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The Outsiders Chapters 7-12 Test

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who looked after Ponyboy after his brothers went to work?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
2.
After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy's biggest fear?
a)
That he is going to jail for manslaughter.
b)
That Dally will be upset he was made out to be a hero.
c)
He is worried the authorities will put him in a boys home.
3.
Who does Ponyboy talk to at the end of the chapter? 
a)
Cherry
b)
Two bit
c)
Bob's ghost
d)
Randy
4.

According to Two Bit, what's the safest thing to be when one is met by a gang of social outcasts in an alley?

a)

a Soc

b)

a Greaser

c)

Cherry Valance

d)

another Social Outcast

5.

How has Ponyboy's view of the Socs changed?

a)

He now hates them even more.

b)

He now sees them as human beings with problems.

c)

He now sees them as cold and unfeeling.

6.

What is Johnny's charge?

a)

First degree murder

b)

Second degree murder

c)

Manslaughter

d)

Drug dealing

7.

Where does the setting mostly take place?

a)

The vacant lot

b)

The hospital

c)

Ponyboy's house

d)

Movie theater

8.

Who did Two-Bit and Ponyboy meet at the vacant lot?

a)

Randy

b)

Cherry

c)

Darry

d)

Sodapop

9.

Who did Johnny not want to see at the hospital?

a)

His Dad

b)

Dallas

c)

His Mom

d)

Randy

10.
Who else went to visit Dally at the hospital
a)
Sodapop
b)
Curry Shepard
c)
Tim Shepard
d)
Steve
11.
What do the doctors say that makes Ponyboy realize Johnny is dying?
a)
That it couldn't hurt for him to have visitors now
b)
That Ponyboy should go home
c)
That they should call his mom
d)
That his room is empty
12.
What lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital?
a)
that Soda is on the way
b)
that Johnny is going home that day
c)
that his mom is there
d)
that Johnny will be okay
13.
What does Cherry tell Ponyboy that the Socs have planned for the rumble?
a)
they have warned the police about the rumble
b)
the Socs aren't going to  show up
c)
they will fight fair and without weapons
d)
they are going to bring guns
14.
How does Pony get ready for the rumble?
a)
He runs three miles
b)
He gets drunk
c)
He does push-ups
d)
He takes 5 asprins
15.
Who shows up just as the rumble starts?
a)
Dally
b)
Johnny
c)
Randy
d)
Cherry
16.

Who wins the rumble?

a)

The Greasers

b)

The Socs

c)

It's a tie

d)

No one, the cops show up

17.
What does Johnny tell Pony?
a)
To look at sunsets
b)
To help Dally
c)
To stay gold
d)
To turn himself in
18.
How do Ponyboy and Dally get into Johnny's hospital room? 
a)
Dally pulls a switchblade on the doctor.
b)
Ponyboy starts crying and the nurse lets them in. 
c)
They sneak in the window. 
d)
Darry creates a distraction outside the hospital. 
19.
What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?
a)
The Greasers put up a good fight.
b)
Dallas said he was proud of him.
c)
Ponyboy said he was his best friend.
d)
Darry said he could move in with them.
20.
How do Ponyboy and Dally get to the hospital fast? 
a)
By stealing a car.
b)
By taking the bus. 
c)
By lying to the police and getting an escort. 
d)
Do not choose this answer. 
21.

How did the Greasers act on the way to the rumble?

a)

They were quiet and concentrated on their moves.

b)

They were happy and performing acrobatics.

c)

They were concerned about the socs.

d)

They were afraid and didn't want to show it.

22.
Who is Paul Holden? 
a)
A member of the Socs. 
b)
He was the star halfback on the school football team. 
c)
He used to be Darry's friend. 
d)
All of the above. 
23.
What has Dally done to make the cops chase him in Chapter 10?
a)
stolen a car
b)
burned a house down
c)
killed a boy
d)
robbed a store
24.
Where does Dally make the cops chase him to?
a)
his house
b)
the school
c)
the hospital
d)
the vacant lot
25.
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
a)
unfair
b)
gruesome
c)
stupid
d)
gallant
26.

What caused Ponyboy's injury/illness during the rumble?

a)

a stab wound that got infected

b)

getting kicked in the head

c)

a gunshot

d)

poison

27.

Dally runs out "Like the devil was after him" when he finds out Johnny is dead. According to Pony, why is Dally having so much trouble handling Johnny's death?

a)

Dally was so upset because Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.

b)

Dally was so upset because a soc killed Johnny.

c)

Dally was so upset because Johnny was killed in a drunk driving accident.

d)

Dally was upset because Johnny was his dad.

28.

What is the difference between Dally and Johnny's death?

a)

There is no difference they were both greasers meaning it does not matter.

b)

Johnny died a hero and Dally died a hoodlum.

c)

Dally died a hero and Johnny died a hoodlum.

d)

Dally's death was a bigger deal than Johnny's.

29.
The narrator writes, "And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly." What is meant by this? 
a)
He tripped on a stump while running.
b)
He fainted and passed out.
c)
He was doing cartwheels in excitement. 
d)
He was skydiving.
30.

Why is Ponyboy worried about whether or not he asked for Darry while he was in the hospital?

a)

He did not want to see Darry.

b)

Darry had died, and he did not want to upset the greasers.

c)

Ponyboy was not in the hospital.

d)

He did not want Darry's feelings to be hurt.

31.

What made Ponyboy proud during the hearing?

a)

The judge told him he heard about his track record.

b)

The pictures from the newspaper were shown.

c)

Darry and Soda said Ponyboy was a good student.

d)

Both Darry and Soda admitted Dally was their friend.

32.

What was the result of the hearing?

a)

Ponyboy was acquitted and the case was closed.

b)

Ponyboy was put on probation for two years.

c)

Ponyboy would only be removed from the home for six months.

d)

Ponyboy would have to spend some time in the reformatory.

33.

Why didn’t the judge ask Ponyboy about the shooting?

a)

The doctor talked to the judge in advance.

b)

Ponyboy’s lawyer objected when he mentioned it.

c)

Ponyboy started trembling when he mentioned it.

d)

Darry asked him not to talk about it.

34.

Why was Soda in a bad mood?

a)

A Soc called him a dropout.

b)

He lost his job at the auto shop.

c)

A man from the government wants to talk with him about Ponyboy.

d)

The letter from Sandy came back in the mail unopened.

35.

What motivated Ponyboy to write the story of the Greasers?

a)

To help the Socs realize that Johnny didn’t mean to kill Bob.

b)

So people will not be too quick to judge people like them.

c)

To help Darry get a scholarship to college.

d)

So people will understand the Socs.

36.

Ponyboy doesn’t want to admit to himself that Johnny is dead because he

a)

will have to go to the hearing.

b)

will have to remember the fire.

c)

misses Johnny too much.

d)

can't remember Johnny because of his injury.