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The Outsiders

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the book take place?

a)

Tulsa, OK

b)

Oklahoma City, OK

c)

Alabama

d)

Arkansas

2.

Ponyboy has three brothers.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is a simile?

a)

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

b)

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

4.

What is a metaphor?

a)

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

b)

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

5.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

An extreme exaggeration

b)

A word that sounds like what it means

6.
What did Ponyboy say a Soc was?
a)
rich white trash
b)
white trash with English Leather
c)
white trash with Mustangs and madras
d)
white trash with blue Mustangs
7.
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
8.
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
9.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get to the old church?

a)

Dallas drove them

b)

They hopped a freight train

c)

Bus

d)

They walked

10.
How did Ponyboy describe their new haircuts?
a)
like being a 12 year old boy
b)
he said nothing about their haircuts
c)
like being in a Halloween costume you can't get out of
d)
they looked silly
11.
Where did Dally take Ponyboy and Johnny to eat?
a)
McDonald's
b)
Burger King
c)
Dairy Queen
d)
Sonic
12.
Which of the following best describes Ponyboy Curtis’ interests?
a)
He likes rodeos and drag racing.
b)
He likes fighting and rumbles
c)
He likes to steal and rob gas stations.
d)
He likes movies and books.
13.
All of the following are problems experienced by the Curtis brothers except:
a)
Their parents beat them.
b)
If they get in trouble they will be separated.
c)
The Socs might jump them.
d)
Their parents died in a car crash.
14.
Socs are __________class and Greasers are __________ class.
a)
Lower, Middle
b)
Middle, Lower                 
c)
Upper, Lower
d)
Middle, Upper
15.
At the park, Bob said a Greaser is:
a)
Someone going nowhere in life
b)
Someone without manners 
c)
White trash with long hair 
d)
Mean bullies
16.
What is Ponyboy’s motivation for running away?
a)
He  killed Bob
b)
Darry hit him
c)
He was bored
d)
He needed to get away from the police
17.
What secret fear does Pony realize Darry has at the end of chapter 6?
a)
Darry isn't scared of anything. 
b)
Darry is scared of hospitals. 
c)
Darry is scared of losing Ponyboy like he lost his mom and dad.
d)
Darry is scared of hospitals.
18.
What is the symbolism of Bob's rings?
a)
Ring/Jewerly 
b)
Beauty
c)
Weapons / Wealth 
d)
Fun
19.
What is the symbolism of the greaser hair?
a)
Haircut
b)
Fashion
c)
Gang / Identity 
d)
Hair
20.
What is the symbolism of the blue mustang?
a)
Money/Power
b)
Transportation
c)
Transportation
d)
Car
21.

Even after winning the rumble, the Greasers realize that not much will change in their lives.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which character is Soda's best friend, always fights with his father, and works at the gas station?

a)

Randy

b)

Steve

c)

Dally

d)

Two Bit

23.

Who is the greaser from New York who was arrested at the age of 10? The police shot him.

a)

Bob

b)

Dally

c)

Johnny

d)

Darry

24.

Which greaser got his name because he was always making a joke?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Johnny

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Two Bit

25.

Which Soc decided not to go to the rumble because he is done with fighting?

a)

Bob

b)

Randy

c)

Paul

26.

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Darry

d)

Dally

27.

Who is the handsome Curtis brother who dropped out of school to work at the DX gas station?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Darry

c)

Steve

d)

Ponyboy

28.

Who is the oldest of the Curtis brothers who takes care of Soda and Ponyboy?

a)

Steve

b)

Two Bit

c)

Dally

d)

Darry

29.

Who is the gang's "pet" who has scars on his face and saved the children in the church?

a)

Soda

b)

Johnny

c)

Darry

d)

Ponyboy

30.

The Socs are thought to be much more in line with society's rules and attitudes than the Greasers are.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The Outsiders shows that both Greasers and Socs have problems during their teenage years.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Cherry admires the Greasers because of their honest, open feelings.

a)

True

b)

False

33.
What does "content" mean as it is used in the following sentence from Chapter One? *“I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.”
a)
contained
b)
satisfied
c)
unhappy
d)
delighted
34.
Which line from the text supports your answer to the question above?
a)
 “I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman....”
b)
“I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes....”
c)
 “... but I guess my own looks aren't so bad.”
d)
 “...I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.”
35.
Before Cherry got into the car with the Soc boys, she said, “Ponyboy... I mean... if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything, but...” Why did she say this? 
a)
Cherry was older than Ponyboy, so she didn't want to associate with him at school.
b)
Cherry knew that Ponyboy was dangerous, so she made a decision not to talk to him.
c)
 Cherry believed if she talked to Ponyboy, her boyfriend Bob would “jump” him.
d)
Cherry knew that her friends and family wouldn't approve of her friendship with Ponyboy.
36.
After Johnny killed Bob, Ponyboy and Johnny did not go to the police. Why? *
a)
They believed Johnny would be put on death row for murder.
b)
 Dally cared more about them than anybody else in the gang, and he would know better than the police what they should do.
c)
The police officers were corrupt, and the boys knew that they couldn't trust any cops.
d)
Johnny was scared that the police would tell his parents and that they would beat him again.
37.
What was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *
a)
To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.
b)
To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.
c)
To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.
d)
To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.
38.
When the church caught on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to save the kids. How was Johnny different in that moment than he was in the beginning of the novel? *
a)
Johnny was scared and begging Ponyboy to get out of the burning building.
b)
Johnny became heroic and showed a confidence that had not been there before.
c)
Johnny showed cruelty towards the kids, the same kind of cruelty that the Socs showed the greasers.
d)
Johnny was indifferent; he didn't care if the kids made it out alive.
39.
In Chapter 10, Dally made a spontaneous decision to rob a grocery store. What event happened that prompted him to make this irrational decision?
a)
Dally was excited after the rumble with the Socs, so he decided to rob a store to keep his “high.”
b)
Cherry asked Dally to take her out on a date, so he robbed the store to pay for the date.
c)
Dally wanted to be in the newspaper, so Dally robbed the store so they'd write an article about him.
d)
Johnny died from his wounds, so Dally robbed the store because his grief made him reckless.
40.
When Johnny was dying, he told Ponyboy to “stay gold.” What did this mean? *
a)
Johnny was encouraging Ponyboy to continue making good grades so he could better his life.
b)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remain dreamy and pure like a child.
c)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to know that he was okay with dying.
d)
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remember their time in the country together.

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