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The Outsiders

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Johhny Cade
b)
Dallas Winston
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
Ponyboy Curtis
2.
How did the Curtis brothers’ parents die?
a)
In a car accident. 
b)
In a boating accident. 
c)
In a roller-coaster accident.
d)
They didn't die. 
3.
"You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?
a)
Darry 
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two Bit 
4.
Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help after Bob dies?
a)
Darry
b)
Two-bit
c)
No one
d)
Dally
5.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get to the old church?

a)

Dallas drove them

b)

They hopped a freight train

c)

Bus

d)

They walked

6.
The abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide is located near which town?
a)
Tulsa
b)
Guthrie
c)
Windrixville
d)
Bartlesville
7.
What is the main thing Ponyboy and Johnny eat while in hiding?
a)
Bologna sandwiches
b)
Hot dogs
c)
Beans
d)
Popcorn
8.
What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read?
a)
The Time Machine
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Tom Sawyer
d)
Outlaws of the Old West
9.
In the book, what is another name for a gun?
a)
Old Colt
b)
Steel Eye
c)
Heater
d)
Shorty
10.
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"
11.
Where does Dally take the two boys to eat after he arrives at the church?
a)
McDonalds
b)
Arby's
c)
Wendy's
d)
Dairy Queen
12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

a)

Bob

b)

Randy

c)

Paul

15.

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

a)

Sodapop

b)

Johnny

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Two Bit

16.

Who is the Soc Johnny killed while defending Ponyboy?

a)

Bob

b)

Cherry

c)

Marcia

d)

Randy

17.

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

18.

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

a)

Steve

b)

Two Bit

c)

Dally

d)

Darry

19.

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

20.

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

a)

True

b)

False

21.

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

a)

True

b)

False

22.
What does "content" mean as it is used in the following sentence from Chapter One? *“I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.”
a)
contained
b)
satisfied
c)
unhappy
d)
delighted
23.
Before Cherry got into the car with the Soc boys, she said, “Ponyboy... I mean... if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything, but...” Why did she say this? 
a)
Cherry was older than Ponyboy, so she didn't want to associate with him at school.
b)
Cherry knew that Ponyboy was dangerous, so she made a decision not to talk to him.
c)
 Cherry believed if she talked to Ponyboy, her boyfriend Bob would “jump” him.
d)
Cherry knew that her friends and family wouldn't approve of her friendship with Ponyboy.
24.
After Johnny killed Bob, Ponyboy and Johnny did not go to the police. Why? *
a)
They believed Johnny would be put on death row for murder.
b)
 Dally cared more about them than anybody else in the gang, and he would know better than the police what they should do.
c)
The police officers were corrupt, and the boys knew that they couldn't trust any cops.
d)
Johnny was scared that the police would tell his parents and that they would beat him again.
25.
S. E. Hinton uses symbolism to separate the Socs from the greasers. Choose the items that are symbolic to the greasers only. 
a)
madras, East Side, long hair
b)
Corvairs, West Side, madras
c)
East Side, long hair, leather jackets
d)
East Side, Corvairs, long hair
26.
What was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *
a)
To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.
b)
To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.
c)
To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.
d)
To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.
27.
When the church caught on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to save the kids. How was Johnny different in that moment than he was in the beginning of the novel? *
a)
Johnny was scared and begging Ponyboy to get out of the burning building.
b)
Johnny became heroic and showed a confidence that had not been there before.
c)
Johnny showed cruelty towards the kids, the same kind of cruelty that the Socs showed the greasers.
d)
Johnny was indifferent; he didn't care if the kids made it out alive.
28.
In Chapter 10, Dally made a spontaneous decision to rob a grocery store. What event happened that prompted him to make this irrational decision?
a)
Dally was excited after the rumble with the Socs, so he decided to rob a store to keep his “high.”
b)
Cherry asked Dally to take her out on a date, so he robbed the store to pay for the date.
c)
Dally wanted to be in the newspaper, so Dally robbed the store so they'd write an article about him.
d)
Johnny died from his wounds, so Dally robbed the store because his grief made him reckless.
29.
When Johnny was dying, he told Ponyboy to “stay gold.” What did this mean? *
a)
Johnny was encouraging Ponyboy to continue making good grades so he could better his life.
b)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remain dreamy and pure like a child.
c)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to know that he was okay with dying.
d)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remember their time in the country together.
30.
Which of the following is a theme of the story? 
a)
Revenge drives people to great lengths.
b)
Money makes people happy.
c)
Family is important.
d)
Love makes the world go round.
31.
Think about how the setting, the East Side, affects the main character. Choose the sentence below that sums up how the setting affects his view of life. *
a)
 It gave him the peaceful feeling of home.
b)
It was a constant reminder that he, his family, and friends were underprivileged greasers.
c)
 It made him hardened and bitter because of how poor everyone in his neighborhood was.
d)
 It makes him happy because it was where he lived with his parents when they were alive.
32.

Figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

33.

A comparison between two items that uses the words "like" or "as"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

34.

A comparison between two items that does NOT use the words "like" or "as"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Allusion

35.

Referring to a well-known person, place, or event

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Allusion

36.

Giving human qualities to something that is not human

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

37.

So I stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me. (4)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Allusion

38.

He's got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. (6)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

39.

You're bleedin' like a stuck pig. (7)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Allusion

40.

I skipped breakfast and I'm about starved. (80)

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Simile

41.

"Hey, Ponyboy! Or should I say Sleeping Beauty?" (80)

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

42.

He didn't have Darry's superman qualities. (76)

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

43.

I was sleepy and freezing to death. (52)

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

44.

Johnny was scared to death. (54)

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

45.

Would we ever have something to tell the boys, his eyes said plainly. (Do eyes speak?) pg. 25

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Allusion

46.

He didn't make a sound, but tears were running down his cheeks. (Can tears run? Do they have legs?)

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Allusion

d)

Hyperbole

47.

I started buttoning up the shirt. It about swallowed me. (Is the shirt eating him?) pg.64

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Allusion

d)

Simile

48.

Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big. (61)

a)

Simile

b)

Pokémon Pokémon Pokémon

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

49.

Life was one big joke to Two-Bit. (10)

a)

Metaphor

b)

I can't wait to watch the movie

c)

Simile

d)

Allusion

50.
Which character is a hard-worker, leader, and takes care of his two younger brothers?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Dally
c)
Sodapop
d)
Darry

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