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The Outsiders: Chapter 1-5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Johnny

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Sodapop

2.

Who are Ponyboy's brothers?

a)

Steve and Two-Bit

b)

Sodapop and Dally

c)

Sodapop and Darry

d)

Randy and Bob

3.

Why does Johnny carry a switchblade around with him?

a)

To protect himself and his friends

b)

To look cool in front of the gang

c)

To go hunting with

d)

To rob a grocery store

4.

Which would best describe the Soc gang?

a)

Average teenagers that aren't always behaved

b)

Young, troublemakers, poor, jeans, greasy hair

c)

Teenagers, well-behaved, good grades, athletes

d)

Young, wealthy, button-ups, khakis, loafers

5.

Why does Ponyboy run away from home?

a)

His dad threatened to beat him

b)

Darry threatened to kick him out

c)

Sodapop told Darry he was with a Soc

d)

Darry hit him

6.

Why do the Socs start a fight with Ponyboy and Johnny at the park?

a)

The Socs were bored and looking for trouble

b)

Ponyboy and Johnny challenged them to a fight

c)

The Socs were upset that Ponyboy and Johnny were hanging out with their girlfriends earlier

d)

Ponyboy punched Bob in face

7.

Where do Ponyboy and Johnny go to hide from the police?

a)

Texas

b)

To the movies

c)

Abandoned Church in Windrixville

d)

Nowhere. They turn themselves in.

8.

What novel does Johnny bring back with the food supplies?

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

Great Expectations

c)

The Scarlet Letter

d)

The Great Gatsby

9.

Why is Ponyboy upset with cutting his hair?

a)

He's scared of Johnny using a blade

b)

He didn't want anyone to make fun of him

c)

His hair was his pride; it was part of his identity

d)

He felt since Johnny stabbed Bob, that only Johnny should cut his hair.

10.

When Dally comes to see Ponyboy and Johnny at the church, what does he bring with him?

a)

A gun

b)

New clothes

c)

The paper

d)

A letter from Sodapop

11.

While they are eating, what does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny?

a)

A major rumble is planned between the Socs and Greasers

b)

The police arrested the four Socs

c)

Bob's family is going to sue them

d)

The Greasers and the Socs are going to stop fighting

12.

Why did Ponyboy reference the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost in Chapter 5?

a)

They were thinking about how much they missed their friends

b)

They were appreciating the beauty of the sunrise and life in general

c)

The were realizing that their lives are coming to an end

d)

Ponyboy was showing him his favorite poem from the book

13.

Which of the following is NOT something Johnny brings back from his supplies run?

a)

A deck of playing cards

b)

A copy of "Gone with the Wind"

c)

Peroxide

d)

A stack of magazines

14.

What are the names of the girls Ponyboy and the greasers meet at the drive-in?

a)

Whitney and Barbara

b)

Sherri and Marcia

c)

Sandy and Marcia.

d)

Jennifer and Mary.

15.

Dally says the greasers have a spy on their side. Who is it?

a)

A teacher

b)

Soda

c)

Randy

d)

Cherry