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The Outsiders Comprehension Check Ch. 1-8

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of Ponyboy’s oldest brother?

(a)  

2.

What is the name of Ponyboy's oldER but not oldEST brother?

(a)  

3.

Which two are Ponyboy's brothers?

a)

Darry

b)

Sodapop

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Dally

4.

Why does Ponyboy’s oldest brother have to work so hard?

4 lines
5.

What larger word does the word “Soc” come from?

(a)  

6.

What is one way in which Ponyboy is different from the rest of the gang?

4 lines
7.

At the start of the book, where was Ponyboy coming from when the Socs jumped him?

(a)  

8.

Why is Johnny so jumpy and nervous?

4 lines
9.

Why were Marcia and Cherry not sitting with their boyfriends at the movie?

a)

They didn't have any boyfriends.

b)

They wanted to cheat on their boyfriends.

c)

Their boyfriends had been drinking.

d)

Their boyfriends were at football practice.

10.

Ponyboy think the Socs’ lives are easier than the Greasers’ because they have a lot of (a)   .

11.

Why does Ponyboy run away from home?

4 lines
12.

Where do Johnny and Ponyboy decide to walk to so Ponyboy can cool off?

(a)  

13.

What is the name of the Soc who is killed by Johnny?

(a)  

14.

Why does Johnny kill this boy?

4 lines
15.

Where does Dally tell Johnny and Ponyboy to hide?

(a)  

16.

What does Johnny do to help to disguise Ponyboy?

(a)  

17.

What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read together while they hide out?

(a)  

18.

What food does Ponyboy get tired of?

a)

Hot Pockets

b)

PB&J

c)

Hot Dogs

d)

Bologna

19.

What are Johnny and Ponyboy looking at while they discuss Robert Frost’s poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”?

(a)  

20.

Which Soc has become a spy for the greasers?

(a)  

21.

What is Johnny doing when he is injured in the church fire?

4 lines
22.

What does Ponyboy start to realize about Darry’s feelings for him?

4 lines
23.

What is Ponyboy worried may happen to his family?

a)

Their aunt and uncle may come to take over.

b)

They will die.

c)

They will be split up.

d)

They won't accept him back.

24.

Why does Randy the Soc ask to talk to Ponyboy before the rumble? What does he tell him?

4 lines
25.

Who does Johnny not want to see in the hospital?

(a)  

26.

What does Ponyboy ask Cherry if she can see “real good” from the West Side?

(a)