WorksheetsThe Outsiders Quiz Chapters 10 - 12
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Read this except from Chapter 10: "I'd go home and walk by the lot, and Johnny would be sitting on the curb smoking a cigarette, and maybe we'd lie on our backs and watch the stars. He isn't dead, I said to myself. He isn't dead. And this time my dreaming worked. I convinced myself that he wasn't dead." Based on this excerpt, what part of plot is going on now?
conflict
rising action
climax
falling action
After Ponyboy got a ride home, how was the gang in his living room acting?
They were tired and sore.
They were laughing and bragging.
They were serious and planning their next move.
They were quiet and trying to forget their failure.
Why did Dally take the loss of Johnny so hard?
He never lost a friend before.
He never thought Johnny would die.
Johnny was related to him by blood; they were cousins.
Johnny was the only person in the world he had ever loved.
Read this excerpt from chapter 10: “I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted.” How do we know that Dally meant to die?
He left behind a note explaining that he was going to take his life.
He pointed an unloaded gun at the police and knew they would shoot him.
He told the doctor in the hospital not to treat his wounds with antibiotics.
He charged the police with the switchblade and knew they would shoot him.
Read this excerpt from chapter 10: “Someone cried, “Glory, look at the kid!” And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly. What is meant by the underlined words?
Ponyboy fainted.
Ponyboy took a nap.
Ponyboy ran away.
Ponyboy followed the road.
What caused Ponyboy’s symptoms?
an infection
exhaustion, shock, and mild concussion
virus, shock
skin disease, large concussion
How did Ponyboy get hurt?
He fell down and hit his head.
He fell off of his motorcycle.
He broke his back in the fire.
He got kicked in the head by a Soc.
Read this excerpt from chapter 10: “Southern gentlemen with big black eyes in blue jeans and Tshirts…” Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?
himself
Dally
Johnny
Soda
Read this excerpt from chapter 10: “Southern gentlemen crumpling under street lights.” Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?
himself
Dally
Johnny
Soda
When Ponyboy was sick, why didn’t he eat?
He felt nauseous all of the time.
He was protesting Johnny's death.
He said everything tasted like baloney.
He was afraid it would make him sicker.
Who felt bad about disappointing his dad?
David
Randy
Steve
Two-Bit
What did Ponyboy say that was strange?
He wanted to become a doctor and cure cancer.
He wanted to quit school and join the army.
Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) killed Bob.
Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) wanted to kill Randy.
What made Ponyboy proud during the hearing?
The judge him he heard about his track record.
The pictures from the newspaper were shown.
Darry and Soda said Ponyboy was a good student.
Both Darry and Soda admitted Dally was their friend.
What was the result of the hearing?
Ponyboy was acquitted and the case was closed.
Ponyboy was put on probation for two years.
Ponyboy would only be removed from the home for six months.
Ponyboy would have to spend some time in the reformatory.
Why didn't the judge ask Ponyboy about the shooting?
The doctor had talked to the judge in advance.
Ponyboy's lawyer objected when he mentioned it.
Ponyboy started trembling when he mentioned it.
Darry asked him not to talk about it.
Even though Ponyboy went after two Socs with a broken bottle, what action let the reader know that Ponyboy wasn’t hardened like a hood?
Ponyboy told them he was sorry.
Ponyboy dropped the bottle and ran.
Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle.
Ponyboy wrote them a letter of apology.
What did Darry and Ponyboy promise Soda?
They would beat up the Soc that called him names.
They would talk things out instead of fighting.
They would write Sandy a letter for him.
They would clean up the house.
What did Johnny mean when he told Ponyboy to “stay gold”?
Be green like the springtime, and don’t get used to things like adults and take things for granted.
Go for first place, like gold, when running track or participating in other extra-curricular activities.
Stay focused on your schoolwork, so you can go to college and make something with your life.
Be gold like autumn leaves, because they are a warning that a cold winter will be here soon.
What motivated Ponyboy to write the story of the Greasers?
To help the Socs realize that Johnny didn’t mean to kill Bob.
So people will not be too quick to judge people like them.
To help Darry get a scholarship to college.
So people will understand the Socs.
Which is an objective summary of Johnny’s letter to Ponyboy?
It is wrong for Ponyboy to take life for granted, and he needs to keep enjoying the sunsets.
He told Ponyboy he didn’t mind dying because saving the kids was worth it, and that Ponyboy shouldn’t worry about being a Greaser because there is plenty of time to make his own future.
It is wrong to fight with the Socs, and that in the future, Ponyboy should avoid fighting and try to work as a mediator between the Socs and the Greasers.
He told Ponyboy he didn’t mind dying because he did not want to live with his parents anymore, and that Ponyboy should stay in school so he can go to college.
. Which is the BEST theme for The Outsiders?
Friendship
A young boy learns a valuable lesson.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Family is more important than friends.
Acquitted means
indirect; proceeding in a way that is not straightforward
shifted from one direction to another
declare that someone is not guilty of a charge
not clear
An idol is
someone or something greatly admired or loved
standing still
indirect
great in size or scope
vast means
gushed up
great in size or scope
arrogant
not clear or direct
roundabout means
arrogant, over-confident
a state of emptiness
gushing up
being indirect; proceeding in a way that is not straightforward
