WorksheetsOutsiders Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
The Outsiders was written by
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
S.E. Hinton
Jacqueline Woodsen
In what time period was The Outsiders set?
1940s
1960s
1980s
2000s
Who is the main character of The Outsiders who was also the narrator?
Sodapop Curtis
Johnny Cade
Dallas Winston
Ponyboy Curtis
Which gang consisted of boys/young men who were from the East Side, had a lower socioeconomic status (poor), wore jeans/leather jackets/boots mostly, were proud of their long/overly gelled hair, and had the reputation of a hood?
Socs
Greasers
Tim Shepherd Gang
Which gang consisted of the rich kids who lived on the West Side, drove mustangs/corvairs, wore madras, enjoyed partying, and always received breaks from the law/authority?
Socs
Greaser
Tim Shepherd Gang
Which character can be described as the Soc that drives a blue Mustang, doesn't attend the rumble, comes to visit Ponyboy at his house, best friend of the Soc that died?
Bob
Randy
Cherry
Dallas
Which character can be described as a good lookin' Soc who loves sunsets and bad boys and has a lot of conversations with Pony throughout the novel?
Bob
Cherry
Marcia
Randy
Which character can be described as the toughest Greaser, went to jail at age of 10, lived on the streets of New York, and likes to break the law for fun?
Two-Bit Matthews
Darry Curtis
Dallas Winston
Johnny Cade
Which character is scared of the Soc's, the youngest brother, gets jumped by the Soc's, stays out of trouble, and has no common sense?
Sodapop Curtis
Steve Randall
Ponyboy Curtis
Johnny Cade
Ponyboy thinks _____________ separates the Greasers and the Socs.
Emotions
Family
Side of town
Money
Cherry says that _______________ separates the Greasers and the Socs.
Side of town
Emotions
Family
Money
What are the two types of conflict?
**Choose all that apply**
Personal
Internal
Situational
External
Which type of conflict is Ponyboy's relationship with Darry?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Which type of conflict is the Greasers having to prove themselves against the stereotype the town had made of them?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Technology
Which type of conflict is Ponyboy not using his head or thinking through situations before they happen?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
What does the sunset in The Outsiders represent?
Beauty of the world and how it affects you
Common Ground, Unity, and Connection with those different than you
Love over everything else
A scientific association of nature
Which line in the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost is an allusion?
Nature's first green is gold
Her early leaf's a flower
So Eden sank to grief
Nothing gold can stay
As the book progresses, Dally starts ____________?
to become a harder/more tuff person
to feel emotions/show that he has a heart
to lay low/stay out of trouble
to show his care for others, especially Johnny
Which event is the first to happen in the book?
Cherry splashes her Coke on Dally
Ponyboy gets jumped by the Socs
Dally gets killed by the cops
Darry hits Ponyboy
Why is Darry mad at Ponyboy early on in the book?
Ponyboy went to the movies
Ponyboy fell asleep in the lot & stayed out past curfew
Ponyboy had a fight with Sodapop
Ponyboy got a bad grade on his English paper
After Darry hits Ponyboy, what does Ponyboy decide to do?
Go to sleep
Run away
Fight back
Find his girlfriend
What happens when Johnny and Ponyboy are at the park in the middle of the night (after they decided to run away)?
They fall asleep
They get jumped by the Socs
They sleep over at Johnny's house
They go to the movies
Which Soc does Johnny kill?
Randy
Bob
Paul
Curly
Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help after Johnny murdered the Soc?
Steve Randall
Darry Curtis
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews
Where do Johnny and Ponyboy hide out?
An abandoned church in Windrixville
Darry & Sodapop's basement
The town jail
The lot
How does Johnny receive the injuries that cause his death?
Jumping from the train to Windrixville
Running into the burning church to save the kids
Running from the cops & being shot at
Injuries from parental abuse
Why is Dally Winston killed by the cops?
He pulled a gun on them
He robbed a grocery story
He was running from the cops
He had a bad record
What does Johnny leave for Ponyboy?
A switchblade
A book, Gone with the Wind (with a note inside)
His jean jacket
A pack of cigarettes
What is the final outcome of the court trial?
Ponyboy has to serve 6 months in jail
Johnny is acquitted of the crime
Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry get to stay together
Randy is found to be a liar
What were the final words that Johnny said to Ponyboy which have a deep meaning and show a theme of the novel?
"Stay true, Ponyboy. Stay true."
"Stay close to your family, Ponyboy. Stay close."
"Stay a Greaser, Ponyboy. Stay a Greaser."
"Stay Gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold."
