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The Outsiders Chapter 1-3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the narrator?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Johnny

2.

What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

a)

They are away on buisness

b)

He never knew them

c)

They were in jail

d)

They died in a car accident

3.

What happens to Ponyboy on the way home from the movies?

a)

Socs follow him and threaten him

b)

Greasers laugh at his movie selection

c)

Socs are nice to him

d)

Greasers buy him dinner

4.

Why do Ponyboy and Johnny run away?

a)

They were wanted by the police

b)

Darry slapped Ponyboy

c)

His girlfriend broke up with him

d)

Sodapop threatened them

5.

Who owns the blue Mustang?

a)

Dallas

b)

Randy

c)

Cherry

d)

Sodapop

6.
What is the point that Cherry tries to make about the Socs?
a)
Bob is actually a really nice guy.
b)
Things are tough for everyone, regardless of who you are. 
c)
The Socs are all stuck up and mischievous 
d)
She is in love with Dally. 
7.

All of the following are problems that Johnny has in his life EXCEPT...

a)

His father beats him

b)

His mother ignores him

c)

He was badly beaten by the Socs

d)

He spent time in jail for stealing

8.

Which TWO details foreshadow who likely jumped Johnny Cade? (Remember- Choose 2 answers!)

a)

The person that beat him was wearing rings.

b)

There were five Socs.

c)

The leader carried a handkerchief.

d)

They were driving a blue Mustang.

9.

What does Darry do to Ponyboy at the end of Chapter 3?

a)

He grounds him to his room for three days.

b)

He forbids him from seeing Cherry Valence again.

c)

He slaps him into the door.

d)

He kicks him out of the house.

10.

The narrator describes Johnny as being more jumpy than usual in chapters 1-3. Why is this?

a)

Because the Socs almost beat him to death.

b)

Because his parents beat him.

c)

Because his parents died recently.

d)

Because he recently ran away from home.

11.

Why does Cherry say that she hopes she never sees Dally again?

a)

She can't stand the sight of him.

b)

He frightens her.

c)

She thinks she might fall in love with him.

d)

She can't stand his foul language.

12.

What is likely the reason that Cherry turns white and looks sick when Ponyboy tells her about Johnny?

a)

She can't stand fighting or stories about it.

b)

She realizes that her boyfriend is the one that jumped Johnny.

c)

She feels extreme pity for Ponyboy and Johnny.

d)

She feels guilty about her privileges.

13.

Read the following quote carefully. Then, determine what it reveals about Ponyboy. Select as many as apply.

I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman--- he looks tough and I don't--- but I guess my own looks aren't so bad. (Pg 1).

a)

Confident

b)

Cruel

c)

Self-conscious

d)

Nice

14.

"Two-bit liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school, but mostly for the social aspect."

a)

very obvious

b)

quite terrifying

c)

difficult to understand

d)

exciting

15.
How old is the narrator of this story?
a)
14
b)
16
c)
20