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The Outsiders: Chapters 5-8 Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the line "Nothing gold can stay"?
a)
The sunrise.
b)
Ponyboy's hair.
c)
The falling leaves.
d)
The windows of the church.
2.
What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?
a)
A letter from Soda.

b)
A knife.
c)
A police report.
d)
A gun.
3.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy change their apperance?

a)

change their clothes and cut thier hair

b)

cut their hair and dye Ponyboy's blond

c)

wear wigs

d)

grow facial hair

4.

Why do Johnny and Ponyboy start crying?

a)

they are both sad and lonely

b)

Ponyboy misses his parents

c)

they feel bad about running away

d)

they lost the gun Dally gave them

5.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy pass the time?

a)

reading magazines

b)

reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker

c)

finding a house to walk to

d)

playing football

6.
Who comes to visit Johnny and Ponyboy?
a)
Sodapop 
b)
Darry 
c)
Two Bit 
d)
Dally 
7.
What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers.
b)
Soda moved
c)
Bob is dead.
d)
Johnny's parents are looking for them.
8.

What do Ponyboy and Johnny eat when they are hiding at the church?

a)

Blueberries

b)

Chips

c)

Yogurt

d)

Baloney sandwiches

9.

What caused Ponyboy to get sick while hiding out in the church?

a)

It was cold and dusty.

b)

He got sick from eating too much baloney.

c)

He smoked too much.

d)

He was sick with worry over their situation.

10.

Why did Ponyboy say he remembered the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"

a)

He never could figure out what it meant.

b)

It is his favorite poem.

c)

It reminded him of Sodapop's horse.

d)

It was short and easy to memorize.

11.

How did Johnny's parents react to him being gone?

a)

They didn't ask about him. They weren't worried.

b)

They were calling the police.

c)

They were out searching for him.

d)

They put a missing ad in the paper.

12.

While riding in the ambulance with Jerry, Ponyboy told him everything that had happened.

a)

False

b)

True

13.

What did Johnny tell Dally and Ponyboy he wanted to do when they were done eating?

a)

Get more to eat

b)

Turn himself in

c)

Go to Texas

d)

Stay at the church

14.
Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?
a)
Because Dally wants to teach him a lesson.
b)
Because Johnny is too young.
c)
Because jail will harden Johnny.
d)
Because Ponyboy will be alone without Johnny.
15.

When the boys returned to the church, what did they find?

a)

The police were waiting for them.

b)

The Socs had come to fight them.

c)

Darry and Sodapop were waiting for them.

d)

The church was on fire.

16.
What does Ponyboy think started the fire in the church?
a)
Fireworks
b)
Cigarette
c)
Gasoline
d)
Broken Fuse
17.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get the children out of the church?

a)

They held the door open for them.

b)

They dropped them from a window.

c)

They used a ladder to get them out the window.

d)

They didn't get them out of the church.

18.

Why did Dally hit Pony?

a)

because his back was on fire

b)

he was mad at him for going back into the church

c)

he was making a joke

d)

he wanted Pony to be quiet

19.

Who was waiting for Ponyboy at the hospital?

a)

Two-Bit and Bob

b)

Sodapop and Steve

c)

Cherry and Marcia

d)

Darry and Sodapop.

20.

What did Ponyboy realize about Darry?

a)

Darry was still angry at him.

b)

Darry was even more angry than before.

c)

Darry really did care about him and loved him.

d)

Darry didn't want him to ever come home again.

21.

When Dally comes to check on Johnny and Ponyboy at the church, where does he take them to eat?

a)

Taco Bell.

b)

McDonald's.

c)

Dairy Queen.

d)

His mom's house.

22.

Who was riding in the ambulance with Ponyboy?

a)

Darry

b)

Sodapop

c)

Jerry. The man he met at the church.

d)

Cherry, the greasers spy.

23.

What are Johnny's injuries from the fire?

a)

Two broken legs.

b)

A broken back and 3rd degree burns.

c)

A concussion and bad burns.

d)

A broken neck.

24.
What does Cherry tell the cops about Bob's murder?
a)
That he is not really dead.
b)
That she killed Bob.
c)
That Ponyboy killed Bob.
d)
That it was self-defense.
25.
Who looked after Ponyboy after his brothers went to work?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
26.
What parenting mistake did Randy feel Bob's parents made?
a)
They were too strict with him.
b)
They did not love him enough.
c)
They never told him no.
27.

What item do the Curtis brothers always have in the ice box for breakfast in the morning?

a)

Chocolate cake.

b)

Brownies.

c)

Cupcakes.

28.

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.

29.

According to Ponyboy, Soda reminds him of

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

a palomino colt

c)

a bronze statue

d)

a stalk of wheat in the golden sun

30.

The headline read: __________ _________ turn _________

a)

Young hoods, heroes

b)

Teenage boys, heroes

c)

Innocent teens, evil

d)

Juvenile Delinquents, heroes

31.

Who does Ponyboy talk to at the end of the chapter?

a)

Cherry

b)

Two-Bit

c)

Bob's ghost

d)

Randy

32.

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.

33.

Who went with Ponyboy to visit Johnny at the hospital?

a)

Darry

b)

Sodapop

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Steve

34.

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

a)

Randy

b)

Cherry

c)

Darry

d)

Sodapop

35.

Who did Johnny not want to see at the hospital?

a)

His Dad

b)

Dallas

c)

His Mom

d)

Randy

36.
Who else went to visit Dally at the hospital
a)
Sodapop
b)
Curry Shepard
c)
Tim Shepard
d)
Steve
37.
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
38.

On the way to Dally's room, whom do Two-Bit and Ponyboy pass in the hospital hallway?

a)

Soda

b)

the doctor

c)

Johnny's mother

d)

Dally's father

39.
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
40.
What does Johnny want Two-Bit to go get for him in Chapter 8?
a)
a knife
b)
a blanket
c)
a copy of Gone with the Wind
d)
some water
41.
What does Two-Bit give Dally in the hospital?
a)
a blanket
b)
a gun
c)
a poem
d)
his blade
42.
Who has a fever and isn't feeling very well while he is at the hospital?
a)
Johnny
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Dally
d)
Two-Bit
43.
What does Ponyboy ask Two-Bit to do for him before the rumble?
a)
to take him home
b)
not to tell anyone he is sick
c)
to give him a knife
d)
to go get Soda
44.
Why does Ponyboy call Cherry a traitor?
a)
because she slaps him
b)
because she will not go visit Johnny
c)
because she is dating Randy
d)
because she is lying to him about the Socs