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Outsiders Ch 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

a)

Johnny Cade

b)

Darry Curtis

c)

Soda Pop Curtis

d)

Ponyboy Curtis

2.

How many Curtis siblnigs are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

Why do the Curtis boys live by themselves?

a)

Their parents were killed in a car accident

b)

They were kicked out of foster care.

c)

The moved out of their parents' abusive home together.

d)

Their mother is missing and their father is in jail.

4.

What is one major difference between the Greesers' gang and the Socs' gang?

a)

One group gets high grades. The other fails school.

b)

One drives fast cars. The other drives trucks.

c)

One live in the city. The other live in town.

d)

One is rich. The other poor.

5.

Which picture describes how the Gressers dress?

a)

Photo 1

b)

Photo 2

6.

What will happen if Ponyboy gets in trouble or fails school?

a)

He will be forced to go to summer school and the others will lose their jobs.

b)

The boys will be sent to juvinile detention.

c)

The boys will be foced to move in with their grandparents.

d)

The boys will be split up in foster care.

7.

Which Greeser is described as the toughest, wildest and has been in the most trouble with the law?

a)

Dallas Winston

b)

Johnny Cade

c)

Two-Bit Matthews

d)

Steve Randale

8.

Which character is a hard-worker, leader, and takes care of his two younger brothers?

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Dallas

c)

Sodapop

d)

Darry

9.

Which picture represents where Steve and Soda work?

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

Which character lives in an abusive and violent home?

a)

Dallas Winston

b)

Steve Randle

c)

Two-Bit Matthews

d)

Johnny Cade

11.

Who does Ponyboy love more than any other character mentioned in chapter 1?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Dallas

c)

Johnny

d)

Sandy

12.

Which character likes to read, gets good grades and enjoys going to the movies alone?

a)

Steve

b)

Darry

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Johnny

13.

Which TWO story elements do authors develop at the begining of a novel?

a)

Climax

b)

Setting

c)

Characters

d)

Resolution

14.

After authors develop the setting and characters, what story element do the develop next?

a)

Setting and Resolution

b)

Forshadowning and Resolution

c)

Resolution and Climax

d)

Rising Action and Conflicts

15.

Who is the author of The Outsiders?

a)

C. S. Lewis

b)

C. K. Chesterton

c)

T. S. Eliot

d)

S. E. Hinton