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The Outsiders Chapter 1-7

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character?

a)

Ponyboy Curtis

b)

Darry Curtis

c)

Sodapop Curtis

d)

Dallas Winston

2.

What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

a)

Plane Crash

b)

Heart Attack

c)

Car Accident

d)

Boat Accident

3.

Why is the group called Greasers?

a)

They Like Greasy Wheels

b)

Long Hair with grease

c)

Short Hair with grease

d)

Greasy Bald Heads

4.

The Greasers and the_______just don't get along.

a)

Socs

b)

Puppies

c)

Sangers

d)

Wells

5.

Why is Darry so strict?

a)

He is mean

b)

He doesn't like Ponyboy

c)

He Wants him to stay out of trouble

d)

He is a tyrant

6.

Why were the soc girls left at the movies without a car?

a)

Neither of them had their drivers license

b)

They got a ride with the greasers

c)

They left their boyfriends because they were drinking

d)

None of the above None of the above

7.

Which greaser was rude to the girls?

a)

Dally

b)

Tex

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Sodapop

8.

Who is Mickey Mouse?

a)

a stuffed animal from Pony's childhood

b)

Soda's pet hamster

c)

Soda's horse

d)

Dally's car

9.

Cherry says the Socs and greasers are different because the Socs are more _________ and the greasers are more________.

a)

cool, emotional

b)

crude, sophisticated

c)

poor, wealthy

10.

Why do the girls go home with the boys in the blue Mustang?

a)

so they didn't have to walk with greasers

b)

so they would make their curfew

c)

so there wasn't a fight

11.

Why don't Socs feel anything?

a)

They are too "cool"

b)

They don't have hearts

c)

They are born without feelings

d)

They are afraid

12.

What happened to Ponyboy when he came back after curfew?

a)

Soda hit Pony

b)

Soda went out looking for Pony

c)

Darry hit Pony

d)

Pony didn't come home

13.

What novel does Johnny bring for Ponyboy?

a)

Gone in Sixty Seconds

b)

We are Goners

c)

Great Gatsby

d)

Gone With the Wind

14.

How does Johnny suggest the boys disguise themselves?

a)

cut and dye their hair

b)

wear wigs

c)

wear Socs clothing

15.

What does Ponyboy recite to Johnny?

a)

The Pledge of Allegiance

b)

The Lord's Prayer

c)

Nothing Gold Can Stay

d)

You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound dog

16.

Johnny wants to turn himself into the police becuase he thinks they will let him off easy.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What does Ponyboy see when he returns with his friends to the church from the Dairy Queen?

a)

The church is on fire

b)

Soda and Darry were there

18.

Why was Darry so hard on Ponyboy?

a)

He loved him and didn't want to lose another family member

b)

He hates Ponyboy

19.

Why is the newspaper important to the plot of chapter 7?

a)

A. It reveals that Johnny is tough and the socs should think twice before approaching him again.

b)

B. It suggest that Ponyboy and Johnny are actually innocent and shouldn't be charged.

c)

C. It gives the greasers a reason to tease Ponyboy more than they already do.

d)

D. It makes Darry angry because he knows Sodapop and Ponyboy could be taken away from him.

20.

Why is the newspaper important to the plot of chapter 7?

a)

A. It reveals that Johnny is tough and the socs should think twice before approaching him again.

b)

B. It suggest that Ponyboy and Johnny are actually innocent and shouldn't be charged.

c)

C. It gives the greasers a reason to tease Ponyboy more than they already do.

d)

D. It makes Darry angry because he knows Sodapop and Ponyboy could be taken away from him.

21.

I hated them as bitterly and as contemptuously as Dally Winston hated.

Contemptuously means--

a)

A. In a way that shows excitement

b)

B. In a way that shows sadness

c)

C. In a way that shows disrespect

d)

D. In a way that shows fear

22.

Why is Randy and Ponyboy's conversation important to the plot?

Select TWO correct answers.

a)

A. They show the turning point of the story.

b)

B. They are part of the falling action.

c)

C. They show how the characters change.

d)

D. They help Ponyboy understand the soc's conflicts.

e)

E. They resolve the Ponyboy's main conflict.

23.

What unusual food item do the boys like to eat for breakfast?

a)

tomato soup

b)

spaghetti

c)

pistachio ice cream

d)

chocolate cake

24.
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.
25.
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.