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The Outsiders Study Guide: Chapters 5 - 8

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
While hiding out, what novel does Johnny bring back with the food supplies?
a)
Great Expectations
b)
Gone with the Wind
c)
A Farewell to Arms
d)
The Scarlet Letter
2.
The poem that Ponyboy recited to Johnny was written by
a)
Robert Frost.
b)
William Shakespeare.
c)
Ernest Hemingway.
d)
Alice Walker.
3.
When Dally visited Ponyboy and Johnny he brought a letter from
a)
Johnny’s father.
b)
Cherry Valance.
c)
Darry.
d)
Sodapop.
4.
While eating hot-fudge sundaes and barbecue sandwiches, Johnny
a)
convinced the waitress they had no money.
b)
asked Ponyboy to take some of the blame.
c)
decided it was time to turn himself in.
d)
asked Dally to get him a gun.
5.
Dally hit Ponyboy across the back as he was leaving the burning church because
a)
Ponyboy’s back was on fire.
b)
Dally wanted the police to know he wasn’t a Greaser
c)
he wanted to stop him from reentering the church.
d)
Ponyboy lost all of the money Dally loaned him.
6.
Darry was strict with Ponyboy because
a)
he knew that loyalty was important in a gang member’s life.
b)
he knew Ponyboy could not make it on his own.
c)
after Ponyboy dropped out of school he needed guidance.
d)
he feared losing him like he lost his parents.
7.
The newspaper headline concerning what Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally did at the fire was
a)
Greasers vs. Socs: Triumph over Tragedy.
b)
Ponyboy Penalized After Saving Children.
c)
Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes.
d)
Local Hoods Arrested for Arson.
8.
Because of all the newspaper press concerning the fire,
a)
Ponyboy decided to quit being a Greaser.
b)
the Socs had a new respect for the Greasers.
c)
the police were able to identify Johnny.
d)
Ponyboy might be sent to a boys’ home.
9.
When Randy, the Soc, talked with Ponyboy, he told him
a)
he wasn’t going to fight in the rumble.
b)
he knew Cherry and Ponyboy were dating.
c)
he would not testify about the murder.
d)
he would make everything up to him.
10.
Randy told Ponyboy that Bob’s parents
a)
didn’t know about the murder yet.
b)
spoiled Bob rotten.
c)
were not going to press charges.
d)
forgave Johnny for the murder.
11.
Before the big rumble Dally asked Two-Bit if he
a)
still had his ten-inch switch-blade.
b)
would consider being a Soc spy.
c)
would have gone into the burning church.
d)
still had his gun.
12.
Pony was angry with Cherry because
a)
she lied to him.
b)
she was in love with Dally, and not him.
c)
she flipped back and forth between the gangs.
d)
she would not go to the hospital to see Johnny.
13.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: I looked at Johnny IMPLORINGLY. Johnny sighed. "I'm gonna cut mine, too, and wash the grease out."

a)
to make an earnest request to (someone)
b)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
c)
muscular strength
d)
marked by stubborn determination
e)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
14.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: I was trying to find the meaning the poet had in mine, but it ELUDED me.

a)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
b)
muscular strength
c)
marked by stubborn determination
d)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
e)
to make an earnest request to (someone)
15.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: "You're starved?" Johnny was so INDIGNANT he nearly squeaked.

a)
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
b)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
c)
muscular strength
d)
marked by stubborn determination
e)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
16.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: "My parents," Johnny repeated DOGGEDLY, "did they ask about me?"

a)
marked by stubborn determination
b)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
c)
muscular strength
d)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
e)
to make an earnest request to (someone)
17.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: Two-Bit's mother warned us about burglars, but Darry, flexing his muscles so that they bulged like oversized baseballs, DRAWLED that he wasn't afraid of any burglars.

a)
to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
b)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
c)
muscular strength
d)
marked by stubborn determination
e)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
18.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: I hated them as bitterly and as CONTEMPTUOUSLY as Dally Winston hated.

a)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval
b)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
c)
muscular strength
d)
marked by stubborn determination
e)
to make an earnest request to (someone)
19.

Choose the definition for the capitalized word in the excerpt: "All right," Two-Bit said RELUCTANTLY, "But, Darry'll kill me if you're really sick and go ahead and fight anyway."

a)
with aversion or hesitation
b)
to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
c)
muscular strength
d)
marked by stubborn determination
e)
manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

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