WorksheetsThe Outsiders Final Exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Outsiders was written from which character's point of view?
Darry
Johnny
Ponyboy
Sodapop
Which piece of textual evidence explain why Cherry and Marcia were without a car at the drive-in theater?
"Cherry had said she wouldn't drink Dally's Coke if she was starving, and she meant it."
"Cherry sounded annoyed. 'It's not my idea of a good time to sit in a drive-in and watch people get drunk.'"
"Dallas cold talk awful dirty if he wanted to and I guess he wanted to then."
"Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home... - but they wanted to call their parents and have them come and get them."
Which of the following is a factor in shaping Johnny's shy, nervous personality?
His verbally abusive mother.
His drunk, belligerent, physically abusive father.
Being jumped by the Socs
All of the above
Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that Johnny wants his parents to care about him?
"I don't guess my parents are too worried about me?"
"She's probably come to tell me about all the trouble I've caused her."
"His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him except when she was hacked off at something."
"It's worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine."
Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that Cherry cares about her reputation as a Soc?
"I could fall in love with Dallas Winston."
"No, it wasn't Cherry the Soc who was helping us, it was Cherry the dreamer who watched sunsets and couldn't stand fights."
"Bob was something special. He wasn't just any boy."
"Ponyboy, I mean, if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything."
How does Ponyboy get a concussion?
A wooden beam fell on him during the church fire.
A Soc cracked him upside the head with a pipe during the rumble.
A Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble.
When he nearly drowned, he hit his head on the edge of the fountain, causing him to blackout.
In chapter 2, Cherry tells Ponyboy "things are rough all over." Finally, in chapter 7, Ponyboy figures out what she means by that statement. What does she mean?
Everyone watches sunsets.
The Socs have a harder life than the greasers.
The greasers have a harder life than the Socs.
Everyone has problems, and suffering is part of being human.
Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that Dally wants to die?
"He was jerked half around by the impact of the bullets, then slowly crumpled with a look of grim triumph on his face."
"Two friends of mine had died that night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum."
"Dally had reached the circle of light under the street lamp, and skidding to a halt, he turned and jerked a black object from his waist band."
All of the above.
Which piece of textual evidence helps explain how Cherry believes Socs and Greasers are different?
"It's not money, it's feeling - you don't feel anything and we feel too violently."
"I thought maybe it was money that separated us."
"I had seen a social club rumble once. The Socs even fought coldly and practically and impersonally."
"'And' - she was trying to hide a smile - 'that's probably why we take turns getting our names in the paper.'"
The major theme for The Outsiders is _____________.
Always carry a heater.
Get to know someone before you judge them.
Rich people and poor people will never understand each other.
There's always consequences for doing the right thing.
When Ponyboy told Randy, "Greaser didn't have anything to do with it...It's the individual," he meant ______________.
Most Socs wouldn't have gone in to save the kids.
Most greasers wouldn't have gone in to save the kids.
You can't tell everything about a person by the group they're part of
Only he and Johnny would have done something like that.
Why did Dally tell Johnny not to turn himself in?
Dally didn't want to get in trouble for giving them the gun.
Ponyboy would get the electric chair.
He didn't want Johnny to end up hardened like him.
Johnny's parents wouldn't come see him.
What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never received?
Money
To let him do what he wanted
To help him with his troubles
To tell him no
How is Ponyboy different from the rest of the gang?
He doesn't like to fight.
He likes greasy girls and drinking.
He enjoys fighting for the sport of it.
He steals and does poorly in school.
Ponyboy explains the meaning of a few words Greasers use so that we, as readers, will know exactly what he means when he uses them. He states, "Tough and tuff are two different words." According to Ponyboy, what does tuff mean?
Rough and rugged
Mean and sneaky
Cool and sharp
Rich and snobby
When Johnny smiles before he dies, it's because
He's dying a hero.
The greasers won the rumble.
He wants to die anyway.
Dally is proud of him.
Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Ponyboy picking up the broke glass?
He doesn't think Ponyboy is being tough enough.
He is worried that Ponyboy is getting hardened like Dally.
He doesn't want anyone to get a flat tire.
He wants the Socs to pick up the glass.
Which character is a wise-cracker and expert shoplifter?
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Sodapop Curtis
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit Matthews
Which character is attractive, like a Greek god and a high school dropout?
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Sodapop Curtis
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit Matthews
Which character is frightened, abused; the pet of the gang?
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Sodapop Curtis
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit Matthews
Which character is tough and cold; from the streets of New York?
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Sodapop Curtis
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit Matthews
Which character is serious, determined; missed out on a college education.
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Sodapop Curtis
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit Matthews
Which character is the spy for the Greasers?
Randy
Cherry
Marcia
Sandy
Ponyboy
Which character becomes a cry baby after he gets his hair cut and bleached?
Randy
Johnny
Dally
Sodapop
Ponyboy
Which character is Sodapop's best friend who works with him at the DX?
Steve Randle
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Two-Bit Matthews
Johnny Cade
Ponyboy Curtis
Which character is Randy's girlfriend?
Sandy
Marcia
Cherry
Nova
Alex
One major conflict in the story is Pony vs. Darry. How is it resolved?
Ponyboy runs away.
Ponyboy appears before the judge.
Ponyboy sees Darry crying at the hospital.
Darry hits Ponyboy.
One major conflict in the story is Soc vs. Greaser. This conflict is resolved when __________.
Johnny dies.
Dally dies.
When the Soc's appear in court.
When the Greasers win the rumble.
One major conflict in the story is Ponyboy vs. ____________. This conflict is resolved when Pony says, "Someone should tell their side of the story, and maybe people would understand them and wouldn't be so quick to judge a boy by the amount of hair oil he wore...And I decided I could tell people, beginning with my English teacher.
Darry
Dally
Two-Bit
Ponyboy
What does "nothing gold can stay" mean?
Everything loses it's innocence.
Gold tarnishes.
Leaves change color in the fall.
People steal gold.
Why does Dally care so much for Johnny?
Johnny is too weak to care for himself.
Johnny saved Dally's life.
No one else cares about Johnny.
Neither one has families that care about them.
Who wrote a letter to Ponyboy after he and Johnny run away?
Darry
Sodapop
Cherry
No one
Why does Johnny stare at the rings on the Soc's hand?
He had never seen so many rings before.
He was trying to figure out how to steal them.
One of the rings had been stolen from him.
He remembered the rings from when he was jumped.
What does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny?
money, cigarettes, and jacket
leather jacket, a gun, and cigarettes
money, a gun, and blankets
money, a gun, and leather jacket
What is the one thing Greasers are most proud of?
their blades
their hair
their rumbles
their courage
What happens at the court hearing?
Ponyboy has to go to a reformatory.
Ponyboy has to pay a fine.
Ponyboy is acquitted and goes home.
Ponyboy is put in a foster home.
What do the Curtis brothers sometimes eat for breakfast?
chocolate cake
chocolate chip cookies
cereal
nothing
Who says "Darry likes Soda but can't stand me"?
Steve
Dally
Ponyboy
Johnny
Why do Cherry and Marcia let their drunken boyfriends drive them home after all?
They want to get away from Dally.
They don't want the boys to fight.
They are scared of the Greasers.
They want to get home.
What do Greasers and Socs have in common?
They see the same sunsets.
They like to fight.
They do well in school.
They drive nice cars.
