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The Outsiders Quiz - ELA Final (Alisha´s quiz)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Ponyboy?

a)

Author

b)

Narrator and character

2.

Ponyboy has three brothers.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The two gangs are called the greasers and the socs

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who is the oldest brother?

a)

Soda

b)

Darry

5.

Ponyboy was walking alone when

a)

the greasers jumped him.

b)

the socs jumped him

6.

Johnny Cade is loved by his parents.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mickey Mouse is

a)

Pony's friend

b)

Soda's horse

8.

Who did the Greasers recruit to be their spy?

a)

Cherry

b)

Valencia

c)

Marcia

9.

What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?

a)

A letter from Soda.

b)

A knife.

c)

A police report.

10.

What are Johnny’s injuries?

a)

He has a broken neck and 3rd degree burns.

b)

He has a broken leg and 2nd degree burns.

c)

He has a broken back and 3rd degree burns.

d)

He has a broken foot and 2nd degree burns.

11.

Who started the rumble?

a)

Darry and Paul

b)

Darry and Dallas

c)

Ponyboy and Curly

d)

Soda and Ponyboy

12.

What made Johnny’s eyes glow with pride?

a)

The Greasers put up a good fight.

b)

Dallas said he was proud of him.

c)

Ponyboy said he was his best friend.

d)

Ponyboy said he was his best friend.

13.

did pony boy go to the rumble

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

what is the setting in the beginning of the book

a)

in a house

b)

in school

c)

outside

15.

If you could choose, would you rather be a Greaser or a Soc?

a)

Greaser

b)

Soc

16.
What Greaser was arrested at the age of 10?
a)

Darry

b)

Dally

c)

Soda

d)

Two-Bit Mathews

17.
What does "tuff" mean? 
a)

rough

b)

cool

c)

strong

18.
What character won an athletic scholarship to college?
a)

Darry

b)

Dallas

c)

Soda

d)

Ponyboy

19.

Who is the author of the novel "The Outsiders"?

a)

S.E. Hinton

b)

Harper Lee

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

Lois Lowry

20.

What is the name of the rival gang to the Greasers?

a)

The Sharks

b)

The Jets

c)

The Blades

d)

The Socs

21.

What does Johnny do to Bob Sheldon, the Soc, that leads to the conflict between the Greasers and Socs?

a)

He robs him

b)

He kills him

c)

He beats him up

d)

He insults him

22.

What is the name of the Soc girl who befriends Ponyboy?

a)

Sandy

b)

Cherry

c)

Angela

d)

Lemon

23.

___________ a person showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

a)

Manslaughter

b)

Outcast

c)

Delinquent

d)

Fiend

24.

Who’s the main character?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Dally

c)

Cherry

d)

Ponyboy

25.

How many chapters are in the outsiders?

a)

-2

b)

14

c)

13

d)

12

26.

What was the name of the Soc Johnny killed in chapter 4

a)

Bob

b)

Dan

c)

Rick

d)

Randy

27.

What did randy want to do?

a)

Become a doctor?

b)

Runaway

c)

Eat McDonald’s

d)

Go to the rumble

28.

Did you like the book?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

How old was the author when the book was published?

a)

18

b)

15

c)

16

d)

20

30.

How is Ponyboy different from other greasers?

a)

he is quiet, does well in school and likes to read

b)

he isn't a very good fighter

c)

he never gets into trouble

d)

he is really small

31.

Which of the following is NOT true about Johnny?

a)

he gets beaten at home

b)

he is loud and rude to girls

c)

he got jumped by some Socs

d)

he is everyone's favorite

32.

Which of the following best describes Ponyboy and Sodapop's brother, Darry?

a)

disorganized

b)

fun

c)

hard-working

d)

reckless

33.

21 year old greaser who is raising ponyboy because there parents died in a car crash, strong, athletic, intelligent.

a)

dally

b)

darry

c)

cherry

d)

marcia

34.

16 year old tough looking girl who is a cheerleader red hair

a)

cherry

b)

dally

c)

johnny

d)

marcia

35.

He has dark eyes that appear to be black, with tanned skin. According to Ponyboy, he looks like a puppy that was kicked too many times.

a)

darry

b)

ponyboy

c)

johnny

d)

marcia

36.

what color is the car the socs where driving when they jumped ponyboy and johnny

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

orange

37.

how old was two-bit

a)

18

b)

19

c)

17

d)

16

38.

how old is johnny

a)

15

b)

17

c)

16

d)

14

39.

how old is cherry

a)

13

b)

15

c)

17

d)

16

40.

He was tougher than the rest of us - tougher, colder, meaner. ' Ponyboy describes he as having an elfish face, high cheekbones, a pointed chin, sharp teeth, blue eyes, and long, white hair.

a)

darry

b)

cherry

c)

dally

d)

johnny

41.

Cherry's friend and Randy's girlfriend. she is a pretty, dark-haired Soc who befriends Two-Bit at the drive-in. she and Two-Bit share a sense of humor and a taste for nonsensical musings.

a)

cherry

b)

marcia

c)

johnny

d)

dally

42.

movie-star handsome, has his dad's eyes, dark-gold hair

a)

Two-Bit Mathews

b)

Ponyboy Curtis

c)

Sodapop Curtis

d)

Darry Curtis

43.

gets good grades in school but doesn't "use his head"

a)

Ponyboy Curtis

b)

Two-Bit Mathews

c)

Sodapop Curtis

d)

Darry Curtis

44.

arrested at the age of 10, spent 3 years on the wild side of New York

a)

Dally

b)

Darry

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Johnny

45.

Sandy is his girlfriend, Steve is his best buddy, dropped out of school, works at the gas station full time

a)

Darryl Curtis

b)

Ponyboy Curtis

c)

Two-Bit Mathews

d)

Sodapop Curtis