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The Outsiders - Chapters 3 & 4

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Cherry think set the greasers apart from the Socs?

a)

Money

b)

Clothes

c)

Intelligence

d)

Feelings

2.

Why did the girls decide to go home with their boyfriends?

a)

A: They didn't want their parents to find out they were out with greasers.

b)

B: They didn't want the Socs and the greasers to have a fight.

c)

C: They didn't want their friends to see them with some greasers.

d)

D: They didn't like Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit.

3.

Why did Ponyboy run out of his house?

a)

He forgot to give Johnny some money he owed him.

b)

He and Soda had a fight.

c)

Darry slapped Ponyboy in the face.

d)

He received permission to allow Johnny to spend the night in his house, instead of out in a vacant lot, so he wanted to tell Johnny the news as soon as possible.

4.

Why did Johnny stab Bob, the Socs, killing him?

a)

He hated the way Bob called him names.

b)

He needed to stop Bob from drowning Ponyboy.

c)

He wanted to show the other Socs he could kill if he needed to.

d)

He was drunk and didn't know what he was doing.

5.

Who did the boys seek help from after Johnny killed Bob?

a)

Dally

b)

Darry

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Sodapop

6.

Where did the boys hide from the police?

a)

In an abandoned house

b)

In an abandoned school

c)

In an abandoned church

d)

In an abandoned factory

7.

Ponyboy realizes Dally will have to tell Darry and Sodapop what happened and he knows _____________________.

a)

He will probably go to a reformatory.

b)

He may never see his brothers again.

c)

Soda may never forgive him for being involved in a murder.

d)

His dreams of having a good life are gone forever.

8.

Cherry tells Ponyboy that the main difference between Socs and Greasers is that _____. (p. 37)

a)

Socs have more money

b)

Greasers have more emotions

c)

Greasers dress differently

9.

Ponyboy thinks Darry dislikes him. (inference)

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What did Ponyboy and Cherry have in common?

a)

riding in Mustangs

b)

enjoying ice cream

c)

reading classic novels

d)

watching sunsets

11.

How many Socs attacked Johnny and Ponyboy at the park when Ponyboy nearly drowned?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

five

d)

six

12.
On page 57, Hinton uses thoughts and words to describe how Ponyboy was freaking out after Johnny killed Bob, yet Johnny was very calm.
What was Hinton's purpose for showing this?
a)
To illustrate how Johnny has nothing to lose and Ponyboy has everything to lose.
b)
To show that Ponyboy is overly dramatic.
c)
To show that Johnny doesn't care of anyone or anything.
d)
To illustrate how mean Johnny is.
13.
Greaser's feel that their _____ is their trademark, makes them cool.  
a)
clothes
b)
hair 
c)
weapons 
d)
shoes 
14.
How did they disguise themselves?
a)
they wore mustaches
b)
they wore totally different clothes
c)
they cut and dyed their hair
15.
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy she would do if she ever saw Dally again?
a)
She would slap him
b)
She wouldn't say hi to him
c)
She would fall in love with him
d)
She would try to become friends
16.
Before going their own ways the night Ponyboy met Cherry, he told her
a)
They both watch the sunset
b)
He never wanted to see her again
c)
To warn her brother of the upcoming gang fight
d)
She was too good for his brother Sodapop
17.
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy to do at school?
a)
Pick a fight with her boyfriend
b)
Meet her during study hall
c)
Walk her to class
d)
Not say hi to her
18.
Ponyboy dreams of escaping his life and living ____.
a)
at the beach
b)
in the city 
c)
in the country
d)
in Europe