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The Outsiders Chapters 1-6

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Johnny have to bleach and cut Ponyboy's hair?

a)

So he wouldn't be recognized

b)

It was cut during the fight with the Soc

c)

Ponyboy wanted it that way

d)

For a job interview that he had

2.

Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?

a)

Their boyfriends left because they did not like the movie

b)

Their boyfriends walked off with two other girls

c)

The girls decided to go off by themselves

d)

The girls walked away from their boyfriends when they found out they had been drinking.

3.

Ponyboy and Johnny sit with Cherry and Marcia because

a)

the only two seats left were with the girls.

b)

Dally had spilled soda on Cherry's chair.

c)

Bob was coming back.

d)

the girls asked the boys to protect them.

4.

Who do Pony and Johnny go to for help after the incident in the park?

a)

Dally

b)

Steve

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Johnny's mom

5.

Who saved Pony from being severely burned?

a)

Jerry (the teacher)

b)

Pony saved himself

c)

Johnny

d)

Dally

6.
Why does Darry work instead of going to college?
a)
He lost his scholarship to play football when he injured his back.
b)
He dropped out of high school because he was too bored in school.
c)
He got a good job roofing houses and wanted to make lots of money.
d)
He had to take care of his brothers or they would be split up in foster care.
7.
Who is being described? “His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world.  He was tougher than the rest of us-tougher, colder, meaner.”
a)
Soda
b)
Two Bit
c)
Darry
d)
Dally
8.
Who is being described? “He’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning.  He gets drunk on just plain living.  And he understands everybody.”
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Soda
c)
Johnny
d)
Ponyboy
9.
Who is being described?  “He was the gang’s pet, everyone’s kid brother.”
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Steve
c)
Johnny
d)
Darry
10.
Who is being described? “He looks older than twenty--tough, cool, and smart. He would be real handsome if his eyes weren’t so cold. He doesn’t understand anything that is not plain hard fact. But he uses his head.”
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Tim Shepard
d)
Soda
11.
Sunsets, cigarettes, Pepsi, and movies are associated with which character?
a)
Cherry
b)
Soda
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
12.
Ponyboy’s parents
a)
Were killed in an auto accident
b)
Were divorced
c)
Placed all three brothers up for adoption
d)
Gave up raising them and moved away
13.

What book do the boys read while in hiding?

a)

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

b)

The Outsiders

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

Captain Underpants

14.

Who do the Greasers get to be their "spy" for the Socs?

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Maria

c)

Marcia

d)

Cherry

15.

Which of the following would be considered an external conflict? (choose all that apply)

a)

The Socs "jump" Ponyboy on the way home from the movie

b)

Johnny fights Bob in the park

c)

Ponyboy and Darry get into an argument

d)

Cherry struggles at times to uphold the image of a Soc

16.

Which of the following would be considered a character vs character conflict?

a)

Ponyboy wishes he was as good looking as his brother, Soda

b)

Dally harasses Cherry at the movies

c)

Ponyboy and Johnny decide to devise a plan to run away

d)

Johnny fears that he will be beat up again

17.

What is the initial conflict that is revealed to the reader in the exposition?

a)

Ponyboy and Johnny get into a fight

b)

The Socs and Greasers don't get along

c)

The Greasers need more members

d)

The Socs needs more members

18.
To whom does Johnny compare the Southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind?
a)
Soda
b)
Dally
c)
Darry
d)
Two Bit
19.
Who has written Ponyboy a letter?
a)
Dally
b)
Soda
c)
Cherry
d)
David
20.

What job does Sodapop have now that he dropped out of school?

a)

Janitor

b)

Gas station attendant

c)

Writer

d)

Professional criminal

21.

Whose tires does Dally slash at the drive-in movies?

a)

Bob Sheldon's

b)

Tim Shepard's

c)

Paul Holden's

d)

Randy Adderson's

22.

What does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny before they skip town besides fifty dollars and a change of clothing?

a)

A book

b)

A knife

c)

A gun

d)

Masks

23.

What does Ponyboy think started the fire in the church?

a)

Leaked gasoline

b)

Cigarette butt

c)

Trash can fire

d)

Unused fireworks

24.
Where does this story take place?
a)
Texas
b)
New York
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Miami
25.
How does Johnny recognize who the Socs in the park are?
a)
by the rings on Bob's hand
b)
by Randy's voice
c)
Ponyboy tells him who they are
d)
Bob calls out Johnny's name
26.
Cherry Valence says, "Take your feet off my chair and shut your trap,"  to Dally when he is being rude at the drive in.  What inference can we make about Cherry based on her dialogue above?
a)
Cherry is shy and timid
b)
Cherry always speaks her mind even if it's to a "hood"
c)
Cherry likes to see how far she can push people 
d)
Cherry is stubborn and vicious
27.
"And 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..."
The author most likely includes this passage for which of the following reasons?
a)
to foreshadow an event to come later 
b)
to show that Johnny is always prepared
c)
to add danger and suspense to the novel to make sure the reader keeps reading
d)
none of the above
28.
In Chapter 2, Ponyboy explains how Johnny got severely beaten by a group of Socs.  This event happened in the past, but Ponyboy explains it as if it is going on in real time.  This is an example of which literary element?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
foreshadowing
d)
flashback
29.
"Shut up talkin' like that," Two-Bit said fiercely, messing up Johnny's hair. "We couldn't get along without you, so you can just shut up!"
What does this dialogue reveal about Two-Bit and Johnny's relationship? 
a)
Two bit and Johnny fight a lot because they are brothers.
b)
Two-Bit is tired of listening to Johnny talk.
c)
Two-Bit is mad at Johnny.
d)
Two-Bit is protective of Johnny.
30.

When Darry slaps Ponyboy at the end of Chapter 3, how does this incident propel the action of the novel forward?

a)

Dally tells Ponyboy that he didn't mean to hit him, but Ponyboy doesn't believe him

b)

It causes Ponyboy to run away with Cherry

c)

Ponyboy heads to the park with Johnny

d)

If Darry hadn't hit Ponyboy, he wouldn't have run to the park.

31.

"If Johnny got caught, they'd give him the electric chair, and if they caught me, I'd be sent to a reformatory. I'd heard about reformatories from Curly Shepard and I didn't want to go to one at all." The word reformatory is best understood to refer to a place a person is sent for the purpose of

a)

humiliation

b)

studying

c)

correction

d)

religious training

32.

What did Johnny announce after his fifth barbecue sandwich?

a)

He was stuffed full and had never had such delicious food.

b)

He was ready for part 2 of their plan.

c)

He wanted them to go back and turn themselves in.

d)

He was going to throw up.

33.

When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news did he bring?

a)

The police are looking for them in Texas.

b)

Cherry is a spy for the Greasers.

c)

The Socs and the Greasers are having a rumble the next night.

d)

All of the above.

34.

What does Dally fear will happen to Johnny if Johnny carries out his plans?

a)

He will become a sociopath

b)

He will get beaten by his parents if he goes home

c)

The socs will kill him

d)

he will become hardened in jail

35.

A primary cause of the conflict between Ponyboy and Darry is

a)

Darry's obvious preference for Soda over Ponyboy

b)

Darry's resentment of having to assume a parental role

c)

Ponyboy's insistence on rebelling against any authority figure

d)

Ponyboy's lack of understanding of Darry's motives

36.
What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read in the church?
a)
How the West Was Won
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Rumble Fish
d)
Great Expectations
37.
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
38.
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 
39.

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

40.

Which quote from chapter 5 foreshadows the main event that happens in chapter 6?

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).

41.
“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
42.
"Dally handed me a shirt - about sixty million sizes too big" is an example of...
a)
satire
b)
foreshadowing
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
43.
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"
44.

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

45.
brave: courageous; dashing
a)
cowlick
b)
gallant(ly)
c)
unfathomable 
d)
defiance 
46.
privileged; the best of a class
a)
hastily
b)
reluctant
c)
eluded
d)
elite
47.
failed to be remembered; escaped from memory
a)
eluded
b)
elite
c)
towheaded
d)
contemptuously 
48.

aloof

a)

at a distance; feeling apart

b)

a positive quality or thing that can be used to advantage

c)

shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

d)

representing the best, most choice, or highest level

49.

asset

a)

a positive quality or thing that can be used to advantage

b)

representing the best, most choice or highest level

c)

something not often seen or done

d)

not able to be understood

50.

unfathomable

a)

not able to be understood

b)

something not often seen or done

c)

coolly unconcerned or unexcited

d)

brave, heroic or noble

51.

rarity

a)

something not often seen or done

b)

representing the best, most choice or highest level

c)

stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

d)

indicating or showing disbelief

52.

ornery

a)

stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

b)

at a distance; feeling apart

c)

a positive quality or thing that can be used to advantage

d)

shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

53.

elite

a)

represented the best, most choice or highest level

b)

coolly unconcerned or unexcited

c)

indicating or showing disbelief

d)

brace, heroic or noble

54.

dumbfounded

a)

shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

b)

coolly unconcerned or unexcited

c)

stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

d)

indicating or showing disbelief

55.

incredulous

a)

indicating or showing disbelief

b)

stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

c)

shocked or astonished; to be made speechless

d)

representing the best, most choice or highest level

56.

nonchalant

a)

coolly unconcerned or unexcited

b)

stubborn or grouchy; ill-tempered

c)

not able to be understood

d)

at a distance; feeling apart

57.

gallant

a)

brave, heroic or noble

b)

not able to be understood

c)

something not often seen or done

d)

at a distance; feeling apart

58.

dressed

a)

premonition

b)

apprehensive

c)

hue

d)

clad

59.

nervous or uneasy

a)

elude

b)

apprehensive

c)

ruefully

d)

reformatory

60.

a bad feeling about a future event

a)

ruefully

b)

doggedly

c)

premonition

d)

elude

61.

showing sorrow or pity

a)

ruefully

b)

apprehensive

c)

reformatory

d)

indignant

62.

gloomy; resentfully silent

a)

hue

b)

indignant

c)

elude

d)

sullen

63.

expressing strong displeasure at something considered to be insulting or offensive

a)

sullen

b)

elude

c)

apprehensive

d)

indignant

64.

a particular variety of a color; a shade

a)

indignant

b)

sullen

c)

hue

d)

ruefully

65.

in a persistent or stubborn manner

a)

hue

b)

doggedly

c)

elude

d)

sullen

66.

After talking with Cherry, what reason does Pony finally give for the separation between Greasers and Socs?

a)

money

b)

education

c)

feelings

d)

background

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