WorksheetsChapter 1-4 Quiz - The Outsiders
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
When Sodapop doesn't think he is smart enough to go to school, that could best be classified as which type of conflict?
Person v. Person
Person v. Society
Person v. Nature
Person v. Self
On a plot diagram, which of these describes the part of a story where a problem is getting more intense?
Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Think back to the flashback of Johnny getting ganged up on by the Soc's. What theme would best fit this part of the story?
Don't walk alone at night.
Physical violence can led to emotional scars.
Always check on your friends.
Never trust a Soc.
What is one word that describes the internal characterization of Ponyboy?
Intelligent
Aggressive
Greasy
Brown Hair
What could we infer from this sentence about Dally: "He had been arrested at the age of ten"
Dally will likely attack a Soc and get arrested later on in the novel.
Dally has been exposed to crime and a rough home life from a young age
It's easy to get arrested at an early age.
Dally had been arrested at the age of ten.
What does Greasy hair symbolize?
Freedom from society
Pride in their culture/gang
Hatred of the Soc's
Love of their hair gel
Cherry says says “things are rough all over.” This line reveals that Cherry:
Believes that only the Socs have difficult lives.
Understands that both the Socs and Greasers face challenges.
Thinks that the Greasers are to blame for their problems.
Feels that the Socs have an easier life than the Greasers.
What is the central (internal) conflict that Ponyboy has had to face thus far?
internal conflict of wanting to fit in with his group but also yearning for a different, less violent life.
internal conflict of secretly wanting to be a Soc.
internal conflict between wanting to run away and stay with his friends.
The conflict between him and Darry
Which of the following events best fit the exposition of Outsiders:
Johnny kills Bob to save Ponyboy during a fight with the Socs.
Ponyboy and Cherry talk about the differences between the Socs and Greasers at the drive-in.
Ponyboy gets jumped by a group of Socs while walking home from the movies.
Ponyboy and Johnny run away after an altercation with the Socs.
Which of the following did NOT foreshadow the run in at the park?
Dally warning Ponyboy and Johnny to be careful because they might be in trouble for hanging around with Soc girls.
Johnny’s brutal beating he received from the Soc's in a blue mustang.
Soc boyfriends, Bob and Randy, arrive at the movies and were angry about the Greasers talking to their girlfriends.
Darry hitting Ponyboy for sleeping late at the lot with Johnny.
What does the blue mustang symbolize? Pick TWO
violence
the 60's
wealth
Bob and Randy
"Dally was very good-looking. He had a elfish ears and a roguish grin." What does roguish mean?
reckless
casual/calm
cold/distant
stubborn
"He was a very large, ornery horse with a great deal of spirit, and he was the first one to be rude to anyone who tried to put him in a harness."
What does ornery mean?
clever
tricky
stubborn
rude
When Ponyboy is describing Johnny, what does he mean when he says: "he was as white as a ghost."
Johnny is energetic
Johnny is frightened
Johnny is sick
Johnny is dead
What could we infer Johnny means when he says in Chapter 3: "I can't take much more" ?
Johnny is feeling physically exhausted from running away.
Johnny is feeling overwhelmed with the war between the Greasers and Soc's
Johnny is excited about the possibility of going back to his old life.
Johnny can't take any more people dying in his life.
