WorksheetsThe Outsiders Chapters 1-5
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 39mins
What had happened to Johnny prior to the start of this story?
He had been jumped and beaten by a group of Socs who came from a blue Mustang
He had cut his hair
He had killed one of the Socs
How did the beating and threats from the Socs affect Johnny’s personality?
They made him indifferent and now he is unable to care for anyone.
They made him nervous and now he carries a blade and uses it for defense.
They made him forgetful and now he can’t even recall the incident.
They made him angry and now he searches the town for Socs to jump to get even.
What was Johnny's relationship with his parents?
They ignored him or beat him up all of the time
They kicked him out of the house
They died in a car accident
Who did Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly
Double?
Bob & Randy
Bob & Cherry
Cherry & Marcia
Why wouldn't Cherry want to be seen with Ponyboy around her friends?
Ponyboy was mean to her.
She's afraid of what they might think.
Her friends might want to date Ponyboy.
She thinks Ponyboy is too good for her.
Which of these quotes foreshadows that Johnny would kill someone?
Don't pick this answer.
Definitely not this one.
"Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body..."
Don't do it.
Really?!! You know which one to pick.
What happened to Pony on his way home from the movies?
He cut his hair
The Socs kick him out of the group
He was jumped by some Socs
In Chapter 3, what caused Ponyboy to "run away" ?
Darry hit him during an argument over his being late
Johnny killed one of the Socs in order to save Ponyboy's life
Darry told him he couldn't see Cherry anymore
Who were Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends?
Randy and Darry
Bob and Ponyboy
Randy and Bob
What happened to Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
They fought against the Socs and Ponyboy killed Bob
The Socs found them. They tried to drown Ponyboy, but Johnny got scared and stabbed Bob
The Socs found them and Bob killed Johnny
To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob? Why?
Darry because he has experience at such things
Sodapop because he had money to help
Dally because he has experience at such things
What is the setting of The Outsiders?
New York City, 1968
Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960s.
Birmingham, Alabama during the 1950s
Chicago, Illinois, 1946
Why doesn’t Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?
He is afraid that he will get into trouble for giving them a weapon
He is afraid that no one will go and visit Johnny in jail.
He is afraid that Johnny will become hardened in jail.
He is afraid that no one will be able to bail Johnny out.
Johnny thinks Dally is _________ because he took the jail sentence for Two-bit without complaining.
ornery
rougish
gallant
aloof
2. Why are the socs angry at Johnny and Ponyboy?
Ponyboy had given them wrong directions
Ponyboy and Johnny were walking with their girlfriends
Ponyboy and Johnny received better grades on the science test
7. Ponyboy and Johnny hideout in
Dally's basement
an abandoned church
a boxcar
Who is:
The “real character of the gang.” Has blonde hair, blue “blazing ice” eyes. He was arrested at the age of 10 and has quite the reputation?
Ponyboy
Dally
Two-Bit Matthews
Johnny
Who is:
"Scared of his own shadow, traumatized after being jumped and beaten badly. Has big black eyes and dark tanned face?"
Johnny
Ponyboy
Dally
Darry
Who is:
The Wisecracker of the group who always has to give his two-cents?
Steve Randall
Marcia
Ponyboy
Two-Bit Matthews
West-side rich kids. They wear madras and drive flashy cars:
Greasers
Socs
Hank Williams
Ponyboy’s oldest brother who works too hard to support the family is _____________________________
Sodapop
Dally
Darry
Steve Randall
The narrator, a self-identified loner who likes to read books and go to the movies:
Ponyboy
Johnny
Sodapop
Two-Bit Matthews
East side boys; poorer than the Middle Class. These individuals wear blue jeans, leather jackets, t-shirts and tend to have long hair.
Soc
Greasers
Soc buckets
There is no name for this group.
A cheerleader with red hair at the nightly double:
Marcia
Sally
Beth
Cherry
True or False
Dally shares with Johnny and Ponyboy that he now carries around a “heater” which is not loaded.
True
False
(a) makes Marcia and Cherry angry at the Nightly Double by talking inappropriately to them.
It is interesting that Ponyboy and Cherry are able to have such nice conversations because they are of ______________________
The same social group
Different same social group
Different schools
The same religion
Johnny purchases a copy of ____________________ which he asks Ponyboy to read to him.
"Gone with the Wind"
"Sweet Home Alabama"
"Westside Story"
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
Ponyboy stares out over the farmland and recites a poem called _______________
“Nothing Orange is Green”
"Nothing New Will Remain."
"Nothing Gold Can Stay."
"All that Glitters is Golden."
The two rules of being a greaser are:_______________
Smoke a weed and go to the movies
Stay together and don't get caught
Eat, pray, love
Stick together and make good choices.
The most likely reason Darry was so hard on his brothers was because...
Their parents had died and Darry had to take on a lot of responsibility
He was always bewildered and didn't really care about Ponyboy
He thought his brothers were defiant
He couldn't go to college because of them
Of what is this passage an example?
When Dally gives the boys guns, money, and directions to Jay Mountain, we can infer all except
Dally is not concerned about breaking the law.
Dally is worried that Darry and Soda will find out.
Dally knows how to take control of a situation.
Dally has been through this type of experience before.
Which sentence best supports the idea that Ponyboy’s hair was his “pride”?
“Not too short,” I begged (Hinton 71).
“Our hair was tuff- we didn’t have to use much grease in it” (Hinton 71).
“’You know the first thing the judge does is make you get a haircut’” (Hinton 71).
“Maybe we couldn’t have Corvairs or madras shirts, but we could have hair” (Hinton 71).
Darry really does love Ponyboy, but why does he treat him the way he treats him?
He is stressed out with the pressures of taking care of the family.
He is going to college and playing football.
He is a drunk and fighting all the time.
Complete the cause and effect relationship.
Cause: ______
Effect: Johnny carried a switchblade in his back pocket.
Johnny killed Bob to save Ponyboy from drowning.
Bob jumped Johnny and badly beat him with his rings.
Johnny saved children from the burning church.
Johnny sleeps in the vacant lot to avoid his abusive parents.
Read the excerpt below. In this part of the book, Cherry is arguing with Bob as she and the greasers walk home from the movie theatre.
“The Soc’s voice broke into my thoughts: ‘…just because we got a little drunk last time…’ Cherry looked mad. ‘A little? You call reeling and passing out in the streets ‘a little’? Bob, I told you, I’m never going out with you while you’re drinking, and I mean it. Too many things could happen while you’re drunk. It’s me or the booze.’” (Chapter 3)
Which of the following techniques does the author use in the underlined section?
anecdote
foreshadowing
allusion
flashback
