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The Outsiders Chapter 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Socs tried to ___________ Ponyboy in the fountain in the park.
a)
drown
b)
wash the hair of
c)
wash the clothes of
d)
paint
2.
Johnny Killed Bob with a __________.
a)
gun
b)
knife
c)
broken bottle
d)
candlestick
3.
Where were Pony and Johnny when the Socs' blue mustang arrived? 
a)
the school playground
b)
the park
c)
Tim Shepards' neighborhood
d)
the train station
4.
After Johnny kills the Soc, where do they go? 
a)
to Buck Merril's place
b)
to Dally's house
c)
to Pony's house
d)
to the train station
5.
Dally instructs them to go to what stop? 
a)
Windyville
b)
Sand Springs
c)
Tulsa
d)
Windrixville
6.
Where were Pony boy and Johnny heading after they got off the Train?
a)
Old Church
b)
Old Apartment Complex
c)
Old Hospital
d)
Old Firehouse
7.
What was Pony boy's lie to the farmer for asking where Jay mountain was?
a)
He was  playing Army
b)
He was playing manhunt
c)
He was looking for his dog
d)
He was on a walk
8.

"If Johnny got caught, they'd give him the electric chair, and if they caught me, I'd be sent to a reformatory. I'd heard about reformatories from Curly Shepard and I didn't want to go to one at all." The word reformatory is best understood to refer to a place a person is sent for the purpose of

a)

humiliation

b)

studying

c)

correction

d)

religious training

9.

Why were the Socs looking for Johnny and Pony?

a)

The Socs were bored and wanted to fight

b)

Johnny and Pony picked up Soc girls at the movies

c)

Johnny and Pony jumped a Soc earlier that day

10.

What is significant about the death of Bob?

a)

That Bob deserved what he got, at sticky end! He was a wrought less drunk, who deserved such an ending!

b)

Cherry's freedom to now go and date Dally. She did mention to Ponyboy that she fancied Dally.

c)

The notion that Johnny received retribution for Bob's earlier attack on him, and strength/courage to save Ponyboy's life.

d)

Ponyboy's close encounter with death, makes him understand his life much better.

11.
What did Bob say a greaser was?
a)
white trash
b)
poor
c)
white trash with long hair
d)
nobody
12.
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
13.

The words used in paragraph one of chapter four create a mood of _______?

a)

Boredom

b)

Suspense

c)

Terror

d)

Humour

14.

All of Bob's friends run away after he gets stabbed. What does this tell us about their character?

a)

Loyal

b)

Distracted

c)

Cowardly

d)

Proud

15.

What does it say about Johnnie's character that he knew what to do in a crisis and Ponyboy didn't?

a)

He is very frightened

b)

He is too loyal to Dally

c)

He is very inexperienced

d)

He has experiences with crises