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Conflict Identification in The Outsiders Ch 1-3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anyway, I went on walking home, thinking about the movie, and then suddenly wishing I had some company. Greasers can't walk alone too much or they'll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" at them, which doesn't make you feel too hot. (Chp 1)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

2.

Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door. (Chp 3)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

3.

We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too. (Chp 1)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

4.

But I gotta do something. It seems like there's gotta be someplace without greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain ordinary people.” (Chp 3)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

5.

Me and Darry just didn't dig each other. I never could please him. He would have hollered at me for carrying a blade if I had carried one. (Chp 1)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

6.

I really couldn't see what Socs would have to sweat about—good grades, good cars, good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs— Man, I thought, if I had worries like that I'd consider myself lucky. (Chp 2)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

7.

Ponyboy... I mean... if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything. (Chp 3)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

8.

They had me down in a second. They had my arms and legs pinned down and one of them was sitting on my chest with his knees on my elbows, and if you don't think that hurts, you're crazy. (Chp 1)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

9.

Why did the Socs hate us so much? We left them alone. I nearly went to sleep over my homework trying to figure it out. (Chp 1)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society

10.

It wasn't just that they had beaten him half to death —he could take that. They had scared him. (Chp 2)

a)

Character vs. Self

b)

Character vs. Character

c)

Character vs. Nature

d)

Character vs. Society