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The Outsiders Comprehension Check Chapter 5

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the line "Nothing gold can stay"?
a)
The sunrise.
b)
Ponyboy's hair.
c)
The falling leaves.
d)
The windows of the church.
2.
What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?
a)
A letter from Soda.

b)
A knife.
c)
A police report.
d)
A gun.
3.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy disguise themselves?

a)

change their clothes

b)

cut their hair and dye Ponyboy's blond

c)

wear wigs

d)

grow facial hair

4.
Why do Johnny and Ponyboy start crying?
a)
they are both sad and lonely
b)
Ponyboy misses his parents
c)
they feel bad about running away 
d)
they lost the gun from Dally 
5.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy pass the time?

a)

reading magazines

b)

reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker

c)

finding a house to walk to

d)

singing songs to each other

6.
Who comes to visit Johnny and Ponyboy?
a)
Sodapop 
b)
Darry 
c)
Two Bit 
d)
Dally 
7.
What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers.
b)
Soda moved
c)
Bob is dead.
d)
Johnny's parents are looking for them.
8.

What did Johnny buy so much of that they got tired of eating it?

a)

Blueberries

b)

Chips

c)

Yogurt

d)

Baloney

9.

When Johnny mentions that the Southern gentlemen remind him of Dallas Winston, what does he mean?

a)

Dallas has a Southern accent even though he is from New York City.

b)

Dallas is a gentleman and treats all girls with respect.

c)

Dallas is willing to fight for his rights like the Southerners did in the Civil War.

d)

Dallas demonstrated gallant behavior when he took the blame for another person's crime.

10.
How does Johnny write a note to Ponyboy?
a)
in the dust on the floor 
b)
he found paper and a pen in the church 
c)
he borrowed paper from someone on the train 
11.
Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny?
a)
Ponyboy.
b)
Cherry.
c)
Robert Frost.
d)
Walt Whitman.
12.

Why did Ponyboy say he remembered the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"

a)

He never could figure out what it meant.

b)

It is his favorite poem.

c)

It reminded him of Sodapop's horse.

d)

It was short and easy to memorize.

13.
What are Greasers most proud of?
a)
their cars 
b)
their tough attitudes 
c)
their hair 
d)
their intelligence 
14.
Where do the police think Johnny and Ponyboy are?
a)
California 
b)
Texas 
c)
Tennessee 
d)
New Mexico 
15.
True or False: A "heater" is a gun. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
16.
How did Soda know that Dally knew where Ponyboy was?

a)
Soda saw Ponyboy's sweatshirt at Buck's house.
b)
Cherry told him.
c)
Dally told him.
d)
Ponyboy called Soda and told him to talk to Dally.
17.
What does the Shepherd gang's whistle mean?
a)
"The cops are coming!"
b)
"All clear."
c)
"Run!"
d)
"Who's there?"
18.
Who was named as being a "spy" for the Socs?
a)
SodaPop
b)
Dally
c)
Darry
d)
Cherry
19.

Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy wakes up in the church?

a)

to call his parents

b)

back home

c)

to get the police

d)

to get supplies

20.

To whom does Johnny compare the southern gentlemen in the book, Gone with the Wind, that he and Ponyboy are reading?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Darry

c)

Soda

d)

Dally

21.

Who admires Dally because he is so gallant?

a)

Darry

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Soda

d)

Johnny