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The Outsiders Chapter 1-3

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Ponyboys best friend

a)

timmy

b)

Bobby

c)

Johnny

d)

Messi

2.

where does Chapter 1 take place

a)

garage

b)

Movie theater

c)

Grandma's House

d)

outerspace

3.

What is name of two gangs

a)

Chickens and ducks

b)

Greasers and Socs

c)

Greasers and Cleaners

d)

Socks and shoes

4.

Who did Ponyboys fall for

a)

Strawberry

b)

Raspberry

c)

Cherry

d)

Susan

5.

How many brothers does Ponyboy have

a)

7

b)

2

c)

1

d)

1.5 million

6.

Greasers are on which side of town

a)

West

b)

East

c)

South

d)

North

7.

Ponyboy is his real name

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Cherry likes Ponyboy

a)

No, she likes Dallas

b)

Yes, and is going to leave her boyfriend for him

c)

Maybe, she's not sure yet

d)

No, she likes Johnny

9.

How did the the Curtis parent die

a)

Plane crash

b)

run over by a reindeer

c)

car crash

d)

eaten by llamas

10.

Who is narrating the story

a)

Johnny

b)

A large monkey named Bruce

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Sodapop

11.

Who are the socs?

a)

A gang that runs the South side of town

b)

The west side rich kids

c)

The jocks

d)

The rich north side gang

12.

How did the "Greasers" get their name?

a)

Because people saw them as greaser poor kids

b)

Because they grease back their long hair

c)

Because it is their favorite color

d)

Because they live in a town called Grease

13.

What is the argument Cherry tries to make about the Socs?

a)

Bob is really a nice guy but just misunderstood

b)

All socs are stuck up rich kids

c)

She is in love with Two-Bit, but can't because he is a greaser

d)

Things are tough for everyone, not just the greasers

14.

All of these are problems Johnny faces EXCEPT...

a)

His father beats him

b)

He went to jail for stealing

c)

His mother ignores him

d)

He was beaten up by Socs

15.

Darry and Ponyboy never fight because they have a strong brotherly bond.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

To the greaser boys, "tuff" means ____

a)

Rough

b)

Dangerous

c)

Cool

d)

Arrogant

17.

What does "aloof" mean?

a)

Unfriendly, cold, distant

b)

Angry, rude, harassing

c)

Friendly, kind, understanding

d)

Stereotypical, one-sided

18.

Ponyboy's lighthearted brother is ______

a)

Sodapop

b)

Darry

c)

Dally

d)

Johnny

19.

What is the setting of Chapter 2?

a)

A drive-in movie theatre

b)

A park

c)

A school

d)

An indoor movie theatre

20.

At the drive-in movie, who starts to bother the Socs girls?

a)

Dally

b)

Two-Bit Matthew

c)

Tim Shepherd

d)

Darry

21.

Who are the two Socs girls from the drive-in movie?

a)

Cherry and Maria

b)

Cherry and Marcia

c)

Christina and Mandy

d)

Cheryl and Maddy

22.

Why does Cherry say she hopes she never sees Dally again?

a)

She can't stand the sight of him

b)

She thinks she might fall in love with him

c)

She is very scared of him

d)

She is bothered by his fighting

23.

What does Ponyboy suggest that he and Johnny do at the end of Chapter 3?

a)

Run away

b)

Go after the Socs

c)

Find Cherry

d)

Stay at Ponyboy's house

24.

The author of The Outsiders is

a)

S. E. Hinton

b)

S. G. Hinton

c)

S. B. Harry

d)

S. E. Hilton

25.

S.E. (Susan Eloise) Hinton had to use her initials instead of her name because:

a)

Her publishers did not want people to know she was a woman

b)

Her publishers wanted her name to remain a mystery

c)

She was afraid of being known for a book about gangs

d)

She does not have a full name

26.

What did the Socs say to Ponyboy when they jumped him in Chapter 1?

a)

Need a haircut, Greaser?

b)

You're dead, Greaser.

c)

You're nothing, Greaser.

d)

You goin' somewhere, Greaser?