WorksheetsThe Outsiders Ch. 4 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Read the following excerpt:
"It was Randy and Bob and three other Socs, and they recognized us. I knew Johnny recognized them; he was watching the moonlight glint off Bob's rings with huge eyes."
Why were Johnny's eyes huge?
The moonlight glint was reflecting off of Bob's rings and shining in Johnny's eyes.
Bob had beaten Johnny up before with the rings, and Johnny was frightened.
Bob's rings are really large and Johnny is afraid of them.
Johnny is really impressed by the number of rings Bob has.
Read the following excerpt:
"I felt the blood draining from my face. I've been cussed out and sworn at, but nothing ever hit me like that did." (pg. 55)
How does the author's word choice impact the meaning?
It helps the reader to understand how angry Ponyboy felt.
It helps the reader to understand how embarrassed Ponyboy felt.
It helps the reader to understand how shocked Ponyboy felt.
It helps the reader to understand how sick Ponyboy felt.
"My teeth chattered unceasingly and I couldn't stop them."
Knowing that the prefix -un means "opposite of", what can we infer the meaning of the word is based on the context?
carefully
briefly
loudly
continously
How did Ponyboy react when he learned Johnny had killed Bob?
He thanked Johnny.
He got sick.
He started to cry.
He ran away.
Read the following excerpt:
"Johnny looked around, slapping his pockets nervously. 'We gotta get outa here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police'll be here soon.' I was trembling, and it wasn't all from cold."
What else can you infer was causing Ponyboy to tremble?
He was worried he was going to be in trouble with Darry.
He was afraid of what was going to happen to them.
He was afraid that Cherry was going to hate him.
He was upset because he liked Bob.
Who gave Johnny and Ponyboy a gun and money and told them where to go to hide out?
Buck Merril
Darry
Dally
Two-Bit
Read the following excerpt:
"You might have thought it was Dally who fixed those races for Buck, being a jockey and all, but it wasn't. The last guy to suggest it lost three teeth. It's the truth. Dally rode the ponies honestly and did his best to win. It was the only thing Dally did honestly."
What type of signpost is this?
Contrast and Contradiction
Aha Moment
Memory Moment
Read the following excerpt:
"You might have thought it was Dally who fixed those races for Buck, being a jockey and all, but it wasn't. The last guy to suggest it lost three teeth. It's the truth. Dally rode the ponies honestly and did his best to win. It was the only thing Dally did honestly."
What does this excerpt tell us about Dally's character?
Dally is honest about the things he does.
Everything Dally does is bad.
Although Dally does a lot of bad things, he does have some integrity.
Dally likes to fight people.
Read the following excerpts:
"Quiet, soft-spoken little Johnny, who wouldn't hurt a living thing on purpose, had taken a human life." (pg. 62)
"He still reminded me of a lost puppy who had been kicked too often, but for the first time I saw him as a stranger might see him. He looked hard and tough, because of his black T-shirt and his blue jeans and jacket, and because his hair was heavily greased and so long." (pg. 63)
How do these two excerpts MOST impact the story?
They show that Johnny is quiet.
They show that Johnny is really hard and tough.
They show that Johnny looks like a greaser.
They show the contrast between Johnny's character and how the world sees greasers.
Read the following excerpt:
"When Johnny and I went [to church], we sat in the back, trying to get something out of the sermon and avoiding the people, because we weren't dressed so sharp most of the time. Nobody seemed to mind, and Johnny and I really liked to go. But that day... well, Soda can't sit still long enough to enjoy a movie, much less a sermon. It wasn't long before he and Steve and Two-Bit were throwing paper wads at each other and clowing around, and finally Steve dropped a hymn book with a bang - accidentally, of course. Everyone in the place turned around to look at us, and Johnny and I nearly crawled under the pews. And then Two-Bit waved at them. I hadn't been to church since."
Which BEST explains how this excerpt contributes to the reader's understanding of the story?
It further helps the reader understand how different Johnny and Ponyboy are from the rest of their gang.
It helps the reader understand how much Ponyboy and Johnny liked church.
It shows the reader how much Soda, Steve and Two-Bit like to have fun.
It helps the reader understand why Ponyboy and Johnny don't like being at the church.
Read the following excerpt:
"But this church gave me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?"
This is an example of what?
flashback
foreshadowing
exposition
characterization
Where did Johnny and Ponyboy go to hide out?
a train
the park
the vacant lot
an abandoned church in the country
Why did Johnny kill Bob?
He was remembering when Bob beat him up.
He wanted to steal the blue mustang the Socs were driving.
He was angry at the Socs for calling them "white trash with long hair."
The Socs were drowning Ponyboy.
Read the following excerpt:
"Five Socs were coming straight at us, and from the way they were staggering I figured they were reeling pickled. That scared me. A cool deadly bluff could sometimes shake them off, but not if they outnumbered you five to two and were drunk."
What does "reeling pickled" mean?
drunk
angry
scary
smiling
Read the following excerpt:
"Johnny had a blank, tough look on his face - you'd have had to know him to see the panic in his eyes. I stared at the Socs coolly. Maybe they could scare us to death, but we'd never let them have the satisfaction of knowing it."
What are Johnny and Ponyboy doing?
They are trying to scare the Socs.
They are trying to look tough so the Socs won't know how afraid they are.
They are trying to figure out why the Socs are there.
They are getting ready to run from the Socs.
Why was Dally at Buck Merril's place?
He was there to give Merril the money he earned in the rodeo.
He was there for a party.
He had gotten into a fight with Tim Sheppard and was resting.
He was there to talk to Buck about fixing some horse races.
On the bottom of page 61, why does Johnny shudder when Dally mentions the word "murder"?
The reality of what he has done hits Johnny.
Johnny is cold.
Johnny doesn't like when Dally talks about murder.
Johnny realizes he's going to jail.
How did Johnny and Ponyboy escape to the country?
They drove the Socs mustang.
They hopped a freight train
Dally drove them.
They walked.
Who does Johnny say Ponyboy looks like?
Darry
his father
Dally
Sodapop
What did Johnny and Ponyboy do as soon as they got to the church?
take a walk
go to sleep
smoke a cigarette
explore the church
