WorksheetsThe Outsiders (test)
Total questions: 131
Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
Select the themes (messages) of the book, "The Outsiders".
The cycle of violence
Divided communities
Don't talk to strangers
Preserving childhood innocence
Individual and group identity
What are the names of the girls Ponyboy and the greasers meet at the drive-in?
Whitney and Barbara
Jennifer and Mary
Sandy and Monica
Sherri and Marcia
What is Sherri's nickname?
Sue
Cherry
Sher
Red
Who was brutally beat up by the Socs?
Soda
Darry
Johnny
2 Bit
Which character scares Johnny at the drive in?
2 Bit
Dally
Cherry
Ponyboy
Ponyboy and Johnny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia?
Beat up Dally
Walk them home
Take them to the rodeo
Take them to another movie
Where did Ponyboy fall asleep with Johnny before going home?
Baseball field
In the woods
Behind someones house
In a vacant lot
Who loves horses and loved a horse named Mickey Mouse?
Sodapop
Ponyboy
Dally
Cherry
Who got Marcia's phone number after the movies?
Ponyboy
Johnny
Dally
Two-Bit
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy to do at school?
Pick a fight with her boyfriend
Meet her during study hall
Walk her to class
To not be surprised if she doesn't talk to him
What did Cherry tell Ponyboy she would do if she ever saw Dally again?
She would slap him
She wouldn't say hi to him
She would fall in love with him
She would try to become friends
What does Johnny realize about the Socs in the blue car?
that they are Greasers
that they are the ones who beat him up so badly
that they are his friends
that they are Soda and Darry
What finally made Darry hit Ponyboy?
He started standing up for Sodapop
Eating too much food
Bringing Johnny home
Being late for dinner
When Ponyboy comes home late, Darry is so angry with him that he ___________ Ponyboy.
slaps
kicks
pushes
does nothing to
What does Ponyboy do after Darry slaps him?
He cries and goes to bed.
He tells Darry he hates him and storms away.
He runs back to Johnny and the two run away.
He goes outside with Soda to smoke a cigarette.
gun
switchblade
broken bottle
candlestick
What does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when they go to see him after the fight in the park?
The phone number of someone who can help.
a gun
a car
money and a gun
Johnny comes back from the store with __(select all that apply)
Hot Cheetos and Takis
Hydrogen peroxide and matches
chips and Cokes
baloney and bread
The book, "Gone with the Wind".
When Ponyboy sees Johnny and the dead Soc he
gets angry
walks away
laughs
gets sick
When Johnny mentions that the Southern gentlemen remind him of Dallas Winston, what does he mean?
Dallas has a Southern accent even though he is from New York City.
Dallas is a gentleman and treats all girls with respect.
Dallas is willing to fight for his rights like the Southerners did in the Civil War.
Dallas demonstrated gallant behavior when he took the blame for another person's mistake.
Who did the Greasers recruit to be their spy?
Cherry
Valencia
Marcia
Randy
What did Ponyboy realize about Darry? (ch. 6)
Darry was still angry at him.
Darry was even more angry than before.
Darry really did care about him and loved him.
Darry didn't want him to ever come home again.
Why did Ponyboy and Johnny go into the church?
There were children inside.
They needed to get Gone with the Wind.
They needed their cigarettes.
They were cold.
What did Johnny tell Dally and Ponyboy he wanted to do when they were done eating?
Get more to eat
Go back to town to turn themselves (Johnny & Pony) in
Go to Texas
Stay at the church
How did Johnny's parents react to him being gone?
They didn't ask about him. They weren't worried.
They were calling the police.
They were out searching for him.
They put a missing ad in the paper.
Why did Dally hit Pony?
because his back was on fire
he was mad at him for going back into the church
he was making a joke
he wanted Pony to be quiet
What are Johnny's injuries from the fire?
Two broken legs.
A broken back and 3rd degree burns.
A concussion and bad burns.
A broken neck.
They were too strict with him.
They did not love him enough.
They never told him "no".
After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy's biggest fear?
That he is going to jail for manslaughter.
That Dally will be upset he was made out to be a hero.
He is worried the authorities will put him in a boys home.
Who does Ponyboy talk to at the end of the chapter? (ch. 7)
Cherry
Two-Bit
Bob's ghost
Randy
How has Ponyboy's view of the Socs changed?
He now hates them even more.
He now sees them as human beings with problems.
He now sees them as cold and unfeeling.
What do the police charge Johnny with?
First degree murder
Second degree murder
Manslaughter
Drug dealing
After talking to the doctors, what do the boys find out about what condition Johnny is in?
He has a broken back from when the piece of timber fell on him. He was in severe shock and was suffering from third degree burns
He is fine. The boys should not be worried
His body was burned, but it wasn't too bad. They think he will make a full recovery
The doctors don't give them any information about Johnny's condition
Even if Johnny did live, he would be _________ for life.
Burned
Crippled (unable to walk)
Scarred
In the hospital
What extracurricular activity do we discover Ponyboy takes part in, and is really good at?
Soccer, he is the only freshman on varsity
Football, he is the only freshman on varsity and he gets to start
Track, he is the youngest one on the “A squad” track team
Lacrosse, they think that he could get a college scholarship
What happened to Soda’s girlfriend Sandy?
She moved to Florida with her grandmother
She moved to Florida with her grandfather
She broke up with him for Randy the soc
She broke up with him for Dally
What do Randy Adderson and Ponyboy talk about? (select all that apply)
They talk about Ponyboy and how he saved the kids- Randy says he wouldn’t have done it and didn't think a greaser would ever do that.
Randy says that he plans on bringing a gun to the rumble because he heard that Dally has one
Randy says that he doesn't miss Bob and that he doesn't blame Johnny for killing him
Randy says he isn’t going to the rumble; he’s sick of the fighting
Who unexpectedly comes to see Johnny at the hospital?
The Socs
His mom
Cherry Valance
The teacher from the school
What is the only thing that keep Darry from being a Soc?
His parents
His living sitution
The Gang
The Socs
What was Ponyboy afraid of on the bus ride home from the hospital?
The bus would crash
Darry was going to yell at him
Something was going to happen nobody could stop
The police would come
What are the rules of the rumble?
No weapons
Anything goes
No face shots
Rumble is called off
Who doesn't want to fight in the rumble?
Randy
Ponyboy
Darry
Two-Bit
o To win the rumble, one side has to:
call the cops
wave a white flag
hurt someone
run from the scene
Why did Ponyboy say that Dally would be mad about what they wrote about him in the newspaper? (select all that apply)
They made him seem like a hero for saving Johnny
They made him seem like a bad guy
They didn’t include his police record, which he was “Kind of proud of.”
They made him seem soft because they said he cried while saving Johnny
What extracurricular activity do we discover Ponyboy takes part in, and is really good at?
Soccer, he is the only freshman on varsity
Football, he is the only freshman on varsity and he gets to start
Track, he is the youngest one on the “A squad” track team
Lacrosse, they think that he could get a college scholarship
What do Randy Adderson and Ponyboy talk about? (select all that apply)
They talk about Ponyboy and how he saved the kids- Randy says he wouldn’t have done it and didn't think a greaser would ever do that.
Randy says that he plans on bringing a gun to the rumble because he heard that Dally has one
Randy says that he doesn't miss Bob and that he doesn't blame Johnny for killing him
Randy says he isn’t going to the rumble; he’s sick of the fighting
What caused Ponyboy's injury/illness during the rumble?
a stab wound that got infected
getting kicked in the head
a gunshot
poison
Dally runs out "Like the devil was after him" when he finds out Johnny is dead. According to Pony, why is Dally having so much trouble handling Johnny's death?
Dally was so upset because Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.
Dally was so upset because a soc killed Johnny.
Dally was so upset because Johnny was killed in a drunk driving accident.
Dally was upset because Johnny was his dad.
What is the difference between Dally and Johnny's death?
There is no difference they were both greasers meaning it does not matter.
Johnny died a hero and Dally died a hoodlum.
Dally died a hero and Johnny died a hoodlum.
Dally's death was a bigger deal than Johnny's.
What are Ponyboy's symptoms?
Throwing up and cannot eat his food
depression, delirious, malnourished, refuses to eat, concussion
He has no symptoms because he is not actually sick
He has a broken foot and lots of bruising
Why do the police shoot Dally?
He robbed a grocery store.
He went crazy in the hospital after Johnny died.
He pointed an empty gun at them.
He shot at the police and they fired back, killing him.
What happens to Ponyboy after Dally is killed?
He passes out and wakes up days later.
He pukes and then begins crying.
He says, "...there's nothing we can do now."
He and the rest of the gang, head back home, in shock.
What does Johnny leave Ponyboy?
His copy of Gone with the Wind.
His leather coat.
An apology note.
Nothing.
In Chapter 11, Randy feels bad about...
...not warning the police the rumble was going to occur.
...disappointing his father by being involved in Bob's murder.
...letting Pony down at the inquest.
When the Socs confront Ponyboy in Chapter 12, how does he feel?
Scared
Angry
He feels nothing
He's confused
Stay after school to scrape gum off the bottom of desks
Write a great theme (essay)
Tutor his classmates for an hour each day
Bring in school supplies to donate to the classroom
Name two things that make Sodapop so upset in this chapter.
brothers fighting, Sandy returning his letter
Cherry rejecting him, his brothers fighting
another rumble with the Socs, his brothers fighting
The judge does not question Ponyboy about the murder because-
the doctor had told him Ponyboy was confused about the events. Pony is mentally and emotionally unstable.
the Socs had convinced him that the killing was self defense
he is satisfied with Ponyboy's answers about his school and home life
he does not want to embarrass Ponyboy in front of Cherry and the other Socs
What is interesting about the last line of the book? (Chapter 12)
Same as the first line of the book
Paul Newman is cool
Movies rock!
Cliffhanger
After the hearing,
Ponyboy does poorly in school.
Ponyboy’s life goes back to normal.
Ponyboy becomes a juvenile delinquent.
Gets straight A's
