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The Outsiders Ch. 1-6

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most likely reason Darry was so hard on his brothers was because...

a)

Their parents had died and Darry had to take on a lot of responsibility

b)

He was always bewildered and didn't really care about Ponyboy

c)

He thought his brothers were defiant

d)

He couldn't go to college because of them

2.
Cherry is different from the other Socs because
a)
She does not judge Ponyboy and Johnny based on stereotypes
b)
She actually tries to get to know Ponyboy
c)
She tries to tell Ponyboy that both Greasers and Socs face problems 
d)
All the options are correct
3.
Ponyboy says, "I don't care about Darry. But I was still lying and I knew it. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me." What does this show about his character?
a)
Ponyboy is not very cunning
b)
Ponyboy cares a lot about his brother and lies to try and make himself feel better
c)
Ponyboy does not understand why Darry hates him
d)
Ponyboy needs to be more honest
4.
The last sentences of Chapter 3 is, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong." This is an example of
a)
plot action 
b)
climax
c)
alliteration
d)
foreshadowing 
5.
The reason why Ponyboy was against cutting or bleaching his hair was because 
a)
For Ponyboy his long hair was symbolic of his identity
b)
His father had the same long hair
c)
He thought he looked ugly with shorter hair
d)
It was part of the gangster image
6.
How can Ponyboy and Johnny be viewed as heroes?
a)
They saved their friends when he was jumped
b)
They saved the children on the burning bus
c)
They saved the children from the church fire
d)
They helped the old man on Jay mountain
7.
The moment when Ponyboy sees his brother, Darry, crying is significant because...
a)
It reveals that Darry has reached his breaking point
b)
It shows that Darry has more in common with Sodapop that what Ponyboy assumed 
c)
Ponyboy realizes that his brother cares for him
d)
This is when everyone realizes how badly Darry has been hurt by the fire
8.
The Soc who chased Ponyboy after the movie sneered, "Want a ___________, Greaser?"
a)
fight
b)
rumble
c)
hang out
d)
haircut
9.

What two rules do the Greasers follow?

a)

stick together; don't get caught

b)

stick together; family comes first

c)

protect each other; don't get caught

d)

don't get caught; family comes first

10.

Which of the following quotes does NOT support how Ponyboy thinks Darry feels about him?

a)

“It was plain to me that Darry didn’t want me around. And I wouldn’t stay if he did” (Hinton 50).

b)

“Me and Darry just didn’t dig each other. I never could please him” (Hinton 13).

c)

“I could tell it was Darry though- partly because of the voice and partly because Darry’s always rough with me without meaning to be” (Hinton 6).

d)

“’I reckon it never occurred to you that your brothers might be worrying their heads off and afraid to call the police because something like that could get you two thrown in a boys home so quick it’d make your head spin’” (Hinton 50).

11.

Which quote from chapter 5 foreshadows the main event that happens in chapter 6? Hint: it's hot like fire

a)

“I like fast driving and Johnny was crazy about drag races, but we both got a little green around the gills when Dally took a corner on two wheels with the breaks screaming” (Hinton 83).

b)

“We were careful with our cigarettes- if that old church ever caught fire there’d be no stopping it” (Hinton 79).

c)

“You could see the front from the road, and sometimes farm kids rode their horses by on their way to the store” (Hinton 76).

d)

“Boy howdy, I thought, this really makes me look tuff” (Hinton 72).

12.

Why does Cherry tell Pony not to be offended if she doesn't talk to him at school?

a)

Because she likes Dally

b)

Because she is from a different social circle (group of friends) and can't be seen with him

c)

Because he is too young

d)

Because his friend killed her boyfriend

13.
“An Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade.  He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again.  They had scared him that much.  He would kill the next person who jumped him.  Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again.  Not over his dead body…”
Of what is this passage an example?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Simile
d)
Flashback
14.
Johnny being jumped by the Socs is an example of which type of conflict?
a)
external,  man vs. man
b)
 internal, man vs. society
c)
external, man vs. nature
d)
external, man vs. fate
15.
“His eyes were wild-looking, like the eyes of an animal in a trap.” What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence?
a)
metaphor 
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
16.
What color is repeated, so far, throughout the book.
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
d)
gold
17.
"Dally handed me a shirt - about sixty million sizes too big" is an example of...
a)
satire
b)
foreshadowing
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
18.
How did the Curtis brothers lose their parents?
a)
they died in a fire
b)
they died of cancer
c)
they died in a car accident
19.
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
20.
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"
21.

Pony struggles with his new relationship with Cherry while getting to know her. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Man

22.

The greasers are seen as the rough, tough kids. They are automatically viewed as trouble makers because of the area where they live, their look, and their attitudes. What type of conflict is this?

a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Nature

c)

Man vs. Fate

d)

Man vs. Society