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The Outsiders Chapters 1-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of the three brothers?

a)

Pony, Soda, Dally

b)

Pony, Soda, Darry

c)

Soda, Two-Bit, Darry

d)

Steve, Dally, Darry

2.

Who is the oldest boy?

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Soda

3.

What point of view is the book written in?

a)

1st Person

b)

2nd Person

c)

3rd Person

4.

Who is telling the story of "The Outsiders"?

a)

Ponyboy Curtis

b)

Sodapop Curtis

c)

Johnny Cade

d)

Dallas Winston

5.

Why is Darry the father figure of the family?

a)

Their parents weren't involved with the kids

b)

Their parents worked all of the time

c)

Their parents are in jail

d)

Their parents died in a car accident

6.

Which group is known for wearing madras shirts?

a)

Socs

b)

Greasers

7.

Who is the author of The Outsiders?

a)

John Greene

b)

SE Hinton

c)

RJ Palaccio

d)

Alan Zadoff

8.

Who is known for their black handled switch blade and stealing?

a)

Two-Bit Matthews

b)

Steve Randle

c)

Dallas Winston

d)

Darry Curtis

9.

Who is known for being violent, having a hatred for the whole world, but you had to respect him?

a)

Darry

b)

Soda

c)

Dally

d)

Steve

10.

What vocabulary word means to be uninvolved or unwilling to be involved

a)

Apprehensive

b)

Aloofness

c)

Reckless

d)

Scowled

11.

What vocabulary word means to cry loudly or energetically?

a)

Bawl

b)

Cunning

c)

Rogushly

d)

Incredulous

12.

What did Ponyboy mean when he was talking about he and Cherry seeing the same sunset?

a)

They are more alike than he realized

b)

They like to paint pictures of the sky

c)

They both liked to look at the sky

13.

What caused Ponyboy to get so mad that he had to take a walk at the end of Chapter 3?

a)

Darry was frustrated he was late and hit him

b)

Ponyboy had enough of the social injustices towards the Greasers

c)

Soda was frustrated he was late and hit him

d)

Ponyboy felt bad for Johnny so he was going to find a place for them to live

14.

What does Cherry say the difference between the Socs and the Greasers is?

a)

Money

b)

Cars

c)

Feelings

d)

Houses

15.

What does Ponyboy think the main difference between the Socs and the Greasers is?

a)

Money

b)

Cars

c)

Feelings

d)

Homes

16.

What did Ponyboy do alone at the beginning of the book?

a)

Went to the movie house and walked home

b)

Went to the drive in and walked home

c)

Went to the movie house and went to the library

d)

Went to the drive in and went to the library

17.

What does the term "tuff" mean?

a)

Cool

b)

Rough

18.

What type of car did the Socs who jumped Johnny drive?

a)

Green Corvair

b)

Blue Mustang

c)

Red Camaro

d)

Black Impala

19.

Soda loved an animal named Mickey Mouse, what type of animal was he?

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Cow

d)

Horse

20.

Where does Ponyboy dream of going?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

The Country

d)

The Lake