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The Outsiders Chapter 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which character threw a coke in Dally's face?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Cherry

c)

Darry

d)

Soda

2.

Who was brutally beat up by the Socs?

a)

Soda

b)

Darry

c)

Johnny

d)

2 Bit

3.

Which character is the tough guy from New York who likes breaking the law?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Dally

c)

2 Bit

d)

Steve

4.

Which character scares Johnny at the drive in?

a)

2 Bit

b)

Dally

c)

Cherry

d)

Ponyboy

5.

Which character doesn’t believe the Socs have problems of their own?

a)

Johnny

b)

2 Bit

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Darry

6.

Which of the following answers best explains why Ponyboy and the other greasers sneak into the drive-in movie theater?

a)

Dally likes to do things the illegal way.

b)

They do not have enough money to get in

c)

They didn’t sneak in. They each paid their way in.

d)

Ponyboy forgot his money at home.

7.

The interaction between the Socs, Cherry and Marcia, and the greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, adds to the reader’s understanding of the novel mainly by ...

a)

demonstrating that Ponyboy and Johnny are rude to women, no matter what group they belong to

b)

demonstrating that Soc girls are only nice to greaser boys to try to take advantage of them

c)

demonstrating that Socs and greasers have absolutely nothing in common

d)

demonstrating that Socs and greasers can actually have a lot in common

8.

Which of these inferences about Cherry and Marcia is best supported by the text?

a)

Even though they’re being pleasant to Ponyboy and Johnny, they would probably never become friends with or date a greaser because of their differences in social status.

b)

Cherry and Marcia are only using Ponyboy and Johnny to make their boyfriends jealous.

c)

Cherry and Marcia have decided that they’re sick of the divide between the greasers and the Socs, and they hope that they can bring the two sides together.

d)

Cherry and Marcia are actually hanging out with the greasers to try to gather information to bring back to the other Socs.

9.

Why was Johnny’s face in such bad shape after getting jumped by the Socs?

a)

One of the Socs wore rings on every finger

b)

One of the Socs wore brass knuckles

c)

He was cut with a switchblade

d)

He was hit so hard that he fell and hit his face on a rock.

10.

Order these events chronologically as they occur in the narrative:

a)

1st: Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak into the drive-in movie theater.

2nd: Ponyboy starts chatting with Cherry

3rd: 2-Bit comes around looking for Dally.

b)

1st:2-Bit comes around looking for Dally.

2nd:Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak into the drive-in movie theater.

3rd: Ponyboy starts chatting with Cherry

c)

1st: Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak into the drive-in movie theater.

2nd: 2-Bit comes around looking for Dally.

3rd: Ponyboy starts chatting with Cherry

d)

1st: Ponyboy starts chatting with Cherry

2nd: Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak into the drive-in movie theater.

3rd: 2-Bit comes around looking for Dally.