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Ch. 1 The Outsiders

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

a)

Two Bit

b)

Darry

c)

Ponyboy

d)

Soda

2.

How did Ponyboy's parents die?

a)

In a car crash

b)

House fire

c)

Killed by Socs

d)

They didn't die. They abandoned the boys.

3.

Who are the Socs?

a)

Rich kids who lives on east side

b)

Poor kids lives on east side

c)

Rich kids who live on the west side

d)

none of the above

4.

Where is Ponyboy when the novel begins?

a)

at home

b)

walking to school

c)

at the drive-in movie

d)

walking home from the movie theater

5.

What happens to Ponyboy on his walk home from the movie?

a)

He finds Johnny beaten up in the vacant lot.

b)

He gets lost and has to call home for a ride.

c)

He stops at the gas station for a snack.

d)

He gets jumped by the Socs.

6.

Why does everybody consider Dally to be so "tuff?"

a)

He has a bunch of tattoos.

b)

He was involved in gangs in New York and has been to jail.

c)

He has really big muscles.

d)

He is a boxer.

7.
Which character was famous for shoplifting and his switch blade?
a)
Darry
b)
Dallas
c)
Steve Randle
d)
Two-Bit Mathews
8.

Which character is being described? “ He was cocky, smart, and Soda’s best buddy since grade school.-He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward, and he could drive anything on wheels."

a)
Dally 
b)
Two-Bit
c)
Soda
d)
Steve
9.

"Pet" of the greasers; has abusive father and mother

a)

Johnny Cade

b)

Steve

c)

Two Bit

d)

Dally

10.

What does Ponyboy mean when he says, "I don't use my head."

a)

He lacks common sense

b)

He isn't smart

c)

He isn't book nor street smart

d)

none of the above