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The Outsiders (Ch. 5)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy wakes up in the church?

a)

back home

b)

to get supplies

c)

to get the police

d)

to call his parents

2.

When Ponyboy wakes up in the church, how does he know that Johnny is gone?

a)

Johnny's car is gone

b)

Johnny leaves him a note in the dirt

c)

Ponyboy remembers that he took Johnny home

d)

Johnny told him that he was leaving

3.

What book did Johnny buy for Ponyboy to read?

a)

Gone With the Wind

b)

The Great Gatsby

c)

Where the Wild Things Are

d)

To Kill a Mockingbird

4.

What do Ponyboy and Johnny do to disguise themselves?

a)

wear masks

b)

dress like Socs

c)

grow mustaches/beards

d)

cut/dye their hair

5.

Why was Ponyboy upset when he had to cut and bleach his hair?

a)

He likes having long hair.

b)

His hair is his trademark.

c)

His hair defines him as a Greaser.

d)

His hair makes girls pay attention to him.

e)

His hair was his dad's favorite feature of him.

6.

What do Johnny and Ponyboy do to pass the time?

a)

Play poker

b)

Read Gone with the Wind

c)

Smoke cigarettes

d)

Draw pictures

e)

Listen to the radio

7.

What did Johnny admire about Dally?

a)

Dally was the oldest of the gang

b)

Dally was "gallant" like the war heroes in Gone With the Wind

c)

Dally gave them $100, a switchblade, and a road map

d)

Dally killed people in New York, so he knows about hiding out

8.

Why does Johnny think Dally is a hero?

a)

He took the blame for something Two-Bit did

b)

He carries a gun

c)

He spent time in prison

d)

He can talk to girls

9.

Pony thinks that Dally is so _______ that it scares him.

a)

mean

b)

strong

c)

fearless

d)

real

10.

What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the poem “Nothing gold can stay."

a)

Ponyboy's hair

b)

the falling leaves

c)

the windows of the church

d)

the sunrise

11.

What does "nothing gold can stay" mean?

a)

Nothing made of gold is worth much money.

b)

Nothing of value or beauty can last forever.

c)

Not everyone can afford things made of gold.

d)

Nothing is worth fighting for.

12.

What was the cause of Ponyboy’s illness on the 5th day at the church?

a)

He ate too many bologna sandwiches and smokes too many cigarettes.

b)

He drank too many Pepsi's and he ate candy bars.

c)

He ate candy bars and smoked.

d)

He caught the flu and had a fever.

13.

What does the Shepherd gang's whistle mean?

a)

"The cops are coming!"

b)

"Run!"

c)

"Who's there?"

d)

"All clear"

14.

Who comes to the church to check on Johnny and Ponyboy?

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Soda

c)

Darry

d)

Dally

15.

According to Dally, where do the cops think Ponyboy and Johnny are headed?

a)

Texas

b)

the hospital

c)

home

d)

California

16.

What does Dally give Ponyboy when he comes to the church?

a)

a knife

b)

a gun

c)

a letter from soda

d)

a police report

17.

How did Soda know that Dally knew where Ponyboy was at?

a)

Ponyboy called Soda and told him

b)

Cherry told him

c)

Dally told him

d)

Soda saw Ponyboy's sweater at Buck's house

18.

After Bob's death, how does the relationship between the Greasers and the Socs change?

a)

It hasn't changed.

b)

They want to be friends now.

c)

They are refusing to talk to each other.

d)

They are going after each other more.

19.

What are the results of Dally’s visit with the war council?

a)

The Soc's chickened out of the fight.

b)

If the Socs win, then things will be the same but if the greasers win, then the Soc's stay away from their turf.

c)

If the Soc's lose the fight, then the Soc's will pay their bills from now on.

d)

If the greasers win, then things will stay the same and if the Soc's win, then things will stay the same also.

20.

What does Dally tell the boys about home?

a)

They don't miss the boys at all.

b)

The cops are looking for them in Los Angeles.

c)

The boys are worried and Two-Bit was going to Texas to look for them.

d)

The cops said it's ok to run and hide.

21.

Which Soc has become a spy for the Greasers?

a)

Bob

b)

Cherry

c)

Marcia

d)

Randy