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The Outsiders Ch.1-4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's the narrator?

a)

Ponyboy

b)

Sodapop

c)

Darry

2.

Who are the Socs?

a)

Rich Kids lives on west side

b)

Poor kids lives on east side

c)

Baseball team

3.

Who are the Greasers?

a)

Lives on rich west side of town

b)

Lives on the poor east side of town

c)

Lives by the river

4.

Where is Ponyboy when the novel begins?

a)

at home

b)

walking to school

c)

at the drive-in movie

d)

walking home from the movie theater

5.

What happens to Ponyboy on his walk home from the movie?

a)

He finds Johnny beaten up in the vacant lot.

b)

He gets lost and has to call home for a ride.

c)

He stops at the gas station for a snack.

d)

He gets jumped by the Socs.

6.

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?

a)

Making assumptions about people

b)

Stereotyping

c)

Both making assumptions and stereotyping

d)

None of these

7.

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.

8.
Ponyboy recognizes Cherry Valance as:
a)
A cheerleader at his school
b)
A teacher at his school
c)
A greaser girl from the East Side
d)
A friend of his brother Darry
9.

While waiting in line for popcorn, Ponyboy spends a lot of time telling Cherry about

a)

His parents’ accident

b)

Johnny being jumped by the Socs

c)

His admiration for the actor Paul Newman

d)

The grades he is getting at school

10.
Ponyboy and Johnny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia?
a)
Beat up Dally
b)
Walk them home
c)
Take them to the rodeo
d)
Take them to another movie
11.
Who loves horses and loved a horse named Mickey Mouse?
a)
Sodapop
b)
Ponyboy
c)
Dally
d)
Cherry
12.
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)
Not say hi to her
13.
Cherry says that Greasers are more ______ than the Socs.
a)
generous
b)
hateful
c)
emotional
d)
affluent
14.
What are Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends names?
a)
Soda and Darry
b)
Randy and Bob
c)
Randy and Mike
d)
Ponyboy and Johnny
15.

What do Bob's rings symbolize to Johnny?

a)

Fear and pain

b)

Wealth and distincts

c)

Security and Comfort

d)

Fashion and Class

16.

What is the main event that takes place in Chapter 4 of The Outsiders?

a)

Johnny kills Bob in self-defense

b)

Dally wins a race

c)

Soda gets a new car

d)

Ponyboy gets a new haircut

17.

Who do Johnny and Ponyboy go to for help?

a)

Darry

b)

Soda

c)

Dally

d)

Randy

18.

Where do the boys hide out?

a)

an abandoned church

b)

an abandoned school

c)

an abandoned farm

19.

How do the boys get to Windrixville?

a)

they stow away on a train

b)

they hitchhike

c)

Dally gives them a ride

d)

they steal a car

20.

What is the setting of The Outsiders?

a)

1980's New York City

b)

1960's New York City

c)

1960's Oklahoma

d)

1980's Oklahoma