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The Outsiders Ch. 4-6

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two things motivated Johnny to stab Bob?

a)

Bob tried to choke Johnny while Randy punched him in the stomach.

b)

David was drowning Ponyboy and the others were going to beat up Johnny.

c)

Randy threatened to hurt Johnny's family while Bob punched him in the stomach.

d)

David was chocking Ponyboy and the others threatened to go after Cherry and Marcia.

2.

What part of the plot is going on between chapters 4 - 6?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

3.

What did Dally give Johnny and Ponyboy?

a)

money, dry clothes, a loaded gun, and a plan

b)

money, cigarettes, and water

c)

cigarettes, bologna, and bread

d)

nothing

4.
What does the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" mean?
a)
Just like the first signs of spring or a sunset, youth and innoncence are only around for a short time.
b)
Just like leaves during the autumn, people live long lives but then drop and blow away.
c)
Gold is important in one's youth, but then people realize money cannot buy everything.
d)
Gold is not necessary for one's youth, but it does bring sunshine in later years.  
5.

According to Sodapop's letter, where do the police think the boys are?

a)

Virginia

b)

South Carolina

c)

New York

d)

Texas

6.

Johnny and Ponyboy hide out

a)

in the woods

b)

in a farmhouse

c)

at a Japanese tea garden

d)

in an abandoned church

e)

inside Tilted Towers

7.

Ponyboy rushes to help the missing children in the burning building because

a)

the children might smoke his cigarettes

b)

he was badly burned when he was 7 years old

c)

he feels guilty for starting the fire

d)

he knows there is a loaded gun in the church

8.

At the hospital Darry lets Ponyboy know

a)

he is afraid of losing him

b)

he is worried about the murder charges

c)

he will stand by Johnny

d)

he is actually Ponyboy's father

9.

Read the sentence and use context clues to define the word testify:

"Cherry can go to court and tell the judge that Johnny did not plan to kill Bob. She will testify that Johnny used self-defense against Bob." (Hinton 67)

a)

to lie in a court

b)

take a test in a court

c)

to tell what happened in a court

d)

to cry in a court

10.

Bonus Question: Which sentence best supports the idea that Ponyboy’s hair was his “pride”?

a)

“Not too short,” I begged (Hinton 71).

b)

“Our hair was tuff- we didn’t have to use much grease in it” (Hinton 71).

c)

“’You know the first thing the judge does is make you get a haircut’” (Hinton 71).

d)

“Maybe we couldn’t have Corvairs or madras shirts, but we could have hair” (Hinton 71).