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The Outsiders Chapters 7-9

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following- Chapter 7

a)

Dally

1.

Will be okay after a couple days

b)

Johnny

2.

In critical condition

c)

Ponyboy

3.

Must appear in court

d)

Randy

4.

The Soc who came to see Ponyboy

e)

Darry

5.

Nicknamed Superman

2.

Match the following- Chapter 8

a)

Cherry

1.

Did not visit Johnny in the hospital

b)

Tim Shepard

2.

Dally's friend who cracked 3 of his ribs

c)

Johnny

3.

Wants a copy of Gone with the Wind

d)

Two-bit

4.

Knows Ponyboy is sick and has a fever

e)

Dally

5.

Glad he didn't hurt Ponyboy

3.

Match the following- Chapter 9

a)

Darry

1.

Starts the rumble

b)

Ponyboy

2.

The youngest one at the rumble

c)

Paul Holden

3.

Darry's old friend/football teammate

d)

Greasers

4.

Win the rumble

e)

Socs

5.

Lose the rumble

4.

What was the headline of the newspaper article about the fire?

a)

Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes

b)

Children saved from Fire by Hoods

c)

Local Juvenile Delinquents Arrested for Arson

d)

Hood Remains in Critical Condition after Heroic Act

5.

Why must Ponyboy appear in court?

a)

To testify against Johnny

b)

Because he and Sodapop might be sent to a boys’ home

c)

To plead innocent in a manslaughter charge

d)

Because he is being charged with arson and accessory to a crime

6.

Why is Ponyboy excited for the rumble?

a)

They can settle the Soc-Greaser conflict once and for all

b)

He is excited to use a new switchblade

c)

Randy is going to help the Greasers fight

d)

He wants to prove himself to the Greasers that he is tuff

7.

Who is Randy Adderson?

a)

Cherry’s boyfriend

b)

The Soc who almost drowned Ponyboy

c)

The Greasers’ new spy

d)

Dally’s best friend

8.

Why does Ponyboy insist that things are rough all over and that it is better that way?

a)

So that the Socs have problems too

b)

Because it isn’t fair that the Socs get all the breaks

c)

So you can tell the other guy is human too

d)

So you can understand why people are angry

9.

What does Johnny reveal to Ponyboy in chapter 8?

a)

He wants to see his parents

b)

He isn’t ready to die

c)

He is ready to die

d)

He wants to smoke a cigarette

10.

Who does Johnny refuse to allow in his room?

a)

Cherry

b)

Dally

c)

His dad

d)

His mom

11.

Before the big fight, what does Dally ask Two-Bit?

a)

If he still has his switchblade

b)

If he still has his gun

c)

If he can give him a ride

d)

If he will get him some cigarettes

12.

What information does Cherry reveal to the Greasers in chapter 8?

a)

The Socs plan to use weapons

b)

The Socs do not want to fight anymore

c)

The Socs will fight fair

d)

The Socs are planning an ambush

13.

What does Ponyboy accuse Cherry of in chapter 8?

a)

Giving handouts and charity

b)

Giving handouts and sympathy

c)

Giving handouts and feeling mighty about it

d)

Being a traitor and switching sides

14.

What is the main difference between the Curtis gang and Tim Shepard’s gang?

a)

The Curtis gang are more organized

b)

The Curtis gang are more violent

c)

Tim Shepard’s gang has a leader and is more organized

d)

Tim Shepard’s gang only fights with weapons

15.

How did Dally convince the nurse to let him leave the hospital?

a)

He sweet talked her

b)

He showed her Two-Bit’s switchblade

c)

He snuck out without anyone knowing

d)

He promises her that she is feeling much better and should be released

16.

Why does Darry eventually allow Ponyboy to fight?

a)

They need all of the extra people

b)

Ponyboy needs the experience he will gain in the fight

c)

There are plenty of people to look out for him

d)

It will be a clean, fair fight

17.

Why do Dally and Ponyboy go to the hospital after the fight?

a)

To see Johnny

b)

Because Dally is injured

c)

Because Ponyboy is injured

d)

To take a friend to the hospital

18.

Before he dies, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy?

a)

“Get those Socs for me.”

b)

“Once a Greaser always a Greaser”

c)

“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”

d)

“I’m going out a hero, Ponyboy.”

19.

At the start of Chapter 7, which characters were waiting to hear how Dally and Johnny were?

a)

Soda, Johnny, and Darry

b)

Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry

c)

Two-Bit, Dally, and Johnny

d)

The only ones there were the doctors.

20.

What does Ponyboy take at the beginning of Chapter 9 to prepare for the rumble?

a)

chicken

b)

aspirin

c)

water

d)

penicillin

21.

What does the following text evidence show?

"'You'll be okay,' I said with fake cheerfulness. 'You gotta be. We couldn't get along without you.'"

a)

The Greasers see Johnny as irreplaceable.

b)

The Greasers are losing faith in Johnny's loyalty.

c)

The Greasers hate Johnny's mother.

d)

Ponyboy is weak.

22.

What weapons are allowed at the rumble?

a)

Skin (fists) only

b)

Chains

c)

Baseball Bats

d)

Knives

23.

What is revealed about Ponyboy and Cherry through the following quotation?

"...can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?" (129)

a)

They want the Socs to lose the rumble.

b)

They want to find common ground between Greasers and Socs.

c)

They are nature lovers.

d)

They are in love.

24.
How has Ponyboy's view of the Socs changed?
a)
He now hates them even more.
b)
He now sees them as human beings with problems.
c)
He now sees them as cold and unfeeling.
d)

He now sees that they are typical Socs.

25.
Who looked after Ponyboy after his brothers went to work?
a)
Two-Bit
b)
Steve
c)

Dally

d)

Tim Shepard

26.
What parenting mistake did Randy feel Bob's parents made?
a)
They were too strict with him.
b)
They did not love him enough.
c)
They never told him no.
d)

They blamed his mistakes on him.

27.
What item do the Curtis brothers always have in the ice box for breakfast in the morning?
a)

Chocolate cake

b)

Brownies

c)

Cupcakes

d)

Bacon

28.

The doctor reports that Johnny has

a)

a broken back.

b)

a broken collar bone.

c)

a collapsed lung.

d)

a broken leg.

29.

What kind of condition is Johnny in?

a)

He is being discharged

b)

He's fine

c)

Critical condition

d)

Serious condition, but he's going to live

30.

When was the only time Johnny had been away from their neighborhood?

a)

He hasn't ever loeft

b)

On a road trip with the gang

c)

Where he was born

d)

In Windrixville

31.
What do the doctors say that makes Ponyboy realize Johnny is dying?
a)
That it couldn't hurt for him to have visitors now
b)
That Ponyboy should go home
c)
That they should call his mom
d)
That his room is empty
32.
Why does Ponyboy call Cherry a traitor?
a)

because she slaps him

b)

because she will not go to visit Johnny

c)

because she is dating Randy

d)

because she is lying to him about the Socs

33.

What is the only thing that keep Darry from being a Soc?

a)

His parents

b)

His living sitution

c)

The Gang

d)

The Socs

34.

Who doesn't want to fight in the rumble?

a)

Randy

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Two-Bit

35.

Who shows up just as the rumble starts?

a)

Dally

b)

Johnny

c)

The fuzz

d)

Randy

36.

Who wins the rumble?

a)

The Greasers

b)

The Socs

c)

Neither

d)

Both are caught by the police before either can win

37.

What happens to Johnny?

a)

He sees his dad and yells at him.

b)

He dies.

c)

He is released from the hospital.

d)

He is asked to give a speech.

38.

What made Johnny's eyes glow with pride?

a)

The Greasers put up a good fight.

b)

Dallas said he was proud of him.

c)

The Greasers won the rumble.

d)

The boys sent him treats.

39.

What did Johnny say when Dally told him that they beat the Socs?

a)

"Useless...fighting's no good."

b)

"I knew them Socs were going down...it was just a matter of time."

c)

"Great job, guys."

d)

"They deserved what they got."

40.

How do Ponyboy and Dally get to the hospital fast?

a)

By stealing a car.

b)

By lying to the police and getting an escort.

c)

By running on foot.

d)

By taking the bus.