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WorksheetsTHE OUTSIDERS FINAL REVIEW
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The Outsiders was written from which character’s point of view?
a)
a. Darry
b)
b. Johnny
c)
c. Ponyboy
d)
d. The Curtis brother
2.
2. In what decade does The Outsiders take place?
a)
a. 1950s
b)
b. 1960s
c)
c. 1980s
d)
d. 1990s
3.
3. Whom does Johnny idolize and look to as a hero?
a)
a. Dallas
b)
b. Ponyboy
c)
c. Sodapop
d)
d. Darry
4.
4. The protagonist of The Outsiders is
a)
a. Johnny Cade
b)
b. Ponyboy Curtis
c)
c. Dallas Winston
d)
d. Bob Sheldon
5.
5. The antagonist of The Outsiders is
a)
a. Dallas Winston
b)
b. Johnny Cade
c)
c. The Socs
d)
d. The police
6.
6. Where does the following quote appear in the novel?
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home...”
a)
a. The beginning
b)
b. The climax
c)
c. The end
d)
d. Both the beginning and the end of the novel
7.
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Two-Bit Matthews?
a)
a. He always has to get his “twobits” into the conversation.
b)
b. He thinks Ponyboy is a tagalong.
c)
c. He is still in school at the age of 18.
d)
d. He enjoys drinking alcohol and stealing.
8.
8. Several times throughout the text, Ponyboy mentions Darry’s icy blue eyes. What do Darry’s eyes suggest about his personality?
a)
a. Darry is intense and emotional
b)
b. Darry is cold and logical
c)
c. Darry is dreamy and unpredictable
d)
d. Darry is tranquil and peaceful
9.
9. Which piece of textual evidence explains why Cherry and Marcia were without a car at the drive in theater?
a)
a. “Cherry had said she wouldn’t drink Dally’s Coke if she was starving, and she meant it.”
b)
b. “Cherry sounded annoyed. ‘It’s not my idea of a good time to sit in a drive in and watch people get drunk.’”
c)
c. “Dallas could talk awful dirty if he wanted to and I guess he wanted to then.”
d)
d. “Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home... but they wanted to call their parents and have them come and get them.”
10.
10. Which of the following factored into shaping Johnny’s shy, nervous personality?
a)
a. His verbally abusive mother
b)
b. His drunk, belligerent, physically abusive father
c)
c. Being jumped by the Socs
d)
d. All of the above
11.
11. Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that Johnny wanted his parents to care about him?
a)
a. “I don’t guess my parents are too worried about me?”
b)
b. “She’s probably come to tell me about all the trouble I’ve caused her.”
c)
c. “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him except when she was hacked off at something.”
d)
d. “It’s worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine.”
12.
12. Which piece of textual evidence supports the idea that Cherry cared about her reputation as a Soc?
a)
a. “I could fall in love with Dallas Winston.”
b)
b. “No, it wasn’t Cherry the Soc who was helping us, it was Cherry the dreamer who watched sunsets and couldn’t stand fights.”
c)
c. “Bob was something special. He wasn’t just any boy.”
d)
d. “Ponyboy, I mean, if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi, well, it’s not personal or anything.”
13.
13. How does Ponyboy get a concussion?
a)
a. A wooden beam fell on him during the fire
b)
b. A Soc cracked him upside the head with a pipe during the rumble
c)
c. A Soc kicked him in the head during the rumble
d)
d. When he nearly drowned, he hit his head on the edge of the fountain, causing him to blackout
14.
14. In chapter 2 Cherry tells Ponyboy “things are rough all over.”. Finally, in chapter 7, Ponyboy figured out what she meant by that statement. What did she mean?
a)
a. Everyone watches sunsets
b)
b. The Socs have a harder life than the greasers
c)
c. The greasers have a harder life than the Socs
d)
d. Everyone has problems, and suffering is part of the human condition
15.
16. Which piece of textual evidence helps explain how Cherry believes Socs and Greasers are different?
a)
a. “It’s not money, it’s feeling you don’t feel anything and we feel too violently.’”
b)
b. “I thought maybe it was money that separated us.”
c)
c. “I had seen a social club rumble once. The Socs even fought coldly and practically and impersonally.”
d)
d. “‘And’ she was trying to hid a smile ‘that’s probably why we take turns getting our names in the paper.’”
16.
17. The major theme for The Outsiders is ______________________.
a)
a. Always carry a heater.
b)
b. Get to know someone before you judge them.
c)
c. Rich people and poor people will never understand each other.
d)
d. There’s always consequences for doing the right thing.
17.
18. When Ponyboy told Randy, “Greaser didn’t have anything to do with it...It’s the individual,” he meant...
a)
a. Most Socs wouldn’t have gone in to save the kids
b)
b. Most greasers wouldn’t have gone in to save the kids
c)
c. You can’t tell everything about a person by the group he’s part of
d)
d. Only he and Johnny would have done something like that.
18.
19. Darry looked at the palm of his hand where it had turned red and then looked back at me. His eyes were huge. “Ponyboy...” This portion of the text follows...
a)
a. Ponyboy making his way home after running away
b)
b. Darry slapping Ponyboy
c)
c. Sodapop making Darry apologize for how he treated Ponyboy
d)
d. Darry demanding that Ponyboy do what he’s told
19.
20. Why did Dally tell Johnny not to turn himself in?
a)
a. Dally would get in trouble for giving him the gun.
b)
b. Johnny would get the electric chair.
c)
c. He didn’t want Johnny to end up hardened like him.
d)
d. His parents don’t care.
20.
21. What does Randy say Bob wanted from his parents that he never received?
a)
a. Money
b)
b. To let him do what he wanted
c)
c. To help him with his troubles
d)
d. To tell him no
21.
22. “We were used to seeing Johnny banged up –his father clobbered him around a lot, and although it made us madder than heck, we couldn’t do anything about it. But those beatings had been nothing like this. Johnny’s face was cut up and bruised and swollen, and there was a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. He would carry that sore all his life.”
This passage is about the first time Johnny is beat up by the Socs. There readers can infer a great deal about the effect of this incident on Johnny. What is NOT an example of something that can be inferred by this passage?
a)
a. Johnny is abused.
b)
b. Johnny will have physical scars
c)
c. The fight will probably haunt Johnny for a long time
d)
d. Johnny probably deserved to get beat up
22.
23. When Johnny smiles before he dies, it’s because
a)
a. He’s dying a hero
b)
b. The greasers won the rumble
c)
c. He wanted to die anyway
d)
d. Dally was proud of him
23.
24. Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass?
a)
a. He didn’t think Pony was being tough enough.
b)
b. He was worried that Pony was getting hardened like Dally.
c)
c. He didn’t want anyone to get a flat tire.
d)
d. He wanted the Socs to pick up the glass.
24.
32. A wise-cracker and expert shoplifter
a)
Dallas Winston
b)
Sodapop Curtis
c)
Darry Curtis
d)
Johnny Cade
e)
Two-Bit Matthews
25.
33. Attractive, like a Greek god
a)
Dallas Winston
b)
Sodapop Curtis
c)
Darry Curtis
d)
Johnny Cade
e)
Two-Bit Matthews
26.
34. Frightened, abused; the pet of gang
a)
Dallas Winston
b)
Sodapop Curtis
c)
Darry Curtis
d)
Johnny Cade
e)
Two-Bit Matthews
27.
35. Tough and cold from the streets of New York
a)
Dallas Winston
b)
Sodapop Curtis
c)
Darry Curtis
d)
Johnny Cade
e)
Two-Bit Matthews
28.
36. Serious, determined; no college education
a)
Dallas Winston
b)
Sodapop Curtis
c)
Darry Curtis
d)
Johnny Cade
e)
Two-Bit Matthews
29.
37. The spy for the Greasers
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Cherry Valence
c)
Marcia
d)
Sandy
e)
Ponyboy Curtis
30.
38. Becomes a cry baby after he gets his cut and bleached
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Cherry Valence
c)
Marcia
d)
Sandy
e)
Ponyboy Curtis
31.
39. Sodapop's best friend who works with him at the DX station
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Cherry Valence
c)
Marcia
d)
Sandy
e)
Ponyboy Curtis
32.
40. Randy's girlfriend
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Cherry Valence
c)
Marcia
d)
Sandy
e)
Ponyboy Curtis
33.
41. Sodapop's girlfriend who had to move to Florida
a)
Steve Randle
b)
Cherry Valence
c)
Marcia
d)
Sandy
e)
Ponyboy Curtis
34.
42. Is killed by Johnny at the park
a)
Bob Sheldon
b)
Randy Anderson
c)
Jerry Wood
d)
Paul Holden
e)
Tim Shepard
35.
43. Too big to fit through a window
a)
Bob Sheldon
b)
Randy Anderson
c)
Jerry Wood
d)
Paul Holden
e)
Tim Shepard
36.
44. Played football with Darry and took the first swing in the rumble
a)
Bob Sheldon
b)
Randy Anderson
c)
Jerry Wood
d)
Paul Holden
e)
Tim Shepard
37.
45. Breaks Dally's ribs after he slashed his tires
a)
Bob Sheldon
b)
Randy Anderson
c)
Jerry Wood
d)
Paul Holden
e)
Tim Shepard
38.
46. Doesn't believe the rumble will solve anything
a)
Bob Sheldon
b)
Randy Anderson
c)
Jerry Wood
d)
Paul Holden
e)
Tim Shepard
39.
T or F: When Johnny announces that he wants to turn himself in, Pony disagrees, and wants to stay in the church because he’s afraid.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
T or F: Cherry went to the hospital to see Johnny.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
T or F: Sodapop’s real name is Keith.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
T or F: Ponyboy fainted when Johnny died.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
T or F: Johnny left a note for Ponyboy inside his copy of Gone with the Wind.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
T or F: Ponyboy finds it easier to talk to Darry than Sodapop.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
T or F: Ponyboy saw Johnny stab Bob.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
T or F: Dally doesn’t care about anyone.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
“I started buttoning up the shirt. It about swallowed me.” This is an example of...
a)
a. Alliteration
b)
b. Hyperbole
c)
c. Allusion
d)
d. Personification
48.
“We were careful with our cigarettes – if that old church ever caught fire there’d be no stopping it.” This is an example of...
a)
a. Onomatopoeia
b)
b. Allusion
c)
c. Personification
d)
d. Foreshadowing
49.
“I was dying for a Pepsi.” This is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
50.
“The cinders and embers began falling on us, stinging and smarting like ants,” This is an example of...
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
51.
“All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold.” This is an example of...
a)
a. Simile
b)
b. Imagery
c)
c. Allusion
d)
d. Onomatopoeia
52.
What was the theme of “Nothing Gold Can Stay?”
a)
a. The seasons change quickly.
b)
b. Nothing stays pure or innocent forever.
c)
c. There is very little gold in the world.
d)
d. People judge others by their looks.
53.
When Johnny says “Stay gold, Ponyboy” in his final breaths, he wants Ponyboy to...
a)
a. Never let the Socs put him down
b)
b. Keep seeing the beauty and good in the world as a child does
c)
c. Become tough and quit helping people
d)
d. Look out for the rest of the Greaser gang for him
54.
“We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny.”
a)
a. Dallas Winston
b)
b. Cherry Valence
c)
c. Randy Anderson
d)
d. Sodapop Curtis
e)
e. Darry Curtis
55.
“Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs. Sometimes I think it’s the ones in the middle that are really the lucky stiffs.”
a)
a. Dallas Winston
b)
b. Cherry Valence
c)
c. Randy Anderson
d)
d. Sodapop Curtis
e)
e. Darry Curtis
56.
“I‘ll bet you think the Socs have it made. The rich kids, the Westside Socs. I‘ll tell you something, Ponyboy, and it may come as a surprise. WE have troubles you‘ve never even heard of. You want to know something? . . . Things are rough all over.”
a)
a. Dallas Winston
b)
b. Cherry Valence
c)
c. Randy Anderson
d)
d. Sodapop Curtis
e)
e. Darry Curtis
57.
“If you don’t have anything, you end up like Dallas...and I don’t mean dead either. I mean like he was before. And that’s worse than dead.”
a)
a. Dallas Winston
b)
b. Cherry Valence
c)
c. Randy Anderson
d)
d. Sodapop Curtis
e)
e. Darry Curtis
58.
“Ponyboy, sometimes you just don’t use your head.”
a)
a. Dallas Winston
b)
b. Cherry Valence
c)
c. Randy Anderson
d)
d. Sodapop Curtis
e)
e. Darry Curtis
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