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Chapter 4 - The Outsiders

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?
a)
10:00 pm.
b)
6:00 am.
c)
2:30 am.
d)
Midnight.
2.
What makes Johnny and Ponyboy realize they are not alone in the park?

a)
Someone calls Ponyboy's name.
b)
They hear a car horn.
c)
A man walks up behind them.
d)
A child is on the swingset.
3.
Who is in the park with Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
Their parents.
b)
Dally.
c)
Cherry and Marcia.
d)
Bob, Randy, and three more Socs.
4.
Where do Johnny and Ponyboy get "trapped" at the park?
a)
At the bike racks.
b)
At the fountain.
c)
In a tree.
d)
In the sandbox.
5.
How does Johnny recognize who the Socs in the park are?
a)
By the rings on Bob's hand.
b)
By Randy's voice.
c)
By Randy's voice.
d)
Bob calls out Johnny's name.
6.
What do the Socs do to Ponyboy at the park?
a)
Hit him with their car.
b)
Shove his face in the fountain.
c)
Chase him out of the park.
d)
Push him to the ground and kick him.
7.
What major event happens in the park that is a turning point in the story?
a)
Ponyboy drowns.
b)
Johnny kills Bob.
c)
Randy gets stabbed.
d)
Johnny shoots Ponyboy.
8.
Why doesn't Ponyboy know what is going on during the fight in the park?
a)
He runs home.
b)
He has been stabbed and passes out.
c)
He is unconscious from nearly drowning in the fountain.
d)
Johnny covers his eyes and ears.
9.
Who does Ponyboy and Johnny think can help them after the fight in the park?
a)

Darry

b)
Cherry.
c)
Dally.
d)
Soda.
10.
After the fight in the park, where do Johnny and Ponyboy go to find help?
a)
Buck Merrill's house.
b)
Johnny's house.
c)
Ponyboy's house.
d)
Dally's house.
11.

After the fight in the park, Dally suggests that Ponyboy and Johnny " hop the 315 freight to _______"

a)
Windrixville.
b)

Tulsa

c)

Woodward

d)
Houston.
12.
How do Ponyboy and Johnny get to where they are going after leaving Dally's house?
a)
They hitchhike.
b)
Dally drives them.
c)
By train.
d)
They walk.
13.
Where is the church Ponyboy and Johnny need to go to?
a)
Windrixville.
b)
Behind the park.
c)
Tulsa.
d)
Jay Mountain.
14.
Why did Johnny stab Bob?
a)
He didn't like him
b)
He and the others were trying to drown Pony in the fountian
c)
Bob and the others were trying to stab Ponyboy
d)
He didn't stab Bob
15.
What did Dallas give Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
a pack of gum and $10
b)
nothing
c)
a loaded gun and $50
d)
a knife and cigarettes
16.
Where did Ponyboy and Johnny hide out?
a)
in an old church
b)
in an old school
c)
in and old house
d)
at Dallas' house
17.

Johnny Killed Bob with a __________.

a)

broken bottle

b)

knife

c)

gun

d)

rock

18.
Pony described the Socs' as "reeling pickled". What do you think this means? 
a)
 They were furious.
b)
They had sour feelings towards them. 
c)
They were drunk.
d)
They were hungry. 
19.

One of the Socs defines greasers as "white trash with ______"

a)

deadbeat parents

b)

grease

c)

long hair

d)

no futures

20.

Why were the Socs looking for Johnny and Pony?

a)

The Socs were bored and wanted to fight

b)

Johnny and Pony picked up Soc girls at the movies

c)

Johnny and Pony jumped a Soc earlier that day

21.

When Ponyboy sees Johnny and the dead Soc he

a)

gets angry

b)

walks away

c)

laughs

d)

gets sick

22.

What is significant about the death of Bob?

a)

That Bob deserved what he got, at sticky end! He was a wrought less drunk, who deserved such an ending!

b)

Cherry's freedom to now go and date Dally. She did mention to Ponyboy that she fancied Dally.

c)

The notion that Johnny received retribution for Bob's earlier attack on him, and strength/courage to save Ponyboy's life.

d)

Ponyboy's close encounter with death, makes him understand his life much better.

23.

What was Ponyboy's lie to the farmer for asking where Jay mountain was?

a)
He was  playing Army
b)
He was playing manhunt
c)
He was looking for his dog
d)
He was on a walk
24.

At the end of Chapter 4...

a)

Dally checks on Pony and Johnny to make sure they're OK

b)

Johnny and Pony decide the best thing was to return home

c)

Johnny and Pony both fall asleep in an old abandoned Church

d)

The farmer called the cops on Johnny and Pony