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The Outsiders Chapter 1 - 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most likely reason Darry was so hard on his brothers was because...

a)

Their parents had died and Darry had to take on a lot of responsibility

b)

He was always bewildered and didn't really care about Ponyboy

c)

He thought his brothers were defiant

d)

He couldn't go to college because of them

2.
Cherry is different from the other Socs because
a)
She does not judge Ponyboy and Johnny based on stereotypes
b)
She actually tries to get to know Ponyboy
c)
She tries to tell Ponyboy that both Greasers and Socs face problems 
d)
All the options are correct
3.
The last sentences of Chapter 3 is, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong." This is an example of
a)
plot action 
b)
climax
c)
alliteration
d)
foreshadowing 
4.
The reason why Ponyboy was against cutting or bleaching his hair was because 
a)
For Ponyboy his long hair was symbolic of his identity
b)
His father had the same long hair
c)
He thought he looked ugly with shorter hair
d)
It was part of the gangster image
5.
“An Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade.  He’d use it, too, if he ever got jumped again.  They had scared him that much.  He would kill the next person who jumped him.  Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again.  Not over his dead body…”
Of what is this passage an example?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Simile
d)
Flashback
6.
“His eyes were wild-looking, like the eyes of an animal in a trap.” What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence?
a)
metaphor 
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
7.
"Dally handed me a shirt - about sixty million sizes too big" is an example of...
a)
satire
b)
foreshadowing
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
8.
How did Ponyboy describe their new haircuts?
a)
like being a 12 year old boy
b)
he said nothing about their haircuts
c)
like being in a Halloween costume you can't get out of
d)
they looked silly
9.
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.
10.

When Dally gives the boys guns, money, and directions to Jay Mountain, we can infer all except

a)

Dally is not concerned about breaking the law.

b)

Dally is worried that Darry and Soda will find out.

c)

Dally knows how to take control of a situation.

d)

Dally has been through this type of experience before.

11.

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).

12.
What is the main difference between the Socs and Greasers?  (Cherry said this.)
a)
The Socs are smarter.
b)
The Greasers can work on cars.
c)
The Greasers are more emotional.
13.
Why did Pony go to Dally after Bob was killed?
a)
Dally is really a cop and can help them run away.
b)
Dally is Pony's favorite of all the Greasers.
c)
Dally is older, wiser and has experience.  
14.

Darry really does love Ponyboy, but why does he treat him the way he treats him?

a)

He is stressed out with the pressures of taking care of the family.

b)

He is going to college and playing football.

c)

He is a drunk and fighting all the time.

15.

Complete the cause and effect relationship.


Cause: ______

Effect: Johnny carried a switchblade in his back pocket.

a)

Johnny killed Bob to save Ponyboy from drowning.

b)

Bob jumped Johnny and badly beat him with his rings.

c)

Johnny saved children from the burning church.

d)

Johnny sleeps in the vacant lot to avoid his abusive parents.

16.

Which of the following is a symbol for wealth in the novel?

a)

Bob’s rings

b)

Cars

c)

The church

d)

Sunsets

17.

Read the excerpt below. In this part of the book, Cherry is arguing with Bob as she and the greasers walk home from the movie theatre.

“The Soc’s voice broke into my thoughts: ‘…just because we got a little drunk last time…’ Cherry looked mad. ‘A little? You call reeling and passing out in the streets ‘a little’? Bob, I told you, I’m never going out with you while you’re drinking, and I mean it. Too many things could happen while you’re drunk. It’s me or the booze.’” (Chapter 3)


Which of the following techniques does the author use in the underlined section?

a)

anecdote

b)

foreshadowing

c)

allusion

d)

flashback

18.

Which of the following is a symbol for violence in the novel?

a)

Bob’s rings

b)

Cars

c)

The church

d)

Sunsets

19.
Based on the sentence, “Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home---the west side of town was only about twenty miles away----but they wanted to call their parents and have them come and get them.” which word most closely means “gallantly”?
a)
Flirtatious
b)
Manly
c)
Heroically
d)
Foolish
20.
Based on context clues, what does “aloofness” mean in the line: “Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through.”
a)
Distant
b)
Money
c)
Power
d)
Shyness

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