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The Outsiders

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which character is Soda's best friend, always fights with his father, and works at the gas station?

a)

Randy

b)

Steve

c)

Dally

d)

Two Bit

2.

Who is the greaser from New York who was arrested at the age of 10? The police shot him.

a)

Bob

b)

Dally

c)

Johnny

d)

Darry

3.

Which greaser got his name because he was always making a joke?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Johnny

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Two Bit

4.

Which Soc decided not to go to the rumble because he is done with fighting?

a)

Bob

b)

Randy

c)

Paul

5.

Who is the Soc Johnny killed while defending Ponyboy?

a)

Bob

b)

Cherry

c)

Marcia

d)

Randy

6.

Which Soc does Ponyboy feel he can talk to about sunsets? She is the spy for the Greasers who got her nickname from her hair.

a)

Cherry

b)

Marcia

c)

Susie Hinton

7.

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Darry

d)

Dally

8.

Who is the handsome Curtis brother who dropped out of school to work at the DX gas station?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Darry

c)

Steve

d)

Ponyboy

9.

Who is the oldest of the Curtis brothers who takes care of Soda and Ponyboy?

a)

Steve

b)

Two Bit

c)

Dally

d)

Darry

10.

Who is the gang's "pet" who has scars on his face and saved the children in the church?

a)

Soda

b)

Johnny

c)

Darry

d)

Ponyboy

11.

Who is the author of The Outsiders?

a)

S. E. Hinton

b)

JK Rowling

c)

Nicholas Sparks

d)

Judy Blume

12.

The Greasers receive a great deal of guidance from their parents and other adults.

a)

False

b)

True

13.

The Socs are thought to be much more in line with society's rules and attitudes than the Greasers are.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Outsiders shows that both Greasers and Socs have problems during their teenage years.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

None of the Greasers has a chance for a successful adult life.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The main status symbol for a Greaser is his big "tuff" car.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Even after winning the rumble, the Greasers realize that not much will change in their lives.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cherry admires the Greasers because of their honest, open feelings.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Pony writes his theme for English to help people understand the Greasers and other boys like them.

a)

True

b)

False