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2023 The Outsiders Chapter 1-6

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of this story? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Dally
Darry
Ponyboy
Soda
2.
How many siblings does Ponyboy have?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
None
3.
What is the difference  between a Greaser and a Soc?
a)
Greaser- Rich/ Soc- Poor
b)
Greaser- Nerds/ Soc- Criminals
c)
Greaser- Poor/ Soc- Rich
4.
How old is the narrator of this story?
a)
14
b)
16
c)
20
5.

What Greaser was arrested at the age of 10? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Darry
Dally
Soda
Two-Bit Mathews
6.

How did Ponyboy's parents die? (a)  

Choose from the below words
In an airplane crash
In a skiing accident
In an auto wreck
They drowned 
7.
The Greasers are famous for wearing madra shirts.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Who is the gang's "pet"?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
Steve Randle
Two-Bit Mathews
Soda
Johnny Cade
9.

What character is famous for shoplifting? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Two-Bit Mathews
Darry
Soda
Dally
10.

What does "tuff" mean?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
rough
cool
strong
11.

What character has long, rust colored sideburns? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Soda
Two-Bit Mathews
Dally
Johnny
12.

What character won an athletic scholarship to college? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Darry
Dallas
Soda
Ponyboy
13.

What is Soda's girlfriends name?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
Cherry
Sandy
Sylvia
Evie
14.

Who worked with Soda at the gas station and could lift a hubcap quicker  and quieter than anyone?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
Ponyboy
Steve Randall
Dallas Winston
15.

Who does Ponyboy live with? (a)  

Choose from the below words
His parents
Darry and Sodapop
Sodapop and Dally
Darry and Johnny
16.

In Chapter 1, around what time of day is Ponyboy walking out of the movies? (a)  

Choose from the below words
In the afternoon.
While school’s going on.
In the middle of the night.
Up in the morning.
17.

What car did the Socs Drive before jumping Ponyboy? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Blue Mustang
Silver Iso Grifo
Red Corvair
Yellow Camaro
18.

Who first finds Ponyboy after he gets jumped by the Socs? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Soda
Steve
Darry
Johnny
19.

Which characters does Ponyboy seem closest to? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Darry & Dally
Johnny & Dally
Soda & Two-Bit Matthews
Soda & Johnny
20.

What sport did Darry play in high school? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Soccer
Football
Basketball
Baseball
21.

Where have the Greasers seen Cherry and Marcia before?

a)

Gas station

b)

Movies

c)

Rodeo

d)

Never

22.

How do the boys get into the Nightly Double (Drive-In Movie)? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Pay to get in
Jump the fence
Drive a car
Bribe the cashier
23.

Why are the girls without a car?

a)

They walked

b)

Their parents dropped them off

c)

They left their boyfriends

d)

Their car is parked, but they like to sit on the bench

24.

Who does Ponyboy tell Cherry about while waiting in line for popcorn? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Darry
Sodapop
Johnny
Dally
25.

What color is the car the Socs were driving when they attacked Johnny? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Red
Blue
Yellow
Black
26.

What cut Johnny's face so badly in the fight? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A blade
Rings
Pipe
Chains
27.

Why did Two-Bit say that Dally deserves to get beat up? (a)  

Choose from the below words
He insulted the girls
He slashed tires
He stole cigarettes
He didn't pay to get into the movie
28.

Who throws a Coke in Dally's face? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Marcia
Johnny
Ponyboy
Cherry
29.

This character is described as good looking, he dropped out of school, but he is wise and seems to "understand everyone." (a)  

Choose from the below words
Dally
Darry
Sodapop
Steve
30.

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. (a)  

Choose from the below words
Darry
Ponyboy
Sodapop
Johnny
31.

Who were the Greasers who were in this chapter?

a)

Johnny and Pony

b)

Johnny, Pony, and Dally

c)

Johnny, Pony, Dally, and Two bit

d)

Johnny, Pony, Dally, Darry, and Two-Bit

32.

Cherry utters these lines: "Things are (a)   all over"

Choose from the below words
busy
hard
complicated
rough
33.

Why did Cherry and Marcia decide to abandon their boyfriends?

a)

They thought Ponyboy and Johnny were cuter.

b)

What boyfriends? They are single.

c)

Their boyfriends were drinking.

d)

They had come to fight Mexican hitchhikers.

34.

Which Greaser scares Ponyboy and Johnny at the Drive Inn? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Two-BIt
Dally
Sodapop
Steve Randle
35.

What does Ponyboy think about the Socs' at first?

a)

They can be nice.

b)

The Socs don't have anything to worry about.

c)

They are just like the Greasers.

d)

They are bad fighters.

36.

Ponyboy and Johnny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Beat up Dally
Walk them home
Take them to the rodeo
Take them to another movie
37.

Where did Ponyboy fall asleep with Johnny before going home? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Baseball field
In the woods
Behind someones house
In a vacant lot
38.

Who loves horses and loved a horse named Mickey Mouse? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Sodapop
Ponyboy
Dally
Cherry
39.

Who got Marcia's phone number after the movies? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Ponyboy
Johnny
Dally
Two-Bit
40.

What did Cherry tell Ponyboy to do at school?

a)

Pick a fight with her boyfriend

b)

Meet her during study hall

c)

Walk her to class

d)

To not be surprised if she doesn't talk to him

41.
Cherry believes the difference between Greasers and Socs is that
a)
Greasers are more emotional
b)
Socs are smarter
c)
Greasers have difficult family struggles
d)
Socs are richer
42.

What did Cherry tell Ponyboy she would do if she ever saw Dally again?

a)

She would slap him

b)

She wouldn't say hi to him

c)

She would fall in love with him

d)

She would try to become friends

43.

Before going their own ways the night Ponyboy met Cherry, he told her

a)

They both watched the sunset

b)

He never wanted to see her again

c)

To warn her brother of the upcoming gang fight

d)

She was too good for his brother Sodapop

44.

What is Cherry's last name? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Valance
Reynolds
Smith
Rogers
45.

What does Johnny realize about the Socs in the blue car?

a)

that they are Greasers

b)

that they are the ones who beat him up so badly

c)

that they are his friends

d)

that they are Soda and Darry

46.
What does Ponyboy say to hurt Johnny's feelings when they are walking home from the drive-in?
a)
That Ponyboy and Johnny are not friends
b)
That Marcia doesn't like Johnny
c)
That Johnny is like a Soc
d)
That Johnny isn't wanted at home
47.

Who is Soda's best friend who also knows a lot about cars? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Steve Randle
Ponyboy
Two-Bit
Dally
48.

Cherry tells Ponyboy that he is the type of person who (a)   .

Choose from the below words
hits women
watches sunsets
gets upset easily
steals cars
49.

What is the name of the horse that Soda loved? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Mickey Mouse
Joe
Black Beauty
Runner
50.

What kind of car do Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends drive by in? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Mustang
Corvette
Honda
Pickup truck
51.
Why does Cherry decide to leave with the Socs instead of walking with Ponyboy and the Greasers?
a)
She is scared of the Greasers
b)
She is in love with Bob
c)
She is tired
d)
She doesn't want a fight to start
52.

What time does Ponyboy have to be home from the drive-in? (a)  

Choose from the below words
whenever he wants
midnight
by sunset
ten o'clock
53.

Who is angry when Ponyboy gets home from the drive-in late? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Darry
Johnny
his mom
Soda
54.

The Socs tried to (a)   Ponyboy in the fountain in the park.

Choose from the below words
drown
wash the hair of
wash the clothes of
paint
55.

Johnny Killed Bob with a (a)   .

Choose from the below words
gun
knife
broken bottle
candlestick
56.

Who did Johnny suggest they find to help them? (a)  

Choose from the below words
SodaPop
Ponyboy
Two-Bit
Dally
57.

How do Ponyboy and Johnny get to Jay Mountain? (a)  

Choose from the below words
walk
car
train
bike
58.

Where were Pony and Johnny when the Socs' blue mustang arrived?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
the school playground
the park
Tim Shepards' neighborhood
the train station
59.

One of the Socs defines greasers as "white trash with (a)  

Choose from the below words
deadbeat parents
grease
long hair
no futures
60.

After Johnny kills the Soc, where do they go?  (a)  

Choose from the below words
to Buck Merril's place
to Dally's house
to Pony's house
to the train station
61.

Pony describes Socs as "white trash with (a)   and madras".

Choose from the below words
rings
beer blasts
mustangs
mean faces
62.
What was Pony boy's lie to the farmer for asking where Jay mountain was?
a)
He was  playing Army
b)
He was playing manhunt
c)
He was looking for his dog
d)
He was on a walk
63.
What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the line "Nothing gold can stay"?
a)
The sunrise.
b)
Ponyboy's hair.
c)
The falling leaves.
d)
The windows of the church.
64.
What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?
a)
A letter from Soda.

b)
A knife.
c)
A police report.
d)
A gun.
65.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy disguise themselves?

a)

change their clothes

b)

cut their hair and dye Ponyboy's blond

c)

wear wigs

d)

grow facial hair

66.

How do Johnny and Ponyboy pass the time?

a)

reading magazines

b)

reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker

c)

finding a house to walk to

d)

singing songs to each other

67.

Who comes to visit Johnny and Ponyboy? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Sodapop 
Darry 
Two Bit 
Dally 
68.
What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny?
a)
There is going to be a rumble between the Socs and greasers.
b)
Soda moved
c)
Bob is dead.
d)
Johnny's parents are looking for them.
69.

What do Ponyboy and Johnny eat while at the church that they grow tired of eating? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Blueberries
Chips
Yogurt
Baloney
70.

True or False: Marcia is spying on the Socs for the Greasers

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What caused Ponyboy to get sick while hiding out in the church?

a)

It was cold and dusty.

b)

He got sick from eating too much baloney.

c)

He smoked too much.

d)

He was sick with worry over their situation.

72.
How does Johnny write a note to Ponyboy?
a)
in the dust on the floor 
b)
he found paper and a pen in the church 
c)
he borrowed paper from someone on the train 
73.
Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny?
a)
Ponyboy.
b)
Cherry.
c)
Robert Frost.
d)
Walt Whitman.
74.

Why did Ponyboy say he remembered the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"

a)

He never could figure out what it meant.

b)

It is his favorite poem.

c)

It reminded him of Sodapop's horse.

d)

It was short and easy to memorize.

75.

What did Ponyboy realize about Darry?

a)

Darry was still angry at him.

b)

Darry was even more angry than before.

c)

Darry really did care about him and loved him.

d)

Darry didn't want him to ever come home again.

76.

Who was waiting for Ponyboy at the hospital?

a)

Two-Bit and Bob

b)

Sodapop and Steve

c)

Cherry and Marcia

d)

Darry and Sodapop.

77.

While riding in the ambulance with Jerry, Ponyboy told him everything that had happened.

a)

False

b)

True

78.

How did Ponyboy and Johnny get the children out of the church?

a)

They held the door open for them.

b)

They dropped them from a window.

c)

They used a ladder to get them out the window.

d)

They didn't get them out of the church.

79.
Why did Ponyboy and Johnny go into the church?
a)
There were children inside.
b)
They needed to get Gone with the Wind.
c)
They needed their cigarettes.
d)
They were cold.
80.
When the boys returned to the church, what did they find?
a)
the police were waiting for them
b)
the Socs had come to fight them
c)
Darry and Sodapop were waiting for them
d)
the church was on fire
81.

What did Johnny tell Dally and Ponyboy he wanted to do when they were done eating?

a)

Get more to eat

b)

Turn himself in

c)

Go to Texas

d)

Stay at the church

82.

How did Johnny's parents react to him being gone?

a)

They didn't ask about him. They weren't worried.

b)

They were calling the police.

c)

They were out searching for him.

d)

They put a missing ad in the paper.

83.

Why did Dally hit Pony?

a)

because his back was on fire

b)

he was mad at him for going back into the church

c)

he was making a joke

d)

he wanted Pony to be quiet

84.

When Dally comes to check on Johnny and Ponyboy at the church, where does he take them to eat? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Taco Bell.
McDonald's.
Dairy Queen.
His mom's house.
85.
Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?
a)
Because Dally wants to teach him a lesson.
b)
Because Johnny is too young.
c)
Because jail will harden Johnny.
d)
Because Ponyboy will be alone without Johnny.
86.
When he awakes after passing out from the fire in Chapter 6, why does Ponyboy wonder if he and Johnny have been caught by the cops?
a)
He is wearing handcuffs.
b)
He hears the ambulance siren.
c)
He can't find Johnny.
d)
He is in a police car.
87.
Why are there children at the church in Chapter 6?
a)
They are having a picnic.
b)
They are going to Sunday school.
c)
They are picking flowers.
d)
They are looking for Johnny.
88.
Who does Ponyboy think started the fire?
a)
The kids.
b)
The Socs.
c)
He and Johnny.
d)
Dally.
89.
What does a Reformatory mean?
“If Johnny got caught, they'd give him the electric chair, and if they caught me, I'd be sent to a reformatory.”
a)
A school for Troubled kids
b)
Tending or intending to produce reform
c)
A service school
d)
An institution which youthful offenders are sent for an alternative prison