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The Outsiders 1-10 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did Johnny kill?

a)

Darry

b)

Bob

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Dally

2.

Dallas Winston is...

a)

Extremely positive all of the time.

b)

Usually cold and mean.

c)

Not a typical greaser.

d)

20 years old.

3.
What book did Johnny really like to read?
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Who moved my Cheese?
c)
The Outsiders
d)
Anne Frank
4.
The reason why Ponyboy was against cutting or bleaching his hair was because 
a)
For Ponyboy his long hair was symbolic of his identity
b)
His father had the same long hair
c)
He thought he looked ugly with shorter hair
d)
It was part of the gangster image
5.
Ponyboy sees that the following is true after speaking to Randy:
a)
Socs are just people like himself
b)
life is worth living
c)
Johnny is the one who killed Bob
6.
What color is repeated, so far, throughout the book.
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
d)
gold
7.

What is the only thing keeping Darry from being a Socs?

a)

His lack of money

b)

Ponyboy, Soda, and the rest of the gang

c)

His demanding job

d)

His police record, which is a mile long.

8.

Who does Johnny refuse to allow in his room?

a)

Cherry

b)

Dally

c)

His dad

d)

His mom

9.
This story is told from which point of view?
a)
first person
b)
third person limited
c)
third person omniscient
10.
The one who always had an opinion to throw in.
a)
Dally
b)
Two-Bit
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
11.
His parents gave him beatings and never any love or approval.
a)
Dally
b)
Two-Bit
c)
Darry
d)
Johnny
12.

What is the theme of Nothing Gold Can Stay?

a)

I like turtles

b)

Nothing good can last forever

c)

Kiwi is the best dog ever

d)

None of these answers

13.
What is Ponyboy not telling Darry before the rumble? 
a)
That he is going to carry a heater. 
b)
That Johnny might die. 
c)
That he is not going to show up at the rumble. 
d)
That he is sick. 
14.
What was one rule for the rumble?
a)
No weapons, only fists
b)
Any weapons they could find
c)
No little kids allowed
d)
No one was allowed to be drunk
15.
Who shows up just as the rumble starts?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Randy
d)
Cherry
16.
What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?
a)
The Greasers put up a good fight.
b)
Dallas said he was proud of him.
c)
Ponyboy said he was his best friend.
d)
Darry said he could move in with them.
17.
What does Johnny tell Pony?
a)
To look at sunsets
b)
To help Dally
c)
To stay gold
d)
To turn himself in
18.
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
a)
unfair
b)
gruesome
c)
stupid
d)
gallant
19.

Before he dies, Johnny tells Dally and Pony that fighting is

a)

something he’ll miss.

b)

useless.

c)

the only way to settle things.

d)

something he's not very good at.

20.

What does Ponyboy realize immediately when he sees Dally pull a gun on the police?

a)

He wants to die

b)

He wants revenge for Johnny's death

c)

He wants to escape police custody

d)

He is crazy

21.

According to Cherry, how were Greasers different from Socs?

a)

They could find a little good even in bad situations.

b)

They were more emotional.

c)

They seemed older.

d)

They forgave more quickly.

22.

Ponyboys shivered as he recalled the Socs jumping him and asking if he

a)

needed a haircut

b)

thought he was tuff

c)

had one or two brothers

d)

wanted to take a ride in a Corvair

23.

What did Johnny say about being attacked by the Socs?

a)

A wad of gum had fallen out of a Soc's mouth as he laughed at Johnny.

b)

All of them had on a sweater from a West Side school.

c)

They drove a blue Mustang, and one wore a lot of rings

d)

The torn piece of cloth in his hand was from one of the madras shirts.

24.

Before she left with the Socs, what did Cherry say that shocked Ponyboy?

a)

That she could fall in love with Dally.

b)

Her parents were a lot like Johnny's.

c)

She was born on the East Side.

d)

She wanted to talk to him at school.

25.

What comment did Johnny make while Pony read from Gone With the Wind?

a)

He and Pony should run away to Atlanta.

b)

Scarlett O'Hara could have been Cherry's best friend.

c)

The Confederate and Union armies are like the Greasers and Socs.

d)

The Southern Gentleman reminded him of Dally.

26.

While they were saving the kids, what did Ponyboy notice about Johnny?

a)

His eyes didn't have his usual defected, suspicious look.

b)

His fear seemed even greater than that of the kids.

c)

His mouth was set in the same grim line as Dally.

d)

His arm was badly cut, likely from crawling through the broken window.

27.

At the Tasty Freeze, what did Randy tell Ponyboy as they sat in the Mustang?

a)

He stood near the fountain at the park everyday and thought about his friend.

b)

He had watched as Johnny and Ponyboy saved the kids at the church.

c)

He was sick of the fighting and wasn't going to show up at the rumble.

d)

He had lent his Mustang to David on the day that Johnny was attacked.

28.

Before the rumble, what did Ponyboy ask the guys in his gang?

a)

whether they really hated the Socs

b)

how they justified hurting someone

c)

why they liked to fight

d)

when they thought the rumbles would end

29.

Ponyboy worried that when he'd been delirious he had, ______.

a)

talked about the Soc's rings.

b)

told Dally's secret.

c)

asked only for Soda and not Darry.

d)

admitted his true feelings for Cherry.

30.

Who is the author of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

John Donne

d)

Emily Dickinson