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WorksheetsThe Outsiders Chapter 4
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. The words used in paragraph 1 create a mood of —
boredom
suspense
terror
humor
2. Which of the following happens first?
Ponyboy and Johnny leap from the train.
Ponyboy realizes he is in the country.
Ponyboy puts Johnny’s legs to sleep.
Johnny wakes Ponyboy up.
3. In paragraph 11, Ponyboy uses a figurative comparison to describe Johnny in
order to emphasize —
Johnny’s true nature
how Johnny appears to others
that Ponyboy has mistreated Johnny
that he has never understood Johnny
4. In paragraph 17, Johnny laughs at Ponyboy because —
Johnny has made Ponyboy blush by telling him he looks like Soda
Ponyboy does not realize the true color of his own eyes
Ponyboy is now taking orders from Johnny
Ponyboy does not realize Johnny was being sarcastic in comparing him to
Soda
5. What is paragraph 18 mainly about?
Ponyboy will do anything he can to avoid being sent to a reformatory.
Although Ponyboy once thought nothing was worse than being a greaser, he
now knows differently.
Ponyboy and Johnny will probably never see their friends or families again.
In just a short time, Ponyboy’s and Johnny’s lives have changed dramatically
for the worse.
6. In paragraph 18, the word reformatory is best understood to refer to a place a
person is sent for the purpose of—
humiliation
studying
correction
religious training
7. The reader can tell Ponyboy cares about other people’s opinions of him
because he —
speaks respectfully to the farmer on the tractor
worries about being sent to a reformatory
wishes he could find out his predicament was only a dream
never returned to church after attending with Soda and his friends
How is the character of Johnny developed in this passage? Support your answer
with evidence from the selection.
9. How is the way outsiders would view Ponyboy different from the way the reader
views him? Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.
