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WorksheetsThe Outsiders Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who confesses to having an attraction toward Dally?
Randy
Two-Bit Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Cherry Valance
Who says that he would have let the kids in the church “burn to death.”?
Two-Bit Matthews
Steve Randall
Ponyboy Curtis
Randy
Who clowns around with reporters at the hospital?
Johnny Cade
Two-Bit Matthews
Cherry Valance
Darry Curtis
Who are killed in an automobile accident?
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Bob
Johnny Cade
Dally Wiinston
Who is knocked unconscious after his jacket catches on fire?
Sodapop Curtis
Cherry Valance
Ponyboy Curtis
Dally Winston
Who refuses to see his mother when he’s in the hospital?
Cherry Valance
Johnny Cade
Ponyboy Curtis
Dally Winston
Who robs a grocery store at the end of the novel?
Cherry Valance
Johnny Cade
Ponyboy Curtis
Dally Winston
Who describes how much she loved Bob?
Cherry Valance
Johnny Cade
Ponyboy Curtis
Dally Winston
Who wrote the novel, The Outsiders?
Bob
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
S.E. Hinton
Who is Ponyboy’s eldest brother?
S.E. Hinton
Bob
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
Who kills Bob and helps save the children from the burning church?
S.E. Hinton
Johnny Cade
Bob
Darry Curtis
Who is killed by Johnny?
Darry Curtis
Johnny Cade
S.E. Hinton
Bob
Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak past the fence to get into the drive-in movie.
TRUE
FALSE
During the rumble, Sodapop comes to Paul’s rescue.
TRUE
FALSE
Greasers take no interest in the cars that Socs drive.
TRUE
FALSE
Johnny’s parents change their attitudes when their son is placed in the hospital’s critical ward.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following does Ponyboy NOT do before the rumble?
Take five aspirins
Ask his friends why they like to fight
Perform acrobatics
Give Dallas a switchblade
What makes Ponyboy realize that the Socs in the park are the same ones that beat up Johnny?
The rings on one of the Soc’s hands
The fact that they were drunk
The way they talked
Their clothing
Why couldn’t Darry call the cops when Ponyboy didn’t come home on time?
The police don’t like the brothers.
He doesn’t own a phone.
Ponyboy might get put in a foster home if he does.
Darry doesn’t trust the cops.
Why did Ponyboy pass out after Dally died?
It was too stressful.
He had a concussion.
Two-Bit hit him in the head.
Ponyboy did not pass out.
Ponyboy had two thoughts in his head when he left the movie house: Paul Newman and…
Judy Garland
A ride home
His brothers
A blue Mustang
Two-Bit Mathews’ real name was
Keith
Johnny
Matthew
Dallas
In the greaser gang vocabulary the word tuff means...
Cool, sharp
Unfortunate
Rough
Uncaring
Instead of using the razor to dissect a worm in biology class, Ponyboy used a .....
Used his switchblade knife to cut it open.
Slammed his book on the worm.
Walked out of class and left school.
Gently placed it on the shoulder of the girl sitting in front of him.
The Soc that Ponyboy and Sodapop meet at the drive-in is
Cherry Valance
Shareese Smith
Julianna Cade
Alayna Grellner
The girls were without a car at the drive-in theatre because
The boys they came with were drinking alcohol.
They were not old enough to drive.
Their car broke down and they were looking for a ride.
Their parents dropped them off.
In this novel another name for a cigarette is
A weed.
A smoke
A cig
A white stick
Cherry believes the difference between greasers and Socs is that...
Greasers are more emotional
Socs are smarter
Greasers have difficult family struggles
Socs are richer
Ponyboy ran away from home because
Darry slapped him so hard he was knocked against the door
Darry threatened to kick him out if he ever saw the Soc girl again
His dad threatened to harm him
Sodapop told the gang he was hangry
In the fight at the water fountain, Johnny....
Killed Bob with a knife
Ran for help
Was the first to see the policeman
Accidentally left his blue-jeans jacket
After the fight at the water fountain, where did Ponyboy and Johnny hide?
An abandoned church.
Dally’s basement.
An abandoned city building.
Two-Bit’s garage.
What kind of transportation did Ponyboy and Johnny use to escape?
Railroad car
Johnny’s car
Dally’s car
Ponyboy’s car
Mickey Mouse was
The name of the horse Sodapop was crazy about at the stable
The nickname of the last greaser that was killed by a Soc
The nickname of the last Soc that was killed by a greaser.
The nickname Ponyboy’s father called him
When Dally visited Ponyboy and Johnny, from whom did he bring a letter?
Sodapop
Cherry Valance
Ponyboy’s mother
Johnny’s father
Who was the Soc spy that has been giving information to Darry concerning the upcoming gang fight?
Cherry Valance
Johnny’s sister
Marcia Sellepio
Paul LaTergio
While eating hot-fudge sundaes and barbecue sandwiches, Johnny....
Asked Dally to get him a gun
Convinced the waitress they had no money and could not pay for the food
Asked Ponyboy to take the blame for the murder
Decided it was time to turn himself in
The reason Johnny and Ponyboy entered the burning church was because...
Johnny left his gang jacket inside
They left all their money inside
There were children trapped inside
It was the only place to hide from the police
Dally hit Ponyboy across the back as he was leaving the burning church because
It was the only way he could get Ponyboy to turn himself in
Ponyboy lost all of the money Dally loaned him
Ponyboy’s back was on fire
Dally wanted the police to know he wasn’t a greaser
Darry was strict with Ponyboy because
He knew that loyalty was important in a gang member’s life
He feared losing him like he lost his parents
After Ponyboy dropped out of high school he needed guidance
He knew Ponyboy could not make it on his own
Randy told Ponyboy that Bob’s parents
Were not going to press charges
Forgave Johnny for the murder
Didn’t know about the murder yet
Spoiled Bob rotten
Cherry would not go to the hospital to see Johnny because
Her parents told her she couldn’t
He killed her boyfriend, Bob
Ponyboy said it would not be appropriate
She was afraid Johnny wouldn’t forgive her
The main difference between Tim Shepard’s gang and the greasers was that
The greasers only fought with weapons
Tim Shepard used to be a Soc
Shepard’s gang wore different colors than the greasers
Shepard’s gang was more organized and had one leader
The way the two leaders of the gangs were circling each other right before the rumble reminded Ponyboy of what?
A chess match because of the way both fighters were analyzing each other
Dogs looking for a weakness before deciding to strike
Two boxers before the fight of their lives
Jack London’s books because of the way the wolf pack waits for one of two members to go down in a fight
The winner of the rumble would be determined by which gang ...
Had fewer fatalities
Was not caught by the police
Would not run away
Had inflicted the most damage
After the rumble Dally quickly grabbed Ponyboy....
And took him to the hospital to see Johnny
To bandage his knife wound
And hid him from the police
To save him from getting shot by Paul
Dally got a police escort because...
Johnny convinced the police to help out the greasers
He told the police officer Ponyboy fell off his motorcycle
His mother had been in a terrible accident
The police did not trust Dally when he said he would turn himself in
Before Johnny died, he told Ponyboy to
“Stay greaser true”
Take care of Cherry
“Stay gold.”
“Keep fightin"
While Ponyboy was sick for several days he kept saying...
The Socs were the same as greasers
Sodapop was responsible for Johnny’
He wanted to speak with Cherry
He did not like baloney
Who visited Ponyboy while he was recovering after the rumble?
Randy
Cherry’s parents
Bob’s parents
Roger
During his recovery Ponyboy.....
Discovered a poem that Johnny wrote while in the hospital
Would not accept that Johnny was really dead
Quit being a greaser
Had a recurrence of pneumonia
