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The Outsiders Quiz Review MSC

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paul Newman

a)

theme

b)

symbol

c)

allusion

d)

motif

2.

Pony says to Cherry, "Sure. We're all young and innocent."

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

motif

d)

foreshadowing

3.

Gone with the Wind

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

symbol

d)

allusion

4.

eyes

a)

foreshadowing

b)

theme

c)

verbal irony

d)

motif

5.

sunsets

a)

climax

b)

symbol

c)

dramatic irony

d)

allusion

6.

Johnny and Ponyboy are hiding in an abandoned church on Jay Mountain. Two-Bit thinks they are in Texas.

a)

allusion

b)

rising action

c)

dramatic irony

d)

symbol

7.

the novel Great Expectations

a)

symbol

b)

dramatic irony

c)

allusion

d)

rising action

8.

Pony has a creepy feeling about the abandoned church.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

motif

c)

plot

d)

allusion

9.

Cherry acts as a spy for the Greasers.

a)

symbol

b)

allusion

c)

dramatic irony

d)

foreshadowing

10.

Ponyboy wonders what it would be like to be inside a burning ember.

a)

allusion

b)

dynamic character

c)

theme

d)

foreshadowing

11.

A blue Mustang pulls up and a fight takes place.

a)

situational irony

b)

plot

c)

parallel episode

d)

allusion

12.

Which of the following is a DYNAMIC CHARACTER?

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Darry

c)

Bob

d)

Johnny

13.

Which of the following are STATIC CHARACTERS (more than one)?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Darry

c)

Steve

d)

Two-Bit

14.

PLOT: Ponyboy decides to write his story as the subject for his English class theme.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

15.

PLOT: Ponyboy and Johnny leave town for Jay Mountain.

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

16.

gold

a)

symbol

b)

theme

c)

allusion

d)

plot

17.

PLOT: Johnny, Pony, and Dally save the children in the church fire.

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

18.

SPEAKER: "I don't guess my parents are worried about me or anything?"

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Cherry

c)

Dally

d)

Johnny

19.

SPEAKER: “That’s what you get for helping people.”

a)

Dally

b)

Johnny

c)

Darry

d)

Cherry

20.

SPEAKER: “Hop the three-fifteen freight to Windrixville.”

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Ponybox

d)

Sodapop

21.

SPEAKER: “If I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi, well, it’s not personal or anything…”

a)

Darry

b)

Marcia

c)

Cherry

d)

Johnny

22.

SPEAKER: He’s as hard as a rock and about as human… he thinks I’m a pain in the neck.”

a)

Dally

b)

Johnny

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Ponyboy

23.

"He’s as hard as a rock and about as human… he thinks I’m a pain in the neck.” WHO IS THIS ABOUT?

a)

Dally

b)

Darry

c)

Johnny

d)

Sodapop

24.

SPEAKER: “That’s what you get for helping people.”

a)

Randy

b)

Two-Bit

c)

Dally

d)

Cherry

25.

SPEAKER: "You don't ever think...not at home or anywhere when it counts."

a)

Johnny

b)

Bob

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Darry

26.

SPEAKER: “He ain't a Soc…he’s a guy.”

a)

Darry

b)

Sodapop

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Dally

27.

SPEAKER: "Stay gold."

a)

Johnny

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Dally

d)

Randy

28.

SPEAKER: “I’m pretty bad off, ain't I Ponyboy?"

a)

Dally

b)

Johnny

c)

Bob

d)

Sodapop

29.

And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried...a six-inch switchblade. He'd use it, too, if he ever got jumped again... Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body...

a)

theme

b)

foreshadowing

c)

climax

d)

allusion

30.

PLOT: After his court date, the judge allows Ponyboy to keep living at home with Darry and Sodapop.

a)

rising action

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

resolution

31.

PLOT: Ponyboy and Johnny escape to Jay Mountain after Bob is killed.

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

rising action

32.

Which of these events helps propel (advance) the plot of the story? (may be more than one answer)

a)

Johnny accidentally leaves a burning cigarette in the church.

b)

Dally took Pony and Johnny to Dairy Queen.

c)

Pony takes aspirin before the rumble.

d)

Johnny kills Bob.

33.

Which of these is a potential theme in The Outsiders? (may be more than one answer)

a)

Individuals can maintain their own identity in a group.

b)

Family

c)

Finding common ground can bring people from different backgrounds together.

d)

No matter the background, everyone has problems to deal with.

34.

the country

a)

motif

b)

theme

c)

symbol

d)

plot

35.

"All Socs aren't like that," she said. "You have to believe me, Ponyboy. Not all of us are like that." Based on THIS quote, what is a potential theme of the novel?

a)

No matter the economic status, everyone has problems they must face

b)

Finding common ground can help bring individuals together

c)

Individuals can maintain their own identity even within a group

d)

Friendship is important

36.

It is dramatic irony when Dally aims the gun and the reader knows it is not loaded.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Pony passing out/losing consciousness is a parallel episode.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Johnny thought Dally was gallant, like the Southern gentleman in Gone with the Wind.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

In the end, _______ says fighting is useless.

a)

Johnny

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Dally

40.

_______ does not fight at the rumble.

a)

Sodapop

b)

Darry

c)

Randy

d)

Ponyboy

41.

Soda’s girlfriend leaves for Florida.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Randy requests to speak with Johnny at the hospital.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The Curtis brothers are eventually separated by the judge.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Cherry is afraid she might fall in love with _______.

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Johnny

c)

Dallas

d)

Randy

45.

Johnny wants to see his mother in the hospital.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

“Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a __________.

a)

poem

b)

novel

c)

theme

d)

motif

47.

He could have been a Soc

a)

Randy

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Tim Shepard

48.

 Soda’s buddy

a)

Steve

b)

Two-Bit

c)

Tim Shepard

d)

Paul Holden

49.

Soc with the rings

a)

Cherry

b)

Marcia

c)

Randy

d)

Bob

50.

Soc with a change of heart

a)

Marcia

b)

Bob

c)

Paul Holden

d)

Randy

51.

Darry is becoming old before his time

a)

after the Socs beat him up

b)

because he has too much responsibility

c)

because of girlfriend problems

d)

because his parents are too giving

52.

Bob was unhappy and wild

a)

after the other Socs beat him up

b)

because he had too much responsibility

c)

from the fight to live in society

d)

because his parents were too giving

53.

Sodapop becomes depressed

a)

because he lost his job

b)

after the Socs beat him up

c)

because he has too much responsibility

d)

because of girlfriend problems

54.

Johnny has a haunted, lost look

a)

after the Socs beat him up

b)

because he has too much responsibility

c)

because he regrets dropping out of school

d)

since his parents died

55.

Which of these best represents the idea of unity or togetherness?

a)

blue Mustangs

b)

switchblades

c)

sunsets

d)

chocolate cake