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Outsiders chapters 1-4 Study Guide

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion

a)

asset

b)

gingerly

c)

scowled

d)

quivering

2.

incapable of being fully understood

a)

unfathomable

b)

quivering

c)

incredulous

d)

nonchalantly

3.

unwilling or unable to believe something

a)

scowled

b)

gingerly

c)

unfathomable

d)

incredulous

4.

an angry or bad-tempered expression

a)

scowled

b)

unfathomable

c)

nonchalantly

d)

quivering

5.

in a brave or heroic manner

a)

ornery

b)

winced

c)

unceasingly

d)

gallantly

6.

a state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn

a)

gallantly

b)

aloofness

c)

ornery

d)

winced

7.

bad-tempered and combative; stubborn

a)

gallantly

b)

aloofness

c)

ornery

d)

winced

8.

give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.

a)

hermits

b)

clad

c)

premonition

d)

winced

9.

without stopping

a)

unceasingly

b)

aloofness

c)

gallantly

d)

hermits

10.

Who did Johnny stand up to at the drive-in defending Cherry and Marcia?

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Bob

d)

Randy

11.

Why is the gang important to Johnny?

a)

He likes to fight

b)

They are more of a family than his own

c)

They protect him from the Socs

d)

He has nothing better to do with his time

12.

Why does Johnny stab and kill Bob?

a)

He would not give him his wallet

b)

He was drowning Ponyboy

c)

He was the Soc that beat him up

d)

He pulled a gun on Ponyboy

13.

In which town is the abandoned church located where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out?

a)

Bartlesville

b)

Windrixville

c)

Tonkawa

d)

Guthrie

14.

How did the Curtis brother's parents die?

a)

In a boating accident

b)

In a horse riding accident

c)

In a car accident

d)

In a roller coaster accident

15.

Pony has gone to the movies alone because...

a)

no one else could go

b)

Pony believes no one else likes movies the way he does

c)

Pony thought he would meet someone there

16.

According to Soda, he dropped out of school because...

a)

he is dumb

b)

he needed to work for Pony's sake

c)

he wanted to prove he could hold a job

17.

What did Cherry do with her coke that was given to her by Dally?

a)

She drank it

b)

She threw it away

c)

She threw it in Dally's face

18.

When Two-Bit comes up behind Pony and Johnny at the drive in, Johnny feels:

a)

silly

b)

frightened

c)

happy

19.

Johnny and Pony dream of a place...

a)

where they don't have to go to school

b)

where they could make lots of money

c)

without Greasers and Socs

20.

What happens to Pony and Johnny in the parking lot?

a)

They get hypothermia

b)

They fall asleep

c)

They get picked up by other Greasers

d)

Cherry and Marcia come back

21.

What happens at the park?

a)

nothing. they walk home and all is well

b)

The boys get beat up by the socs

c)

Johnny murders a Soc named Bob

22.

Who is the narrator of this book?

a)

Johnny

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Two-Bit

23.

How does Ponyboy describe Soda?

a)

He is handsome and understands people.

b)

He is rude and lazy.

c)

He tends to be on Darry's side most of the time.

d)

He doesn't like being around people.

24.

What are "socs"?

a)

The socially elite, rich kids from the Westside.

b)

The weapons the greasers use in a fight.

c)

The poor, miscreant kids from the Eastside.

d)

The name of the outdoor movie theaters.

25.

What are "greasers"?

a)

The socially elite, rich kids from the Westside.

b)

The tool used in Soda's gas station.

c)

The poor, miscreant kids from the Eastside.

d)

The name given to people who don't mind their own business.

26.

What is most important to a "greaser"?

a)

education

b)

staying out of trouble

c)

friends and family

d)

money

27.

What seems to be most important to the "socs"?

a)

relationships

b)

staying out of trouble

c)

appearance and popularity

d)

friends and family

28.

What happened to Johnny to make him so terrified?

a)

He was in a car accident.

b)

He got lost in the woods.

c)

He was afraid to be arrested again.

d)

He was badly beaten by the "socs"

29.

Which is NOT a conflict in this book?

a)

Cherry is in love with Ponyboy but he is too young for her.

b)

There is social inequality between two groups of kids causing them to fight often.

c)

Ponyboy is having trouble adjusting to life as a "greaser" and wishes there was something more for him.

d)

After being jumped, Johnny kills someone and both he and Ponyboy have to run away.

30.

Who helped Johnny and Ponyboy escape?

a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Steve

31.
Ponyboy's brothers names are:
a)
He has no brothers.
b)
Dally & Sodapop
c)
Johnny & Dally
d)
Sodapop & Darry
32.
 Which character is mean, sarcastic, and likes to fight?
a)
Darry
b)
Dally
c)
Steve
d)
Johnny
33.
Which character is good with cars and is Sodapop's BFF?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Dally
34.
Who loves horses and loved a horse named Mickey Mouse?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Dally
d)
Cherry
35.
Who works two jobs, one as a roofer?
a)
Darry
b)
Sodapop
c)
Ponyboy
d)
Johnny
36.

What point of view is The Outsiders told in?

a)

First POV

b)

Second POV

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

37.

Cherry agrees to ride home with Bob even though he is drunk. Why?

a)

She says she hates fights

b)

She is in love with him

c)

She is afraid to walk home with the greasers

38.

The Socs attack Ponyboy and Johnny because

a)

They were on the West side, out of their territory

b)

Dally slashed Tim Shephard's tires

c)

The greasers had picked up the Soc girls