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The Outsiders Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the book?

a)

Dr. Seuss

b)

S.E Seuss

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

S.E Hinton

2.

What year does the book take place in?

a)

1870s

b)

3400s

c)

2000s

d)

1960s

3.

What were the two things on Ponyboy's mind when he left the movie house?

a)

Tough & Tuff

b)

Socs & Greasers

c)

Paul Newman & a ride home

d)

Sodapop & Darry

4.

Who are Ponyboy's siblings?

a)

Two-Bit & Steve

b)

Sodapop & Darry

c)

Dally & Sodapop

d)

Johnny & Cherry

5.

Ponyboy's parents got killed in a shooting.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who was the "pet" of the gang?

a)

Johnny

b)

A parrot

c)

Steve

d)

Ponyboy

7.

Who dropped out of high school?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Darry

8.

Johnny tries to stay away from his parents.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who is Ponyboy and Sodapop's guardian?

a)

Danny

b)

Dyson

c)

Darry

d)

Dally

e)

Denis

10.

Where did Ponyboy meet Sheri "Cherry" Valance?

a)

School

b)

Movie Drive-in

c)

McDonalds

d)

The Rumble

11.

Who did Johnny kill?

a)

Cherry

b)

Bob

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Randy

12.

Why did Ponyboy run away at first?

a)

Because he liked running

b)

Darry hit him

c)

To find Mickey Mouse

d)

Dally beat him up

13.

What book did Johnny get for Ponyboy?

a)

Green Eggs and Ham

b)

The Outsiders

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

All 8 Harry Potter books

14.

What color was Ponyboy's hair after it was dyed?

a)

Blonde

b)

Green

c)

Black

d)

He never dyed his hair

15.

What color was Johnny's hair after he dyed it?

a)

Silver

b)

Pink

c)

Brown

d)

He never dyed his hair

16.

Where did the police think Johnny and Ponyboy were at?

a)

Home

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Texas

17.

Where does Ponyboy and Johnny stay after they run away?

a)

Abandoned Church

b)

A Ranch

c)

A Cave

d)

Motel 6

18.

Who takes johnny and ponyboy to darry queen when they say they are going to turn themselves in?

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

The police

d)

Cherry

19.

Who is the new spy for the greasers?

a)

Bob

b)

Cherry

c)

Paul Newman

d)

Abraham Lincoln

20.

What car does cherry drive?

a)

A Stingray

b)

A Mustang

c)

A Porsche

d)

A lamborghini

21.

Who are they visiting in the hospital?

a)

Darry

b)

Johnny

c)

Dally

d)

John cena

22.

What are the greasers doing after they visit johnny?

a)

A rumble

b)

A car show

c)

A eating contest

d)

Robbing a bank

23.
When the Greasers beat the Socs, what was the term of their victory?
a)
The Socs had to pay Johnny & Dally's medical expenses.
b)
Nothing... Things just stayed the same.
c)
Darry got to become a Soc.
d)
The Socs had to stay out of their neighborhood for good.
24.
What excuse did Dally give to the cops for bringing Ponyboy to the hospital?
a)
He got beat up in a fight.
b)
He had alcohol poisoning.
c)
He was hit by a car.
d)
He fell off his motorcycle.
25.
Before Johnny died, what was his final advice to Ponyboy?
a)
Ask Cherry out because she's hot.
b)
Don't smoke.
c)
Stay gold.
d)
Change your name.
26.

After Johnny died who lost their cool and ran out of the hospital.

a)

Darry

b)

Two-Bit

c)

Dally

d)

Ponyboy

27.

Which character dies at the end of the novel?

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Sodapop

d)

Cherry's friend Marsha

28.

How does Dally pass?

a)

Shot by a cop after pulling out a "Heater"

b)

Falls off of a cliff

c)

Robbed by a dog

d)

Fell off of a tree and hit his head on a sharp rock, and then eaten by a wild wolf.

29.

What class are the greasers in?

a)

Mid-class

b)

High-class

c)

Low-class

d)

Home-less

30.

Which greaser had a huge criminal record?

a)

Dally

b)

Darry

c)

Sodapop

d)

Ponyboy

31.

Who is your favorite greaser?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Darry

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Johnny

e)

Dally

32.

What do you think would have happened to johnny if he lived?

a)

He would have been swept up by a horse and live happily ever after with a midget oger.

b)

He would have gone to live with ponyboy, soda, and darry.

c)

He would have seizures and be unhealthy for the rest of his life.

33.

Who did ponyboy not like at the beginning but warmed up to them.

a)

Dally

b)

Darry

c)

Soda

d)

Two-Bit

34.

What is ponyboys last name?

a)

Curtis

b)

Cactus

35.

Did you like the novel?

a)

Yes

b)

YES YES YES!

c)

Kind of

d)

Not at all

36.

Do you want a quick re-cap?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

What does greaser mean?

a)

Wears grease in hair; lower class

b)

Police

c)

To steal

d)

Short for "hoodlum" - "bad" kid

38.

What does soc mean?

a)

Large group fight

b)

Short for "social" - upper class

c)

For fun

d)

To like something

39.

What does hood mean?

a)

The police

b)

The neighborhood

c)

Jail

d)

Short for "hoodlum" - "bad" kid

40.

What is a madras shirt?

a)

A pretty blouse worn by socy cheerleaders

b)

A sleeveless shirt worn by greasers

c)

A formal, white tuxedo shirt

d)

A plaid, button-up shirt made of lightweight cotton fabric

41.

Who is the narrator and main character of The Outsiders?

a)

Sodapop Curtis

b)

Ponyboy Curtis

c)

Darry Curtis

d)

Johnny Cade

42.

Who is the wisecracker of the gang?

a)

Sodapop Curtis

b)

Johnny Cade

c)

Dallas Winston

d)

Two-Bit Mathews

43.

Which character has a rough home life and has been badly beaten by the Socs?

a)

Johnny Cade

b)

Ponyboy Curtis

c)

Steve Randle

d)

Two-Bit Mathews

44.

What is Darry's role in his family?

a)

He is the youngest and focuses on school

b)

He is the "father figure" who works to provide for his brothers

c)

He is afraid of his abusive parents

d)

He is a runaway with no family

45.

Did ponyboy grow his hair back?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

I don't know

d)

Maby