WorksheetsThe Outsiders Chapter 1-3
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Why must Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy stay out of trouble and behave?
So they can get into the colleges of their choice
So the brothers can stay together
Because they want to have a clean rap sheet
Because the brothers are on parole for fighting
Which detail from chapter 1 is NOT an example of foreshadowing?
“I could have waited to go to the movies until Darry or Sodapop got off work.”
“I about decided I didn’t like [walking] so much, though, when I spotted that red Corvair
trailing me.”
“We’re almost as close as brothers; when you grow up in a tight-knit neighborhood like
ours you get to know each other real well.”
“I remembered Johnny - his face all cut up and bruised...”
What distinguishing features do the Socs have?
Madras and nice cars
Nice cars and switchblades
Madras and switchblades
Leather jackets and nice cars
Why did Ponyboy take out his switchblade in biology class?
Someone threatened him and he needed to defend himself
To open a box of lab supplies
To dissect a worm because the razor wouldn’t cut
Because he wanted to show it off to his friends
Why does Ponyboy think Darry doesn’t love him?
Darry told Ponyboy that he doesn't love him
Darry is always hard on Ponyboy and giving him a difficult time
Darry doesn’t love anyone
Darry is too busy working to give Ponyboy any attention
Why do Dallas, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak into the movies?
They do not have enough money to get in
They didn’t sneak in. They each paid their way in.
Dally likes to do things the illegal way.
Ponyboy forgot his money at home.
What does Cherry say to Ponyboy that makes him grin?
He looks like his brother Soda
He is handsome
He has pretty eyes
She wants to hang out with him after the movie
Why did Cherry and Marcia not have a ride home?
Their parents dropped them off at the movie theater.
They walked to the movie theater because they planned to drink alcohol
Their boyfriends got mad that they were hanging out with Greasers and left them
Their boyfriends brought alcohol, so the girls left them
Why was JOHNNY'S face in such bad shape after getting jumped by the Socs?
One of the Socs wore rings on every finger
One of the Socs wore brass knuckles
He was cut with a switchblade
He was hit so hard that he fell and hit his face on a rock.
At the end of the chapter, Ponyboy thinks about the “problems” the Socs have. He then
thinks, “if I had worries like that I’d consider myself lucky.” This is an example of what?
making assumptions about people
stereotyping
making assumptions & stereotyping
NEITHER making assumptions or sterotyping
Shortly after the movie, what realization does Ponyboy make?
He and Johnny should not have hung out with the Soc girls
Socs and Greasers are not that different
Marcia and Cherry like bad boys who tend to get in trouble
Only Socs like looking at sunsets
According to Cherry, why are Socs so hard to please?
They have extremely high standards
They already have more than they could ever want
They are not amused with cheap, superficial objects
They are miserable and hate their lives no matter what.
Why does Two-Bit slap Ponyboy against the side of the head?
Ponyboy says something mean to Johnny
Ponyboy says something mean about Darry
Ponyboy plays a joke on Johnny
Ponyboy plays a joke on Two-Bit
1. Cherry believes the difference between greasers and Socs is that...
Greasers have difficult family struggles
Greasers are more emotional
Socs are more intelligent
Soccs are wealthier
Why did Ponyboy run away from home?
Darry threatened to kick him out if he ever saw the soc girl again.
His father threatened to beat him.
Sodapop told the gang he was hanging out with a soc.
Darry slapped him so hard that he knocked him against the door.
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
They were killed in an auto accident.
They placed all three of their boys in foster care.
They got a divorce.
They gave up on their children and moved away.
11. This character struggles with a lot of anxiety, he is nervous all of the time, so the other guys in the gang are very protective of him. Everyone was surprised when he stood up to Dally in Chapter 2.
Darry
Pony
Soda
Johnny
Who throws a coke in Dally's face?
Marcia
Johnny
Cherry
Ponyboy
When the Socs jumped Johnny they drove up in a ...
Red Corvair
Blue Mustang
Blue Corvair
Red Mustang
Ponyboy's oldest brother who takes care of Pony and Soda.
Dally
Darry
Johnny
Two-Bits
Ponyboy's brother that he is close to.
He dropped out of high school.
He is really nice looking
Sodapop
Dally
Two-Bit
Darry
The POOR kids from the EAST side
Socs
Greasers
The RICH kids from the WEST side.
Socs
Greasers
14 year old narrator
Dally
Ponyboy
Sodapop
Johnny
A tough guy from New York who likes to break the law
Johnny
Darry
Two-Bit
Dally
