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Outsiders Chapters 1-6

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Johnny

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Sodapop

d)

Dally

2.

2. Ponyboy's smart, demanding oldest brother?

a)

Two-Bit

b)

Tim

c)

Darry

d)

Sodapop

3.

3. Violent greaser with a long police record?

a)

Two-Bit Matthews

b)

Randy

c)

Dally

d)

Steve

4.

4. Wise-cracker of the Greasers, makes everyone laugh?

a)

Tim Shepard

b)

Johnny Cade

c)

Two-Bit Mathews

d)

Steve Randle

5.

5. "Pet" of the Greasers; has an abusive father?

a)

Johnny

b)

Sandy

c)

Randy

d)

Dally

6.

6. Pretty, red-headed Soc; Bob's girlfriend?

a)

Sandy

b)

Cherry Valance

c)

Marcia

d)

S.E. Hinton

7.

7. Who is the youngest member of the greasers?

a)

Johnny

b)

Steve

c)

Two-Bit

d)

Ponyboy

8.

8. In which town is the abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out?

a)

Oakley

b)

Guthrie

c)

Windrixville

d)

Seatle

9.

9. What is the name of Sodapop's horse?

a)

Daniel

b)

Lightning

c)

Captain Steve

d)

Mickey Mouse

10.

10. What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?

a)

sunsets

b)

sunrises

c)

rainbows

d)

the moon

11.

11. What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read in the church?

a)

How the West was Won

b)

Rumble Fish

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

Great Expectations

12.

12. Darry was strict with Ponyboy because _____.

a)

Ponyboy was always in trouble

b)

he feared that Ponyboy would be put into a foster home

c)

Darry was bitter about giving up his scholarship

d)

he thought Ponyboy avoided responsibility

13.

13. The Greasers resented the Socs because the Socs ____.

a)

had advantages like good clothes and flashy cars

b)

made better marks in school

c)

didn't like to watch sunsets

d)

had prettier girls

14.

14. When Ponyboy remarked that Darry was "as hard as a rock and about as human," Two-Bit and Johnny disagreed with him because they _____.

a)

were frightened of Darry

b)

knew how much Darry loved his younger brother

c)

always disagreed with Ponyboy's statements

d)

knew Darry was hard like a rock

15.

15. Johnny killed Bob because he _____.

a)

was a Soc

b)

knew Bob was the Soc who had beaten him

c)

was so frightened that he lost control of himself

d)

feared that the Socs would drown Ponyboy in the fountain

16.

16. Johnny and Ponyboy went to the church on Jay Mountain because ___________.

a)

they were unhappy with their home life

b)

they were cutting school

c)

Dallas insisted that they do so

d)

they feared what would happen when the police caught them

17.

17. Randy did not take part in the rumble because he _____.

a)

knew the rumble would accomplish nothing

b)

was afraid of what the Greasers would do to him

c)

didn't want to be a Soc any more

d)

had to leave for college early

18.

18. The name of the poet for the poem," Nothing Can Stay Gold" is __________.

a)

William Wordsworth

b)

Robert Frost

c)

William Blake

d)

John Keats

19.

19. What is the theme of the poem?

a)

Nature's beauty is it's flowers

b)

Everything subsides immediately

c)

Nothing precious stays forever

d)

Hold on to life as long as you can

20.

20. How does the allusion of Gone with the Wind contribute to the story? It contributes to the text because ___________.

a)

it helps illustrate the level of respect and worship Johnny has for Ponyboy

b)

it helps illustrate the level of respect and worship Johnny has for Bob

c)

it helps illustrate the level of respect and worship Johnny has for Darry

d)

it helps illustrate the level of respect and worship Johnny has for Dally.

21.

21. Why is Ponyboy's hair so important to him?

a)

It makes him look tuff.

b)

He thinks he looks like his Dad.

c)

He thinks he looks like a movie star.

d)

He tried to grow it long.

22.

22. Who is the spy for the Greasers?

a)

Marcia

b)

Cherry

c)

Sandy

d)

Randy

23.

23. What Soc wants to talk to Ponyboy?

a)

Bob

b)

Randy

c)

Cherry

d)

Marcia

24.

24. Why does Johnny decides to turn himself in for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: ____________.

a)

it was self-defense

b)

he does not have a police record

c)

he thinks they will send him to Juvenile jail.

d)

he does not want to live in the church for the rest of his life

25.

25. What do Johnny and Ponyboy do when they know the children are in the church?

a)

They call the police.

b)

They call the fire department.

c)

They jump into the church to rescue them.

d)

They announce that they know another exit.