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The Outsiders Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The major theme for The Outsiders is ______________________.

a)

Always carry a heater.

b)

Get to know someone before you judge them.

c)

Rich people and poor people will never understand each other.

d)

There’s always consequences for doing the right thing.

2.

Which choice would NOT be considered a theme for The Outsiders?

a)

Understanding and kindness can overcome prejudice

b)

Everyone needs to feel accepted

c)

Stealing will only lead to jail

d)

Loyalty is a necessary quality in human relationships

3.

What is the tone of the novel?

a)

The tone is realistic because the author tried to make her characters true to life.

b)

The tone is optimistic because there is no negativity in the world of the Greasers.

c)

The tone is energetic because Ponyboy does not have any time to stop and think.

4.

What was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *

a)

To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.

b)

To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.

c)

To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.

d)

To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.

5.

six-feet-two, broad-shouldered, muscular, oldest Curtis brother

a)

Sodapop

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Dally

d)

Darry

6.

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."

7.

Why are Johnny and Ponyboy considered heroes?

a)

They saved the children from the burning church

b)

They extinguished the fire at the church

c)

They turned themselves in

d)

They rescued a drowning child from a river

8.

What is the name of the narrator?

a)

Sodapop

b)

Ponyboy

c)

Darry

d)

Johnny

9.

Why were the Curtis brothers living on their own?

a)

the brothers ran away from home

b)

their parents died in a car accident

c)

their parents left

d)

none of the above

10.

What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

a)

They are away on buisness

b)

He never knew them

c)

They were in jail

d)

They died in a car accident

11.

Why must Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy stay out of trouble and behave?

a)

So they can get into the colleges of their choice

b)

So the brothers can stay together

c)

Because they want to have a clean rap sheet

d)

Because the brothers are on parole for fighting

12.

To what animal does Ponyboy frequently compare Johnny?

a)

a lost puppy

b)

a rabid dog

c)

a mindless sheep

d)

a clever fox

13.

What is the primary conflict in 'The Outsiders'?

a)

A) The struggle between the Greasers and the Socs

b)

B) Ponyboy's internal struggle with his identity

c)

C) The Curtis brothers' fight to stay together

d)

D) Johnny's battle with his abusive parents

14.

Which literary device is used when Ponyboy describes Johnny as 'a lost puppy'?

a)

A) Metaphor

b)

B) Simile

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Hyperbole

15.

What does the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' symbolize in 'The Outsiders'?

a)

A) The fleeting nature of youth and innocence

b)

B) The inevitability of change

c)

C) The beauty of nature

d)

D) The importance of friendship