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The Outsiders Chapters 5-8 plus vocab

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pony and Johnny pass time at the church by

a)

playing checkers

b)

reading Gone with the Wind

c)

reading a book of poems

2.

Pony doesn't want Johnny to cut his hair because

a)

Soda told Pony not to cut his hair

b)

long hair was the Greaser's trademark

c)

it would make him look too old

3.

At the church, when Pony and Johnny talk about the night of the murder

a)

they cry until they get used to the situation

b)

they decide together to go home

c)

they argue and blame each other

4.

Johnny sees Dally as gallant because

a)

he admires Dally's manners

b)

Dally took the blame for something Two Bit did

c)

Dally tells the truth

5.

Johnny tells Dally that

a)

he admires him

b)

Cherry Valance wants to help the Greasers

c)

he's going to turn himself in

6.

Johnny and Ponyboy are both injured when they

a)

get into a car accident

b)

rescue children from a fire

c)

fight in a rumble with the Socs

7.

Dally pulls Johnny from the burning church

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Jerry Wood has a hard time believing the boys are Greasers because

a)

they pulled the kids from the burning church like professional heroes

b)

Greasers have a reputation for being mean and cruel, but the boys risked their lives for others

c)

all of the above

9.

While Pony waits at the hospital, Soda and Darry come in

a)

They are angry at Pony for running away

b)

Pony finally realizes that Darry does care about him

c)

They all go home right away

10.

When the newspaper comes out the next morning, Pony

a)

tries to hide the picture because of his hair

b)

finds out he's being blamed for the murder

c)

finds out there will be a hearing and he might have to go to a boys' home

11.

Randy won't be in the rumble because he

a)

misses Bob too much

b)

is scared

c)

is sick of fighting

12.

After Pony talks to Randy, he

a)

begins to see Randy as a real person, not just a Soc

b)

hates Randy more than ever

c)

blames Randy for everything

13.

Johnny says that he's not ready to die because

a)

he thinks being a hero is fun

b)

he wants to become a fireman

c)

there's a lot he has not seen or done

14.

Why does Cherry become a spy for the Greasers?

a)

she wants to help them

b)

she likes Pony and he understands her

c)

she wants the Greasers to have a heads up as to what the Socs are going to do at the rumble

d)

She hopes Pony would do the same for her if he had the chance

e)

all of the above

15.

This word means not sociable or gloomy

a)

scowl

b)

sullen

c)

elude

16.

To have a strong belief; the act of being found guilty of a crime

a)

fiend

b)

indignant

c)

conviction

17.

To turn away, or distract

a)

divert

b)

aghast

c)

scowl

18.

This word means struck with terror or amazement

a)

grim

b)

aghast

c)

hue

19.

This is when something is harsh in appearance

a)

scowl

b)

grim

c)

fiend

20.

Angry because of something unjust

a)

conviction

b)

elude

c)

indignant

21.

A very wicked or cruel person

a)

fiend

b)

scowl

c)

divert

22.

A frown or angry look

a)

grim

b)

hue

c)

scowl

23.

A shade of a color

a)

hue

b)

elude

c)

sullen

24.

To avoid or escape

a)

elude

b)

conviction

c)

fiend