WorksheetsThe Outsiders Chapter 1-3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the narrator?
Sodapop
Ponyboy
Darry
Johnny
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
They are away on buisness
He never knew them
They were in jail
They died in a car accident
What happens to Ponyboy on the way home from the movies?
Socs follow him and threaten him
Greasers laugh at his movie selection
Socs are nice to him
Greasers buy him dinner
Why do Ponyboy and Johnny run away?
They were wanted by the police
Darry slapped Ponyboy
His girlfriend broke up with him
Sodapop threatened them
Who owns the blue Mustang?
Dallas
Randy
Cherry
Sodapop
All of the following are problems that Johnny has in his life EXCEPT...
His father beats him
His mother ignores him
He was badly beaten by the Socs
He spent time in jail for stealing
Which TWO details foreshadow who likely jumped Johnny Cade? (Remember- Choose 2 answers!)
The person that beat him was wearing rings.
There were five Socs.
The leader carried a handkerchief.
They were driving a blue Mustang.
What does Darry do to Ponyboy at the end of Chapter 3?
He grounds him to his room for three days.
He forbids him from seeing Cherry Valence again.
He slaps him into the door.
He kicks him out of the house.
The narrator describes Johnny as being more jumpy than usual in chapters 1-3. Why is this?
Because the Socs almost beat him to death.
Because his parents beat him.
Because his parents died recently.
Because he recently ran away from home.
Why does Cherry say that she hopes she never sees Dally again?
She can't stand the sight of him.
He frightens her.
She thinks she might fall in love with him.
She can't stand his foul language.
What is likely the reason that Cherry turns white and looks sick when Ponyboy tells her about Johnny?
She can't stand fighting or stories about it.
She realizes that her boyfriend is the one that jumped Johnny.
She feels extreme pity for Ponyboy and Johnny.
She feels guilty about her privileges.
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).
Confident
Cruel
Self-conscious
Nice
"Two-bit liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school, but mostly for the social aspect."
very obvious
quite terrifying
difficult to understand
exciting
