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The Outsiders

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Darry

d)

Dally

2.

Who is the author of The Outsiders?

a)

S. E. Hinton

b)

JK Rowling

c)

Nicholas Sparks

d)

Judy Blume

3.

How old was the author of The Outsiders when she wrote the book?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

55

d)

14

4.

Where does The Outsiders take place?

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

New York City

c)

Stafford, Connecticut

d)

Tulsa, Oklahoma

5.
How did the Curtis brothers’ parents die?
a)
In a car accident. 
b)
In a boating accident. 
c)
In a roller-coaster accident.
d)
They didn't die. 
6.

Who is the greaser from New York who was arrested at the age of 10? The police shot him.

a)

Bob

b)

Dally

c)

Johnny

d)

Darry

7.

S. E. Hinton uses symbolism to separate the Socs from the greasers. Choose the items that are symbolic to the greasers only.

a)

madras, East Side, long hair

b)

Corvairs, West Side, madras

c)

East Side, long hair, leather jackets

d)

East Side, Corvairs, long hair

8.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get to the old church?

a)

Dallas drove them

b)

They hopped a freight train

c)

Bus

d)

They walked

9.
The abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide is located near which town?
a)
Tulsa
b)
Guthrie
c)
Windrixville
d)
Bartlesville
10.

What is the main thing Ponyboy and Johnny eat while in hiding?

a)

Bologna sandwiches

b)

Hot dogs

c)

Beans

d)

Popcorn

11.

What poem does Ponyboy recite when he and Johnny watch the sunrise?

a)

"The Road Not Taken"

b)

"Nothing Gold Can Stay"

c)

"Birches"

d)

"Mending Wall"

12.

Where does Dally take the two boys to eat after he arrives at the church?

a)

McDonalds

b)

Arby's

c)

Wendy's

d)

Dairy Queen

13.

What do the brothers eat for breakfast?

a)

oatmeal

b)

cereal

c)

chocolate cake

d)

apple pie

14.

What was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *

a)

To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.

b)

To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.

c)

To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.

d)

To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.

15.

Which Soc decided not to go to the rumble because he is done with fighting?

a)

Bob

b)

Randy

c)

Paul

16.

Johnny says this to Pony before he dies.

a)

Stay green.

b)

Stay blue.

c)

Stay silver.

d)

Stay gold.

17.

When Johnny was dying, he told Ponyboy to “stay gold.” What did this mean? *

a)

Johnny was encouraging Ponyboy to continue making good grades so he could better his life.

b)

Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remain dreamy and pure like a child.

c)

Johnny wanted Ponyboy to know that he was okay with dying.

d)

Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remember their time in the country together.

18.

In Chapter 10, Dally made a spontaneous decision to rob a grocery store. What event happened that prompted him to make this irrational decision?

a)

Dally was excited after the rumble with the Socs, so he decided to rob a store to keep his “high.”

b)

Cherry asked Dally to take her out on a date, so he robbed the store to pay for the date.

c)

Dally wanted to be in the newspaper, so Dally robbed the store so they'd write an article about him.

d)

Johnny died from his wounds, so Dally robbed the store because his grief made him reckless.