by the cops after robbing a store
As a revenge for Bob's death, Randy stabbed Dally behind an alley
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?
" Water, water, everywhere, Pony. Nor any drop to drink."
There ain't no place like home, Pony."
" Stay Gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
There are several major conflicts that weave throughout this novel. How is each resolved?
Pony vs. Darry
Pony runs away
Pony appears before the judge
Pony sees Darry crying at the hospital
Darry hits Pony
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…
Johnny dies
Dally dies
When the Socs appear in court
When the greasers win the rumble
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.”
Darry
Dally
Two-bit
Ponyboy
