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The Outsiders chapters 1-8

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ponyboy's oldest brother who takes care of him

a)

Greasers

b)

Socs

c)

Darry

d)

Soda

e)

Ponyboy

2.

Ponyboy's high school dropout brother

a)

Greasers

b)

Socs

c)

Darry

d)

Soda

e)

Ponyboy

3.

Why must Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy stay out of trouble and behave?

a)

So they can get into the colleges of their choice

b)

So the brothers can stay together

c)

Because they want to have a clean rap sheet

d)

Because the brothers are on parole for fighting

4.
What does Johnny realize about the Socs in the blue car?
a)
that they are Greasers
b)
that they are the ones who beat him up so badly
c)
that they are his friends
d)
that they are Soda and Darry
5.

What happens when the Socs are drowning Ponyboy in the fountain?

a)

Johnny runs home to get help.

b)

Sodapop and Darry rescue him.

c)

Darry and Buck fight the Socs.

d)

Johnny kills Bob with a switchblade.

6.

What is the climax of chapters 1-4?

a)

Cherry throws a coke in Dally's face.

b)

Johnny kills Bob.

c)

Darry slaps Ponyboy.

d)

Dally fights with Tim Shepard.

7.

Where does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny to hide?

a)

at his house in Tulsa

b)

in a New York safe house

c)

in an abandoned church in the country

8.
How did Dally, Johnny and Pony boy get hurt?
a)
They were in a rumble
b)
They rescued children from a burning church
c)
They fell down at school
9.
Who had to stay in the hospital?
a)
Darry and Ponyboy
b)
Dally and Darry
c)
Johnny and Dally 
10.
Which of the characters is in critical condition after the fire?
a)
Jerry.
b)
Ponyboy.
c)
Johnny.
d)
Dally.
11.
Who waits at the hospital with Ponyboy?
a)
Darry and Soda.
b)
Cherry.
c)
Johnny.
d)
Dally.
12.
What made the greasers heroes?
a)
The caught a robber
b)
They fought the Socs.
c)
They rescued the children from the fire.
13.
What is a rumble?
a)
thunder
b)
a fight with many people
c)
a fire in the church
14.

Which Soc is acting as a spy for The Greasers?

a)

Bob

b)

Cherry

c)

Marcia

d)

Steve

15.

What happened to Ponyboy after he got out of the burning church?

a)

Dally hit him for going inside.

b)

Dally hit him to put out a fire on his back.

c)

Dally smacked him for leaving Johnny inside.

16.

Who saved Johnny from the fire?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Jerry

c)

Dally

d)

a kid

17.

By the end of Chapter 6, Ponyboy realizes that Darry...

a)

is angry with Ponyboy and Johnny

b)

has loved Ponyboy all along

c)

prefers Sodapop

d)

is seeking revenge on the Socs

18.

When Ponyboy gets home from the hospital, he learns the newspaper states that...

a)

He and Johnny are "hoods."

b)

He and Johnny are "heroes."

c)

He and Johnny deserve jail time.

d)

He and Johnny should face the death penalty.

19.

In addition to Cherry, which Soc states that he/she is tired of the fighting between The Greasers and The Socs.

a)

Marcia

b)

Randy

c)

Bob

20.
What does the piece of timber do?
a)
Holds a sign
b)
Holds a roof top
c)
Breaks Johnny's back 
d)
Is used to whoop Johnnycake
21.
In the hospital, what does Johnny want Ponyboy to read to him?
a)
A magazine
b)
A dictionary 
c)
Great Expectations
d)
Gone with the Wind
22.
Who does Johnny refuse to let visit him in the hospital?
a)
His mother
b)
His father
c)
His Uncle
d)
His Aunt
23.
What does Dally ask Two-Bit to give him?
a)
A book 
b)
A black-handled switchblade
24.
For whom does Dally want to win the fight?
a)
For Darry
b)
For Sodapop
c)
For Ponyboy
d)
For Johnny
25.
What does Cherry Valence say she can see from the West Side?
a)
The moon
b)
The Sunrise
c)
The sunset
d)
The skyline
26.
How has Ponyboy's view of the Socs changed?
a)
He now hates them even more.
b)
He now sees them as human beings with problems.
c)
He now sees them as cold and unfeeling.
27.
What could Johnny not do anymore
a)
Run
b)
Walk
c)
Fly
d)
Live
28.
"The importance of family" is a theme in The Outsiders. Which one of these examples is NOT an example of this theme?
a)
Johnny's parents are abusive, hurting him physically and emotionally
b)
The Curtis brothers can stay together ONLY if they stay out of trouble
c)
The greasers are so close they are like a family
d)
Cherry Valance stays with her own kind because her parents would not approve of greaser friends
29.
A theme in The Outsiders is "the importance of friendship." Which one of these is an example of this theme.
a)
Ponyboy spitting at the Socs in the park
b)
Bob, Randy and the Socs in the back seat teaming up to beat up Ponyboy and Johnny
c)
Johnny carrying a switchblade and vowing never to be beat up again
d)
Two-Bit befriending Marcia at the drive-in
30.
"Stereotypes are unfair and harmful" is another theme in The Outsiders. Which one of these examples is NOT an example of this theme in the book.
a)
All greasers are "hoods"
b)
All Socs are unfeeling and cruel
c)
Greasers can be good citizens
d)
All Socs have it easy and have no problems

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