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The Outsiders final

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ponyboy killed a Soc for attacking Johnny?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Curtis brothers' parents:
a)
Lost custody of the 3 boys because they neglected them.
b)
Moved away and left all the kids behind.
c)
Died in a car accident.
d)
Died in a house fire.
3.

In gang talk, tuff means:

a)

sharp

b)

cool

c)

a compliment

d)

all of the above

4.

On the way home from the movie, in the first few pages of the story, Ponyboy:

a)

Meets up with the Greasers and tells them about the movie.

b)

Meets up with some Socs and gets beat up.

c)

Meets up with Cherry and asks her to go to the movies with him.

d)

Meets up with his brother Darry who bawls him out for being out so late.

5.

The story, The Outsiders, is written in:

a)

3rd person

b)

2nd person

c)

1st person

d)

4th person

6.
"It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks", said? 
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Cherry
d)
Johnny
7.
The author of 'The Outsiders' is:
a)
Stephen King
b)
S.P. Fenton
c)
S.E. Hinton
d)
Stephenie Meyer
8.
"Can't you use your head?  Can't you think of anything?" said
a)
Darry
b)
Johnny 
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Two-Bit
9.
Johnny had been severely beaten by the Socs months earlier.
a)
True 
b)
False
10.
Ponyboy wishes he looked like the movie star, Robert Redford.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Two-bit Matthews was an extremely serious person.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

When some kids get trapped by fire in the church, ______ come to the rescue.

a)

Darry, Ponyboy, and Johnny

b)

Dally and Ponyboy

c)

Ponyboy and Johnny, then later Dally helps

d)

Dally and Johnny

13.
After the fire, ______ is in the most serious medical condition and hurt the most.  
a)
Johnny
b)
Dally 
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Jerry, the teacher 
14.

Ponyboy, Darry, and Sodapop always keep their front door unlocked because _____.

a)

the lock was broken and they couldn't afford to fix it

b)

they live in a very safe neighborhood

c)

they only have one key between the three of them

d)

another Greaser might need a place to sleep for the night.

15.
As the authorities learn about the murder and the fire, Ponyboy worries that _____. 
a)
he won't get the "hero" treatment he deserves 
b)
Dally won't survive his injuries
c)
He and Sodapop might be put in a boys home
d)
the Greasers will lose the upcoming rumble 
16.
In regard to the rumble, Randy tells Ponyboy that ____
a)
the rumble will settle everything once and for all
b)
he plans to run away and not fight in the rumble 
c)
no matter who wins, it won't make any difference 
d)
both B and C are true 
17.
What did Johnny request while at the hospital? 
a)
a bible 
b)
to see his mother and father 
c)
for the other Greaser's not to fight 
d)
for Gone With the Wind and some hair grease 
18.
Why won't Cherry go see Johnny in the hospital? 
a)
she hated him 
b)
she was afraid to be seen visiting a Greaser 
c)
she was planning to leave town 
d)
Johnny killed her boyfriend 
19.

What does Ponyboy's English teacher say he can do in order to bring his grade up to a C?

a)

Stay after school to scrape gum off the bottom of desks

b)

Write a really good autobiographical essay

c)

Tutor his classmates for an hour each day

d)

Bring in school supplies to donate to the classroom

20.
Even though Ponyboy went after two Socs with a broken bottle, what action let the reader know that Ponyboy wasn't hardened like a hood?
a)
Ponyboy told them he was sorry.
b)
Ponyboy dropped the bottle and ran.
c)
Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle.
d)
Ponyboy wrote them a letter of apology.  
21.
Ponyboy and Darry agree to...
a)
...quit fighting for Soda's sake.
b)
...help Soda forget about Sandy.
c)
...save money to buy Soda a horse.
22.

Why did Dally rob the grocery store and then raise his unloaded gun to the police?

a)

Dally was a dare-devil always testing the limits of his power.

b)

Dally was just an ordinary criminal.

c)

Dally wanted to be shot.

d)

Dally forgot his gun was unloaded.

23.

What was the result of the court hearing?

a)

Pony was acquitted.

b)

Pony was found guilty.

c)

Darry was found guilty as the guardian of Pony, since Pony was a minor and the boys were sent to a reform school.

d)

The boys were sent to foster homes.

24.

How did Pony react to the three Socs who bullied him about killing Bob?

a)

He ignored them.

b)

He began to cry.

c)

He busted a bottle and threatened them.

d)

He ran away.

25.

Johnny's note made several points. Which one was NOT one of Johnny's points?

a)

There is still good in the world.

b)

He didn't mind dying for those kids.

c)

Pony can make whatever he wants of his life.

d)

He forgives his mother and father.