WorksheetsThe Outsiders Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the major conflict or problem in The Outsiders?
fighting among social classes
bad weather causing crops to die
None of the greasers can find girlfriends
The Curtis brother's parents died in a car wreck
When Ponyboy sees Darry crying at the hospital, what does he realize about how Darry feels?
Darry hates that he has to take care of him.
Darry loves Ponyboy.
Darry is upset only about Dally and Johnny being hurt.
Darry has always been an emotional mess.
Why does Johnny kill Bob?
Bob killed Ponyboy
He is getting revenge because the Socs jumped him
Bob is trying to drown Johnny
Johnny thinks the Socs are going to kill Ponyboy
How do Mr. and Mrs. Curtis die?
They drowned on a fishing trip.
They were in a car accident.
A plane crash.
They both got really sick.
Which character told Ponyboy that he would have let the kids in the church “burn to death.”
Two-Bit
Randy
Cherry
Darry
How does Dally help Johnny and Ponyboy after the murder?
He takes the blame for Bob's death.
He drives them to an escape.
He tells them to hideout at a church.
He turns them in.
Johnny didn't want to see his mom at the hospital, because...
She was drunk.
He was too sick.
He wanted to see his dad instead.
He had never felt loved or needed by her.
Darry didn't call the cops when Ponyboy didn't come home after the murder, because...
Darry doesn't own a phone.
Darry had other problems to worry about.
Darry doesn't care where Ponyboy is.
Ponyboy might have been put in a boy's home.
Which poet wrote "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
Robert Frost
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
In the novel, a "heater" is...
a stove
a knife
a furnace
a gun
Which of the following characteristics does NOT fit the Greasers?
They are rule breakers.
Their home life isn't very good.
They are respected by the community.
They live on the East Side.
Before he dies, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy?
"Keep fighting!"
"Stay gold."
"Tell my mom I love her."
"Darry loves you."
According to Randy, Bob's main problem was...
his anger issues
his jealousy of the Greasers
No one told him no.
His home life was a mess.
According to Cherry, what divides the Greasers and the Socs? (Read carefully!)
Money, Greasers have it and Socs don't.
Friends, Socs have tons of shallow friendships while Greasers have a few close ones.
Emotions, Socs feel too little while Greasers feel too violently.
Why did Johnny carry a switchblade?
He was afraid he would be jumped.
He did not trust his friends.
It was a present from Ponyboy.
Why did Sodapop and Ponyboy have to stay out of trouble?
Darry was already in trouble with the law, and he would look bad.
The courts would place them in a boy’s home because it would show Darry wasn’t responsible enough to be their guardian.
They’re Greasers so it would automatically mean life in prison or the electric chair.
What is Sodapop’s role in the Curtis family?
He’s the middle man who keeps them together.
He’s the guardian in charge of everyone.
He’s just a member of the gang, not really family.
Why is the last sentence of the book important?
It's the same line as the first line of the book, showing that the book is Ponyboy's theme/essay for his English assignment.
It's the beginning of different Greaser boy's story which shows the struggles they face.
It's important because it makes the reader go back to the beginning of the book and reread it.
