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WorksheetsMidterm Literature SG 8th grade
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 42mins
Dally gives the guys what?
cash
food
a gun
a coat
How do pony and Johnny escape?
caught a ride with a farmer
Hitchhiked
Hopped a train
Dally drove them
Curly Shepard could sent to a reformatory. What is a reformatory?
A new high school being built on the west side
A maximum security prison because a crime has been committed
a foster home because the child isn't well cared for at home
a place where young people are sent instead of prison
Why isn't Dally worried about the police finding the boys?
They don't know about the abandoned church
they think the boys did it
They think Dally did it
They think the boys went to Texas
How do the boys pass the time in the church
Reading and playing cards.
Smoking and shooting at wildlife.
Telling stories about the Socs.
Going for long walks in the countryside.
Why do the Socs go out of their way to look for Pony and Johnny?
They are actually just lost.
They want to kill them.
They want to intimidate them and teach them a lesson.
They want to thank them for taking good care of their girls.
Who almost drowns in the fountain?
Johnny
Randy
Ponyboy
Bob
How does Bob die?
He is shot
He gets in a car crash
Pony stabs him
Johnny stabs him
Why does Bob die?
He is Cherry's boyfriend
He is drowing another character
He is the leader of the group
A member of his gang is angry
Who helps Johnny and Pony escape?
Darry
Dally
Buck
Two-bit
Why does Johnny buy Gone With the Wind?
He knows Pony lkes this book
Johnny likes to read
It is the only one at the store
They will need paper for fire
Why is Cherry the spy?
She secretly wants to be a greaser
She wants dally to like her
She thinks the can stop thier fighting
She feels responsible for their trouble
Ponyboy's heroes are
The Southern gentlemen
the Socs
Dally and Two-Bit
people in books
Ponyboy couldn't have Dally as a hero because
he breaks laws just for fun
he's rude to girls
Dally doesnt like Pony
he reminds Pony too much of the Sad reality of his life
Having your hair cut
pride
removing identity
cleanliness
showing characters are hoods
What does Dally bring when he visits the boys?
Letters for both of them
a gun
a newspaper
a letter for Pony
What is the example Johnny gives to show why Dally is gallant.
He helps the boys escape.
He comes to visit them at the church.
He takes the blame when Two-Bit breaks the law.
He helps save the little kids.
What does Dally say to try to convince Johnny NOT to turn himself in?
He doesn't think Johnny would receive a fair trial.
Dally thinks the judge will believe the Socs story.
He doesn't want Johnny to become hardened in jail.
Dally doesn't trust the police.
Why does Johnny react like "he was having the time of his life" while saving the kids?
He knows what it's like to fell alone and unwanted
He wants to lose the greaser image
He's making up for taking a life
He wants to impress pony
What setting changes the most in the hospital when Darry sees Pony
Time
Place
Social
Psychological
Johnny breaks this while saving the kids.
arm
leg
ribs
back
This item saves Pony's life at the church fire.
Gun
Switchblade
Jacket
Broken bottle
The boys eat this while in hiding.
Baloney sandwiches
Hamburgers
Cereal
Jun food
Pony thinks this started the church fire.
A cigarette
A gun
Fireworks
a book
Cherry drives this car.
A blue mustang
A red Sting Ray
A green Corvair
Two-Bit hands this item to Pony when the Socs confront them.
His switchblade
a gun
a metal pipe
a broken bottle
Who is Bob's girlfriend?
(a)
Who is Randy's girlfriend?
(a)
Who said, "Hop the 3:15 freight to Windrixville."
(a)
Who said, "I don't see why he gave me this. I couldn't shoot anybody."
(a)
Who said, "Don't cry, Pony, we'll be okay."
(a)
Who said, "Don't worry, it ain't loaded...But it sure does help a bluff."
(a)
Who said, "I don't guess my parents are worried about me or anything?"
(a)
Psychological setting is often shown in a character's internal conflict.
True
False
What is Two-Bit's most prized possession? *
His car
His high school diploma
His switchblade
His greaser hair
Cherry and Marcia are at the movies alone because
They dont have a car
theyve been rejected by the other Socs
thier boyfriends bough alcohol on the date
theyre hoping to find new boyfriends
Why is Darry the provider (head) of the household?
thier parents abandoned the children
the father died in the Korean war
The children were adopted
The parents died in a car accident
Pony and Cherry discuss sunsets
because they run out of things to say
because they both like to draw them
to show that they have more similarities than differences
to show the others how deep they are.
What is the first major rule in the Greaser group
(a)
What is the second major rule in the Greaser group?
(a)
In Johnny's mind, Bob's rings symbolize
(a)
Why does Johnny always carry a six-inch switchblade in his pocket?
In case he needs to go camping
He has been badly beaten up before
He uses it to rob stores
He uses it to make things out of wood
Why does Two-Bit slap Ponyboy hard across the side of the head?
Poyboy criticizes Darry
He makes a reference to Johnny's life at home
Ponyboy makes a "d" on his report card
he walks alone after the movies and gets jumped
What does Darry do to Ponyboy for the first time ever?
He praises him for good grades
He makes him sleep outside
He lets Ponyboy skip school
he hits ponyboy
A jokester whose real name is Keith
(a)
The Curtis boy who is a dropout
(a)
"I'm never nice. Want a Coke?"
(a)
Drinks the Coke from Dally
(a)
Nervous boy who was beaten badly
(a)
20 year old caretaker of his brothers
(a)
Finds Johnny's jean jacket
(a)
"I could fall in love with Dallas Winston."
(a)
"Come on Johnny, we're running away."
(a)
characterization is
the collection of people or creatures in a story
how an author creates characters in a story
tension between chracters or in character's mind
descriptions or words that portray feelings or emotions or a have a non-literal meaning
The blue mustang in the story symbolizes
wealth and priviledge of the social class
cold evil
fun times that the Socs experience but the Greasers do not
all of the left
What is the setting of the stories?
Texas, 1980's
New York City, 1950's
Kansas, 1960's
Tulsa, 1960's
Which of the following is NOT a reason that Ponyboy admires Sodapop? *
he is handsome and girls are attracted to him
he always seems to have a posotive attitude
he gets along with everyone, including Darry
He is a high school dropout
Tim Shepard's gang is
a rival of Pony's gang
a group Socs
a bunch of hoods
a group who gets in a fight at the movie
Who is the Narrator of the Outsiders?
(a)
Why is Ponyboy so young to be in high school?
he was skipped a grade ahead
he lief about his age
he really wasn't in high school
his birthday was at an odd time for others his age.
What does social setting mean?
how characters relate to each other
how society sees groups of people
why characters get along with others
all of the above
cherry is afraid of Dalls Winston because of his arrest record
true
false
According to Cherry, what is the biggest difference between Greasers and Socs?
The amount of money each family has
the Socs have more girl in thier group
How each group deals with emotions
the side of town each lives on
