Outsiders Ch 3-4 Quiz

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Cherry believes the real seperation between socs and greasers is that

Socs are richer and the Greasers are poorer and there is nothing that anyone can do to change that.

Good things happen to the Socs and bad things happen to the Greasers

The Socs like to fight, but the Greasers don't like to fight

The Socs are cold-hearted and care for no one, while the Greasers have too much emotion and passion for each other.

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Ponyboy ran away from home because

His dad threatened to harm him

Darry threatened to kick him out

Darry slapped him

Sodapop told Dally he was with a Soc

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

In the novel, who was Mickey Mouse?

The name of Sodapop's horse

The name of a greaser that was killed by a Soc

The name of a Soc that was killed by a Greaser

The nickname Ponyboy's father called him

4.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

In a fight at the water fountain, Johnny

Killed Bob with a knife

Ran for help

Killed Randy with a knife

Accidentally left his blue-jean jacket

5.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Where do Ponyboy and Johnny go into hiding after the fight at the fountain?

Two-Bit's garage

Dally's basement

An abandoned city building

An abandoned church

6.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Why is the quote below important to the novel?

"Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset" (Hinton 41).

It shows that all of the Greasers were alike no matter what their homelife situation was like.

It shows that Ponyboy begins to understand that maybe the Socs and Greasers were not as different as he once thought.

It shows that the Socs will always be a higher social ranking than the Greasers no matter what they do.

It shows that the Greasers will be able to overcome the perceived differences between them and the Socs.

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What can we infer about the way Ponyboy feels based on the quote below?

"A panic was rising in me as I listened to Johnny's quiet voice go on and on. 'Johnny!' I nearly screamed. 'What are we going to do?' ... I was shaking. I want a cigarette. I want a cigarette. I cigarette." (Hinton 57).

He is nervous and scared about what will happen as a result of Bob being killed.

He is remorseful about killing Bob and wishes they could change the way things happened.

He is excited that they finally got revenge for Johnny being jumped before

He is confused and can't remember exactly what happened and does not know what to do next.

8.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Why did Ponyboy have an outburst in front of Cherry about how he thinks Darry hates him?

He is frustrated and couldn't handle her thinking that he had a good home life.

He was mad a Cherry because she was talking down to him.

He was mad at Johnny and Two-Bit because they defended Darry and how he treats Ponyboy.

He was embarrassed because he felt like Cherry felt sorry for him.

9.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Why did Cherry and Marcia agree to let Bob and Randy take them home even though they had been drinking?

They were afraid of Ponyboy, Johnny, and Two-Bit

They didn't want to get in trouble with their parents for hanging out with Greasers

Bob and Randy threatened them if they did not.

They didn't want the boys to fight.

10.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What can you infer based on the excerpt below?

"Johnny was breathing heavily and I noticed he was staring at the Soc's hand. He was wearing three rings. I looked quickly at Johnny, an idea dawning on me. I remembered that it was a blue Mustang that had pulled up beside the vacant lot and that Johnny's face had been cut up by someone wearing rings..." (Hinton 44).

Johnny was out of shape and was out of breath from running from the Socs.

The Socs in the car are the ones who jumped Johnny and beat him up so badly.

Johnny was jealous of the nice things the Socs had like their car and rings.

Ponyboy was worried that Johnny was going to start a fight with Marcia and Cherry's boyfriends.

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The fight between the Socs and Johnny and Ponyboy started with...

Johnny cutting a Soc with his switch-blade.

A Soc shoving Ponyboy's face into the fountain.

A Soc swinging a baseball bat at Ponyboy.

Ponyboy charging a Soc with a broken bottle.

12.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Select the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence below.

"After the movie was over, it suddenly came to us that Cherry and Marcia didn't have a way to get home. Two-Bit ________ offered to walk them home" (Hinton 37)

gallantly (brave; heroic; giving respect to women; chivalrous)

ornery (bad-tempered and combative)

unceasingly (not coming to an end; continuous)

hermits (any person living alone or seeking to do so)

13.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Select the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence below.

"That was the truth. Socs were always behind a wall of ________, careful not to let their real selves show through" (Hinton 39)

gallantly (brave; heroic; giving respect to women; chivalrous)

ornery (bad-tempered and combative)

aloofness (not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant)

hermits (any person living alone or seeking to do so)

14.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Select the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence below.

"My teeth chattered ________ and I could not stop them" (Hinton 56)

premonitions (a strong feeling that something is about to happen)

unceasingly (not coming to an end; continuous)

winced (give an involuntary grimace/shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress)

hermits (any person living alone or seeking to do so)

15.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Select the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence below.

"So we'd have to be ________ for the rest of our lives, and never see anyone but Dally" (Hinton 65)

premonitions (a strong feeling that something is about to happen)

unceasingly (not coming to an end; continuous)

gallant (brave; heroic; giving respect to women; chivalrous)

hermits (any person living alone or seeking to do so)

16.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What best explains the relationship between Cherry and Ponyboy through chapter 4?

They are best friends.

The trust each other with truths they could not share with other people.

They are angry with each other because Ponyboy does not understand why they can't be friends at school.

They like each other and are planning to date, but in secret.

17.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who does Marcia say she has to be careful not to fall in love with?

Two-Bit

Dally

Sodapop

Johnny

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