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The Outsiders 7-12

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who looked after Ponyboy after his brothers went to work?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)
Darry
2.
What parenting mistake did Randy feel Bob's parents made?
a)
They were too strict with him.
b)
They did not love him enough.
c)
They never told him no.
3.
After reading the morning paper, what is Ponyboy's biggest fear?
a)
That he is going to jail for manslaughter.
b)
That Dally will be upset he was made out to be a hero.
c)
He is worried the authorities will put him in a boys home.
4.

What happens when Johnny's mother comes to the hospital?

a)

Johnny doesn't want to see him and he passes out

b)

Johnny dies

c)

Two-bit gets hacked-off and hits Johnny's mum

d)

johnny and his mother make amends

5.

What did the doctor say about Johnny?

a)

He is a critical condition and may die

b)

He has a broken leg

c)

He has second degree burns

d)

He had a heart attack

6.

Juvenile Delinquents

a)

A young person that commits crimes

b)

A young person that does well in school

c)

A young person with no parents

d)

A young person with emotional distress

7.

8. I hated them as bitterly and as contemptuously as Dally Winston hated.

Contemptuously means--

a)

A. In a way that shows excitement

b)

B. In a way that shows sadness

c)

C. In a way that shows disrespect

d)

D. In a way that shows fear

8.

Chapter 9: Who won the rumble?

a)

the Socs

b)

the Greasers

c)

It was a tie.

9.
Who else went to visit Dally at the hospital
a)
Sodapop
b)
Curry Shepard
c)
Tim Shepard
d)
Steve
10.

How does Pony get ready for the rumble?

a)

He runs three miles

b)

He takes 5 asprin.

11.

What was one rule for the rumble?

a)

No weapons, only fists

b)

Any weapons they could find

12.

What does Johnny tell Pony?

a)

To look at sunsets

b)

To stay gold

13.

What did Johnny say when Dally told him that they beat the Socs?

a)

"Useless...fighting's no good."

b)

"I knew them Socs were going down...it was just a matter of time."

14.

What does the judge tell ponyboy ? (pg. 36)

a)

He has to go to jail for a year.

b)

He is a no good greaser and deserves the death penalty.

c)

He is free to go home with his brothers and will not be charged with any crimes.

d)

He should have stayed in the hospital.

15.

How do Ponyboy and Dally get into Johnny's hospital room?

a)

Dally pulls a switchblade on the doctor.

b)

Ponyboy starts crying and the nurse lets them in.

16.

What does Ponyboy realize about the greasers as he waits for the rumble to start?

a)

That the greasers are going to win the fight no matter what.

b)

That the greasers do not belong at the fight.

c)

That greasers are going to lose the rumble if they can't use weapons.

d)

That he is the only person there who has not been to prison or reform school.

17.

How many Socs show up at the rumble?

a)

6

b)

22

c)

3

d)

15

18.

Where is the rumble to take place?

a)

the school

b)

the hospital

c)

Ponyboy's backyard

d)

the vacant lot

19.

What excuse did Dally invent for the police?

a)

He told the police Ponyboy had fallen from the roof and that he was hurrying him to the hospital

b)

He told the police Ponyboy fell over on his bike and that he was hurrying him to the hospital

c)

He told the police Ponyboy had been attacked by the Socs and that he was hurrying him to the hospital

20.

How did Dally manage to show up for the rumble?

a)

He escaped from the hospital by jumping out a window

b)

He escaped by threatening a nurse with Two-Bits switchblade

c)

He escaped by threatening the hospitals with a bomb

21.

After Johnny dies, Dally runs out of the room. What does he (Dally) use "as a bluff" before the police shoot him down?

a)

a switchblade

b)

a heater (handgun)

c)

a bow and arrow

d)

a machete

22.

For whom does Dally want to win the fight?

a)

For Darry

b)

For Sodapop

c)

For Ponyboy

d)

For Johnny

23.

At the hearing, what does the judge rule in regards to Ponyboy?

a)

finds him guilty

b)

acquits him of the charges

24.

What does Ponyboy write for his theme in English class?

a)

Nothing Gold Can stay

b)

a five paragraph essay

c)

the novel "The Outsiders"