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Outsiders chs. 1-8 Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which character was jumped by the Socs when walking home alone from the movie theater?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Johnny

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Dally

2.

Ponyboy is the "I" telling the story through his experience. This is known as which of the following?

a)

First person point of view

b)

Omniscient narrator

c)

Third-person limited point of view

d)

Self-centered

3.

The setting of The Outsiders is...

a)

Brooklyn, NY

b)

Kansas City, KS

c)

Tulsa, OK

d)

New York City

4.

Why is Johnny so nervous and tense?

a)

His mom screams at him.

b)

His father physically abuses him.

c)

The Socs beat him savagely.

d)

All three are causes of Johnny's tension.

5.

Which greaser is the toughest with a "savage defiance of the whole world"?

a)

Dally Winston

b)

Darry Curtis

c)

Two-Bit Mathews

d)

Johnny Cade

6.

Which Soc challenges Ponyboy by saying, "things are tough all over"?

a)

Cherry

b)

Randy

c)

Bob

d)

David

7.

After Darry hits Ponyboy he looks at his red hand and his eyes become huge. What do you infer Darry feels about his action?

a)

Darry feels like he is justified as the father figure in the home.

b)

Darry worries that his hand is injured and that will negatively affect his work.

c)

Darry thinks the punishment was necessary to break through to Ponyboy.

d)

Darry feels extremely guilty and is in shock over what he did.

8.

What does Johnny mean when he tells Ponyboy that the gang isn't the same as your own folks caring about you?

a)

Johnny is showing sympathy when Ponyboy's parents pass away in the car crash.

b)

Johnny longs for his parents' love and attention.

c)

Johnny wishes he was a Soc.

d)

Johnny doesn't feel like the greasers really care about him.

9.

What does Ponyboy mean when he says, "our hair labeled us greasers-it was our trademark"?

a)

He decides to wear a hood to hide his identity.

b)

He wants to be considered a Soc.

c)

He desperately needs a haircut and is self-conscious.

d)

His hair is his identity as a greaser.

10.

Johnny is in extreme shock, has third-degree burns, and breaks his back as a result of which event?

a)

The Socs beating him.

b)

Over time his father's abuse causes these injuries.

c)

The rescue of the children in the church fire before it collapses.

d)

The car crash from Dally's reckless driving.

11.

Why does Randy decide not to fight in the rumble?

a)

He realized that fighting will not change anything.

b)

He is moving the next day and needs his rest.

c)

He starts a new job in the morning and doesn't want to get bruised.

d)

He was too afraid.

12.

Which figurative language is, "Johnny worshipped the ground Dally walked on"?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

Personification