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The Outsiders Final

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?
a)
A letter from Soda.

b)
A knife.
c)
A police report.
d)
A gun.
2.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy disguise themselves?

a)

change their clothes

b)

cut their hair and dye Ponyboy's blond

c)

wear wigs

d)

grow facial hair

3.
Why do Johnny and Ponyboy start crying?
a)
they are both sad and lonely
b)
Ponyboy misses his parents
c)
they feel bad about running away 
d)
they lost the gun from Dally 
4.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy pass the time?

a)

reading magazines

b)

reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker

c)

finding a house to walk to

d)

singing songs to each other

5.
Who comes to visit Johnny and Ponyboy?
a)
Sodapop 
b)
Darry 
c)
Two Bit 
d)
Dally 
6.

What do Ponyboy and Johnny eat while at the church that they grow tired of eating?

a)

Blueberries

b)

Chips

c)

Yogurt

d)

Baloney

7.
What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers.
b)
Soda moved
c)
Bob is dead.
d)
Johnny's parents are looking for them.
8.

True or False: Marcia is spying on the Socs for the Greasers

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What caused Ponyboy to get sick while hiding out in the church?

a)

It was cold and dusty.

b)

He got sick from eating too much baloney.

c)

He smoked too much.

d)

He was sick with worry over their situation.

10.

Who did the Greasers recruit to be their spy?

a)

Cherry

b)

Valencia

c)

Marcia

d)

Randy

11.
Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny?
a)
Ponyboy.
b)
Cherry.
c)
Robert Frost.
d)
Walt Whitman.
12.

Why did Ponyboy say he remembered the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"

a)

He never could figure out what it meant.

b)

It is his favorite poem.

c)

It reminded him of Sodapop's horse.

d)

It was short and easy to memorize.

13.
What are Greasers most proud of?
a)
their cars 
b)
their tough attitudes 
c)
their hair 
d)
their intelligence 
14.
True or False: A "heater" is a gun. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
15.
Where do the police think Johnny and Ponyboy are?
a)
California 
b)
Texas 
c)
Tennessee 
d)
New Mexico 
16.
What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the line "Nothing gold can stay"?
a)
The sunrise.
b)
Ponyboy's hair.
c)
The falling leaves.
d)
The windows of the church.
17.

Who was waiting for Ponyboy at the hospital?

a)

Two-Bit and Bob

b)

Sodapop and Steve

c)

Cherry and Marcia

d)

Darry and Sodapop.

18.

What did Ponyboy realize about Darry?

a)

Darry was still angry at him.

b)

Darry was even more angry than before.

c)

Darry really did care about him and loved him.

d)

Darry didn't want him to ever come home again.

19.

While riding in the ambulance with Jerry, Ponyboy told him everything that had happened.

a)

False

b)

True

20.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get the children out of the church?

a)

They held the door open for them.

b)

They dropped them from a window.

c)

They used a ladder to get them out the window.

d)

They didn't get them out of the church.

21.

Why did Ponyboy and Johnny go into the church?

a)

There were children inside.

b)

They needed to get Gone with the Wind.

c)

They needed their cigarettes.

d)

They were cold.

22.

When the boys returned to the church, what did they find?

a)

The police were waiting for them.

b)

The Socs had come to fight them.

c)

Darry and Sodapop were waiting for them.

d)

The church was on fire.

23.

What did Johnny tell Dally and Ponyboy he wanted to do when they were done eating?

a)

Get more to eat

b)

Turn himself in

c)

Go to Texas

d)

Stay at the church

24.

How did Johnny's parents react to him being gone?

a)

They didn't ask about him. They weren't worried.

b)

They were calling the police.

c)

They were out searching for him.

d)

They put a missing ad in the paper.

25.

Why did Dally hit Pony?

a)

because his back was on fire

b)

he was mad at him for going back into the church

c)

he was making a joke

d)

he wanted Pony to be quiet

26.

When Dally comes to check on Johnny and Ponyboy at the church, where does he take them to eat?

a)

Taco Bell.

b)

McDonald's.

c)

Dairy Queen.

d)

His mom's house.

27.
Dally tries to comfort Johnny by telling him that he doesn't need _____________.
a)
His parents.
b)
To finish school.
c)
A job.
d)
A lawyer.
28.
Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?
a)
Because Dally wants to teach him a lesson.
b)
Because Johnny is too young.
c)
Because jail will harden Johnny.
d)
Because Ponyboy will be alone without Johnny.
29.

When he awakes after passing out from the fire in Chapter 6, why does Ponyboy wonder if he and Johnny have been caught by the cops?

a)

He is wearing handcuffs.

b)

He hears the ambulance siren.

c)

He can't find Johnny.

d)

He is in a police car.

30.

Why are there children at the church in Chapter 6?

a)

They are having a picnic.

b)

They are going to Sunday school.

c)

They are picking flowers.

d)

They are looking for Johnny.

31.
Who does Ponyboy think started the fire?
a)
The kids.
b)
The Socs.
c)
He and Johnny.
d)
Dally.
32.

Who was riding in the ambulance with Ponyboy?

a)

Darry

b)

Sodapop

c)

Jerry. The man he met at the church.

d)

Cherry, the greasers spy.

33.

What are Johnny's injuries from the fire?

a)

Two broken legs.

b)

A broken back and 3rd degree burns.

c)

A concussion and bad burns.

d)

A broken neck.

34.
What does Ponyboy think started the fire in the church?
a)
Fireworks
b)
Cigarette
c)
Gasoline
d)
Broken Fuse
35.
Why did Dally hit Ponyboy on the back with a board?
a)
His back was on fire.
b)
He was mad at him.
c)
Ponyboy hit him first.
36.
What does Cherry tell the cops about Bob's murder?
a)
That he is not really dead.
b)
That she killed Bob.
c)
That Ponyboy killed Bob.
d)
That it was self-defense.
37.

Who waited for Ponyboy in the hospital?

a)

Two-Bit and Steve

b)

Darry and Sodapop

c)

Dally and Cherry

38.
Who looked after Ponyboy after his brothers went to work?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
39.
What parenting mistake did Randy feel Bob's parents made?
a)
They were too strict with him.
b)
They did not love him enough.
c)
They never told him no.
40.
What is the implication that is made about Soda's girlfriend Sandy?
a)
She had to move to another school.
b)
She is pregnant.
c)
She had to leave because soda is abusive.
41.

What item do the Curtis brothers always have in the ice box for breakfast in the morning?

a)

Chocolate cake.

b)

Brownies.

c)

Cupcakes.

42.
What did Soda do to make the reporters "in stitches?"
a)
He hit them.
b)
He made them laugh.
c)
He got them lost in the hospital.
43.

After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy's biggest fear?

a)

That he is going to jail for manslaughter.

b)

That Dally will be upset he was made out to be a hero.

c)

He is worried the authorities will put him in a boys home.

44.

Why did the photographers take so many pictures of Darry and Sodapop, according to Jerry Wood?

a)

Because they were greasers.

b)

Because their story was compelling.

c)

Because they were so good-looking

d)

This is false; no one wanted to take their picture

45.

According to Ponyboy, Soda reminds him of

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

a palomino colt

c)

a bronze statue

d)

a stalk of wheat in the golden sun

46.
When asked by a reporter about what he wished to do when he got home, Pony said, 
a)
"Eat chocolate cake"
b)
"Visit my parents' grave."
c)
"Take a bath"
d)
"Sleep."
47.
In this chapter, Ponyboy wishes to _____ but he knows that he cannot.
a)
shout at his brothers
b)
die
c)
cry
d)
date Cherry
48.

The headline read: __________ _________ turn _________

a)

Young hoods, heroes

b)

Teenage boys, heroes

c)

Innocent teens, evil

d)

Juvenile Delinquents, heroes

49.

Darry likes his eggs_________

a)

paired with grape jelly.

b)

mixed in with chocolate cake

c)

hard-boiled

d)

in a bacon-and-tomato sandwich.

50.

Who does Ponyboy talk to at the end of the chapter?

a)

Cherry

b)

Two-Bit

c)

Bob's ghost

d)

Randy

51.

How has Ponyboy's view of the Socs changed?

a)

He now hates them even more.

b)

He now sees them as human beings with problems.

c)

He now sees them as cold and unfeeling.

52.

What do the police charge Johnny with?

a)

First degree murder

b)

Second degree murder

c)

Manslaughter

d)

Drug dealing

53.

Sodapop likes his eggs with ...

a)

tomatoes

b)

bacon

c)

grape jelly

d)

peanut butter

54.

What kind of condition is Johnny in?

a)

He is being discharged

b)

He's fine

c)

Critical condition

55.

What does Two-Bit say is happening that night?

a)

He's getting released

b)

The Socs are coming

c)

The Rumble

d)

Police are coming to question him

56.

What's statement hits Ponyboy hard?

a)

"He wants a copy of Gone with the Wind"

b)

"We couldn't get along without you"

c)

"And Dally and me, we're okay now"

d)

"I'm pretty bad off, ain't I, Pony?"

57.

When was the only time Johnny had been away from their neighborhood?

a)

He hasn't ever loeft

b)

On a road trip with the gang

c)

Where he was born

d)

In Windrixville

58.

Who came by to see Dally?

a)

Tim Shepard

b)

Randy

c)

Cherry

59.

Who unexpectedly comes to see Johnny?

a)

The Socs

b)

His mom

c)

Cherry Valance

d)

The teacher from the school

60.

What happened when Johnny got upset?

a)

He started yelling

b)

He cried

c)

He fell out of bed

d)

He passed out cold

61.

Who does Two-Bit wish it was instead of Johnny?

a)

Bob

b)

Sodapop

c)

Anyone

d)

Darry

62.

What did Johnny's mom look like?

a)

Little with straight black hair

b)

Tall and thin

c)

Blonde hair and blue eyes

d)

Tall with red hair

63.

What kind of eyes did Johnny's mom have?

a)

Small, beady eyes

b)

Cheap and hard

c)

Fearful and sensitive

d)

Blue and icy

64.

What does Two-Bit say to Johnny's mom?

a)

He cusses her out

b)

"No wonder he hates your guts"

c)

He spits on her

d)

"get out of my way"

65.

What does Dally want to do in the hospital room?

a)

Smoke

b)

Drink

c)

Dance

d)

Run

66.

What did Tim Shepard do to Dally the week before?

a)

Stole his car

b)

Smoked his cigarettes

c)

Cracked his ribs

d)

Ate his food

67.

Why did Dally hit Ponyboy on the back when he came out of the church?

a)

To get him to fight

b)

As a gesture of aggression

c)

Because he was mad at him

d)

To put out the fire

68.

What did Two-Bit's switchblade look like?

a)

Fancy and black-handled, 10 inches

b)

Silver and shiny, 7 inches

c)

Gold with red designs

d)

Black, cold and short

69.

What does Ponyboy beg Two-Bit not to tell Darry?

a)

He broke a rib

b)

He has a switchblade

c)

He's sick

d)

He lost his shoes

70.

What is the only thing that keep Darry from being a Soc?

a)

His parents

b)

His living sitution

c)

The Gang

d)

The Socs

71.

What was Ponyboy afraid of on the bus ride home from the hospital?

a)

The bus would crash

b)

Darry was going to yell at him

c)

Something was going to happen nobody could stop

d)

The police would come

72.

What are the rules of the rumble?

a)

No weapons

b)

Anything goes

c)

No face shots

d)

Rumble is called off

73.

Who doesn't want to fight in the rumble?

a)

Randy

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Two-Bit

74.

Who is in the vacant lot when Ponyboy and Two-Bit get off the bus?

a)

Darry

b)

Cherry

c)

Sodapop

d)

Dally

75.
What is Ponyboy not telling Darry before the rumble? 
a)
That he is going to carry a heater. 
b)
That Johnny might die. 
c)
That he is not going to show up at the rumble. 
d)
That he is sick. 
76.

Cherry says she won't go see Johnny, why does Ponyboy say that's fine?

a)

Darry wouldn't let her anyway

b)

Johnny wouldn't want to see her

c)

He doesn't think she'd be able to handle it

d)

Cherry isn't loyal and a traitor to her own kind

77.
What kind of weapons do they actually use in a rumble? 
a)
Bats
b)
Hands/feet
c)
Heaters
d)
Switchblades
78.

What does Ponyboy ask Cherry about at the end of the chapter?

a)

Where Randy is

b)

Who is coming to the rumble

c)

The sunset

d)

Her parents

79.
Who shows up at the last second before the rumble starts? 
a)
Dally 
b)
Sodapop
c)
Randy
d)
Johnny
80.
How do Ponyboy and Dally get to the hospital fast? 
a)
By stealing a car.
b)
By taking the bus. 
c)
By lying to the police and getting an escort. 
d)
Do not choose this answer. 
81.
Who is Paul Holden? 
a)
A member of the Socs. 
b)
He was the star halfback on the school football team. 
c)
He used to be Darry's friend. 
d)
All of the above. 
82.
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy? 
a)
"1.21 gigawatts!" 
b)
"I goofed, y'all." 
c)
"Stay gold" 
d)
"You were my best friend, Pony..." 
83.
How do Ponyboy and Dally get into Johnny's hospital room? 
a)
Dally pulls a switchblade on the doctor.
b)
Ponyboy starts crying and the nurse lets them in. 
c)
They sneak in the window. 
d)
Darry creates a distraction outside the hospital. 
84.
How did the Greasers act on the way to the rumble?
a)
They were quiet and concentrated on their moves. 
b)
They were happy and performing acrobatics. 
c)
They were concerned about the socs. 
d)
They were afraid and didn't want to show it. 
85.
How does Dally respond to Johnny's death at the end of chapter 9?
a)
He pulls a gun on the doctor
b)
He cries for the first time. 
c)
He yells at the nurse. 
d)
He runs away. 
86.
In Chapter 9 of The Outsiders, what does Pony do when he can't eat before the rumble?
a)
He takes a quick nap.
b)
He drinks coffee.
c)
He smokes a cigarette.
d)
He takes 5 aspirin. 
87.
What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?
a)
The Greasers put up a good fight.
b)
Dallas said he was proud of him.
c)
Ponyboy said he was his best friend.
d)
Darry said he could move in with them.
88.
What did Johnny say when Dally told him that they beat the Socs?
a)
"Tuff enough"
b)
"I knew them Socs were going down...it was just a matter of time."
c)
"Useless...fighting's no good."
d)
"You are crazy..."
89.
On the way to the hospital, how did Dally get out of a speeding ticket?
a)
He said Ponyboy fell off his motorcycle and was taking him to the hospital.
b)
He said he left his license in the hospital and was going back for it.
c)
He reminded the police officer that he was a hero.
d)
He was recognized as a hero by the police officer.
90.

Who starts the rumble? (Throws the first punch)

a)

Paul

b)

Soda

c)

Darry

d)

Steve

91.
Why does Ponyboy have to walk home after Johnny dies?
a)
Dally will not leave the hospital
b)
Ponyboy wants to be alone
c)
Dally had taken the car
d)
Soda will not come pick him up
92.
What has Dally done to make the cops chase him in Chapter 10?
a)
stolen a car
b)
burned a house down
c)
killed a boy
d)
robbed a store
93.
Where does Dally make the cops chase him to?
a)
his house
b)
the school
c)
the hospital
d)
the vacant lot
94.
Who shoots Dally?
a)
the cops
b)
Soda
c)
Cherry
d)
Randy
95.
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
a)
unfair
b)
gruesome
c)
stupid
d)
gallant
96.
Who gets sick and passes out after Dally dies?
a)
Ponyboy
b)
Darry 
c)
Soda
d)
Johnny
97.
Who is sleeping in the chair beside Ponyboy when he wakes up in Chapter 10 after the rumble?
a)
Soda
b)
Johnny
c)
Cherry 
d)
Darry
98.
What is wrong with Ponyboy after the rumble?
a)
he has been shot
b)
he has a concussion
c)
he has a cold
d)
he has cancer
99.
On what day does Ponyboy finally wake up after passing out following the rumble?
a)
Tuesday
b)
Friday
c)
Monday
d)
Saturday
100.
Who does Johnny leave with a copy of Gone with the Wind for Ponyboy?
a)
his mom
b)
the nurse
c)
Soda
d)
Dally
101.
What caused Ponyboy's injury/illness during the rumble?
a)
a stab wound that got infected
b)
getting kicked in the head
c)
a gunshot
d)
poison
102.
Who crawls into bed with Ponyboy and falls asleep with him in Chapter 10?
a)
Darry
b)
Steve
c)
Cherry
d)
Soda
103.
How long does Ponyboy stay in bed after the rumble?
a)
Two days.
b)
A month.
c)
All weekend.
d)
A week.
104.
To pass the time after the rumble, Ponyboy reads and __________ while confined to bed.
a)
Carves wood.
b)
Draws.
c)
Talks to Cherry.
d)
Writes letters.
105.
What is one of the things Ponyboy reads while confined to his bed?
a)
Gone With the Wind.
b)
The Bible.
c)
Soda's yearbook.
d)
A letter from Cherry.
106.
Whose picture does Ponyboy come across while reading in bed after the rumble?
a)
Bob's.
b)
Cherry's.
c)
Soda's.
d)
Johnny's.
107.
Who comes to visit Ponyboy when he is confined to bed after the rumble?
a)
Randy.
b)
Dally.
c)
Cherry.
d)
Johnny.
108.
When is Ponyboy supposed to go to court?
a)
On his birthday.
b)
The following month.
c)
In the summer.
d)
The day after Randy visits.
109.
Who does Ponyboy say killed Bob?
a)
Himself.
b)
Soda.
c)
Randy.
d)
Johnny.
110.
What does Darry scold Ponyboy for doing in bed after the rumble?
a)
Smoking.
b)
Lying.
c)
Getting too excited.
d)
Crying.
111.
How does Ponyboy respond to Darry's scolding in Chapter 11?
a)
By cleaning his room.
b)
By storming out of the house.
c)
By telling Darry he will try to be more careful.
d)
By yelling at Darry.
112.
Who is the first person to be questioned at the hearing?
a)
Randy.
b)
Ponyboy.
c)
Johnny.
d)
Darry.
113.
What does the judge ask Ponyboy?
a)
If he killed Bob.
b)
If he likes Cherry.
c)
If he is a criminal.
d)
If he likes school and living with Darry.
114.
What is the result of Ponyboy's hearing?
a)
He gets put in a foster home.
b)
He has to do community service.
c)
He goes to jail.
d)
He is acquitted.
115.
Why does Ponyboy have to write a semester theme?
a)
To pass his English class.
b)
Because his teacher does not like him.
c)
Because Darry wants him to.
d)
Because he missed too much school.
116.
Who does Ponyboy go to the grocery store with in Chapter 12?
a)
Randy and Darry.
b)
Soda and Sandy.
c)
Steve and Two-Bit.
d)
Cherry and Marcia.
117.
While Ponyboy is sitting on the car at the grocery store in Chapter 12, three Socs pull up. Why don't these three Socs like him?
a)
They think he is a snob.
b)
They are afraid of him.
c)
They say he killed their friend.
d)
He beat them up in the rumble.
118.
What does Ponyboy say doesn't happen when you're tough?
a)
You don't cry.
b)
You don't get hurt.
c)
You don't lose fights.
d)
You don't get stepped on.
119.
What does Ponyboy threaten the three Socs at the grocery store with?
a)
A knife.
b)
A broken Pepsi bottle.
c)
A gun.
d)
His fists.
120.
Why is Soda upset about Sandy in Chapter 12?
a)
She kissed Ponyboy.
b)
She is too jealous.
c)
She wants to marry Soda.
d)
She returns his letters unopened.
121.
What does Ponyboy find inside his copy of Gone With the WInd?
a)
A letter from Johnny.
b)
A picture of Cherry.
c)
A note from his teacher.
d)
A knife.

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