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The Outsiders, 1-4

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ponyboy’s parents...

a)

Were killed in a car accident

b)

Were recently divorced.

c)

Placed the brothers in foster care

d)

Abandoned the boys years earlier

2.
He was the gang's pet, everyone's kid brother.
a)
Two Bit Matthews
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Darry
3.
Ponyboy ran away from home because
a)
He was hanging around with a Soc
b)
He didn't want to apologize for being late
c)
Darry slapped Soda for taking up for Ponyboy
d)
Darry slapped him for coming home late 
4.
What character dropped out of high school, says he is not very smart.
a)
Johnny
b)
Pony
c)
Darry
d)
Soda
5.
What is the word for "light cotton shirt in a bright print, usually plaid".
a)
madras 
b)
hastily
c)
aloof
d)
hoodlum
6.
What is the word for "a slight trembling motion".
a)
madras 
b)
hastily
c)
quiver 
d)
gallant
7.
What is the word for "done or made in a hurry".
a)
hastily 
b)
hoodlum
c)
quiver 
d)
gallant
8.
What is the word for "rowdy destructive adolescent".
a)
hoodlum 
b)
gallant
c)
incredulous
d)
aloof
9.
What is the word for "feeling disbelief".
a)
incredulous 
b)
gallant 
c)
aloof
d)
suspicious
10.
What happens to Pony at the park?
a)
he runs away
b)
he is almost drowned by the Socs 
c)
he was beat up by the Socs
11.
What was Pony's premonition about in Chapter 4? 
a)
the death of Bob
b)
Ponyboy running away
c)
the gang going to the church  
d)
Darry hitting Pony
12.
Why does Darry work so hard?
a)
he wants what is best for himself
b)
he wants what is best for his brothers: his parents died 
c)
wants to give brothers more than what his parents gave them.
13.
What character is a hoodlum from New York, that loves to break the law, when he can?
a)
Johnny
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Darry
d)
Dally 
14.
Who says: "things are rough all over" for them too, even though they live in a separate world.
a)
Cherry
b)
Two Bi
c)
Johnny
d)
Marcia
15.
After Bob is murdered, Dally…
a)
takes Johnny and Pony to a place to sleep.
b)
calls the police and turns them in.
c)
tells Johnny and Pony how to disguise themselves. 
d)
gives Johnny and Pony money, a gun, tells them where to go 
16.
Pony was embarrassed when Dally started talking to the girls at the drive-in because… 
a)
they were not greasy girls.
b)
they were older girls.
c)
they were related to Two-Bit.
d)
the girls were talking dirty to him, too.
17.
Johnny and Pony dream of a place… 
a)
where they wouldn’t have to go to school.
b)
where they could make lots of money.
c)
without Greasers and Socs.
d)
where they could meet pretty girls.
18.
Who is the narrator? 
a)
Darry
b)
Pony
c)
Dally
d)
Johnny
19.
What does Johnny carry for protection?
a)
A gun
b)
A bottle of mace
c)
A taser 
d)
A switch-blade 
20.
What is Mickey Mouse?
a)
A goldfish 
b)
A dog 
c)
A cat
d)
A horse
21.
Who are Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends?
a)
Bob and Randy
b)
Dally and Two-bit
c)
Sodapop and Steve
d)
Ponyboy and Johnny
22.
Who does Johnny stand up to at the drive-in movies?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Dally
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Marcia
23.
Who has movie star good looks?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Sodapop
c)
Dally
d)
Cherry
24.
Who wrote The Outsiders?
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
J.K. Rowling
c)
John Green
d)
S.E. Hinton
25.
 Which character is small, nervous, and gets beat up by his father?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
26.
Which character is a hard-worker, leader, and takes care of his two younger brothers?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Dally
c)
Sodapop
d)
Darry
27.
Which character is smart, quiet, and likes to read?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Sodapop
28.
 Which character is mean, sarcastic, and likes to fight?
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Steve
d)
Johnny
29.
Who is 16, has red hair, and threw Coke in Dally's face?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Sodapop
c)
Marcia
d)
Cherry
30.
Why does Johnny kill Bob, the Social?
a)
to save Ponyboy from drowning
b)
to save Cherry from Bob's abuse
c)
to end the fighting between the two gangs
d)
to save Dally from drowning
31.
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy to do at school?
a)
Pick a fight with her boyfriend
b)
Meet her during study hall
c)
Walk her to class
d)
Not say hi to her
32.

Pony feels that Darry

a)

wants Soda to leave home

b)

longs to move to the country

c)

does not care for him

33.

At the concession stand, Ponyboy tells Cherry about

a)

the rules of the greasers

b)

his troubles with Darry

c)

what the Socs did to Johnny

34.

Ponyboy says, "It ain't fair!" Why does he say this?

a)

His parent died

b)

He believes his brother Darry doesn't love him

c)

the Socs have life easier than the greasers

35.

Ponyboy says he hasn't been to church lately. Why?

a)

He stopped believing in going to church

b)

His friends embarrassed him the last time they all went to church

c)

the socs are always at church

36.

Cherry agrees to ride home with Bob even though he is drunk. Why?

a)

She says she hates fights

b)

She is in love with him

c)

She is afraid to walk home with the greasers

37.

The Socs attack Ponyboy and Johnny because

a)

They were on the West side, out of their territory

b)

Dally slashed Tim Shephard's tires

c)

The greasers had picked up the Soc girls

38.

Ponyboy saved his money for a year because

a)

he wants to buy back Mickey Mouse (horse) for Soda

b)

he wants a new car

c)

He want's to pay for Darry to go to college

39.

Pony talks to a farmer because

a)

He wants to move to farm

b)

He wants to get away from the place where socs and greasers are always fighting

c)

he needs directions to Jay Mountain

40.

The Greasers and the Socs are separated by one factor. What is it?

a)

age

b)

race

c)

economics

d)

geography

41.
In gang talk, tuff, means:
a)
sharp
b)
cool
c)
a compliment
d)
all of the above
42.
"It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks", said? 
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Cherry
d)
Johnny
43.
The Socs were a group of teenagers who:
a)
Came from the west side of town; the jet set.
b)
Had fancy cars but little money.
c)
Immediately became friends with Ponyboy.
44.
"At least you got Soda.  I ain't got nobody," said
a)
Darry 
b)
Johnny
c)
Two-Bit
d)
Cherry
45.

According to Ponyboy, what holds his gang and his family together?

a)

violence for others

b)

loyalty to each other

c)

lack of money

d)

isolation

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