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The Outsiders Novel Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Outsiders was mainly about...

a)

Two teenagers falling in love

b)

Three brothers in foster care

c)

Two Rival Gangs

d)

An unsolved murder

2.

The Outsiders was written by...

a)

Stephen King

b)

S.E. Hinton

c)

Dr. Suess

d)

J.K. Rowling

3.

The main character in The Outsiders is...

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Dallas Winston

c)

Cherry

d)

Johnny Cade

4.

Who are Ponyboy's brothers?

a)

Dally and Darry

b)

Johnny and Two-Bit

c)

Darry and Sodapop

d)

He has no brothers

5.

At the beginning of the novel, who jumps Ponyboy on his way home from the movies?

a)

The Greasers

b)

The Socs

c)

No One

d)

The Police

6.

Which answer best describes Johnny's family at home?

a)

Abusive and Neglectful

b)

Happy and Cheerful

c)

Caring and Attentive

d)

He doesn't have a family.

7.

Where did Ponyboy first talk to Cherry and Marsha?

a)

The empty lot

b)

At school

c)

The drive-in movies

d)

At Church

8.

Who dropped out of school to work at a gas station?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Marsha

d)

Bob

9.

Who has a criminal record with the police and used to run with the New York gangs?

a)

Dally

b)

Two-Bit

c)

Steve

d)

Bob

10.

Who was Mickey Mouse in the novel?

a)

Sodapop's Horse

b)

A Restaurant

c)

A Rival Gang Member

d)

A Police Officer

11.

How did Cherry get her nickname?

a)

She drives a red car

b)

Her favorite color is red

c)

She loves to eat cherries on her ice cream

d)

She has red hair

12.

Why did Johnny kill Bob with his switchblade?

a)

He was calling his mother bad names

b)

He was drowning Ponyboy in the fountain

c)

He was threatening to hurt Johnny again

d)

He had a knife to Ponyboy's throat

13.

How did Johnny and Ponyboy get out of town?

a)

They jumped a train

b)

They stole a car

c)

The rode the bus

d)

They hitchhiked

14.

Where did Johnny and Ponyboy hide out for a week?

a)

A warehouse

b)

A school

c)

A barn

d)

A church

15.

What book did Ponyboy read to Johnny?

a)

Journey to the Center of the Earth

b)

Sense and Sensibility

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

Great Expectations

16.

Why did Johnny and Ponyboy go inside a burning building?

a)

To get a cool reputation

b)

To save children

c)

To avoid the police

d)

To prove to the Socs they were good

17.

Where did Johnny die?

a)

In the hospital

b)

In his house

c)

In the empty lot

d)

In the burning church

18.

How did Dally die?

a)

He was stabbed in a fight

b)

He was in a car accident

c)

He burned in the church fire

d)

He was shot by police

19.

What is the main difference between the Socs and the Greasers?

a)

Greasers are rich and Socs are poor

b)

Greasers are poor and Socs are rich

c)

There is no difference

d)

Greasers are all good and Socs are all bad

20.

What is Johnny's last message to Ponyboy?

a)

Forgive Me

b)

Stop Fighting

c)

Stay Gold

d)

Be Better