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Hostetler - The Outsiders Chapter 6 Discussion Questions
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Johnny tell Dally and Ponyboy he wanted to do when they were done eating?Get more to eatTurn himself inGo to TexasStay at the church
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen the boys returned to the church, what did they find?the police were waiting for themthe Socs had come to fight themDarry and Sodapop were waiting for themthe church was on fire
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Ponyboy and Johnny go into the church?There were children inside.They needed to get Gone with the Wind.They needed their cigarettes.They were cold.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why is it ironic that Pony wanted to take off Dally's jacket because it was too hot?
His back was on fire and it actually saved him
He was mad at him.
Dally didn't care about the jacket
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did Ponyboy and Johnny get the children out of the church?held the door open for themdropped them from a windowused a ladder to get them out the windowdidn't get them out of the church
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was riding in the ambulance with Ponyboy?DarrySodapopJerry. The man he met at the church.Cherry, the greasers spy.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhile riding in the ambulance with Jerry, Ponyboy told him everything that had happened.FalseTrue
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho was waiting for Ponyboy at the hospital?Two-Bit and BobSodapop and SteveCherry and MarciaDarry and Sodapop.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Ponyboy realize about Darry?Darry was still angry at him.Darry was even more angry than before.Darry really did care about him and loved him.Darry didn't want him to ever come home again.
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did S.E. Hinton foreshadow that the church would catch fire? (2 ways!)
The church gave him a "spooky" feeling.
Pony says that if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it.
Pony was sick from smoking so many Kools.
He wondered what it was like in a burning ember
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Johnny ask Dally when he comes to the church?
If Johnny's parents are worried about him.If anyone followed him.If Dally will take him home.
If Bob is okay. - 12. Multiple ChoiceDally tries to comfort Johnny by telling him that he doesn't need _____________.His parents.To finish school.A job.A lawyer.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?Because Dally wants to teach him a lesson.Because Johnny is too young.Because jail will harden Johnny.Because Ponyboy will be alone without Johnny.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho does Ponyboy think started the fire?The kids.The Socs.He and Johnny.Dally.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen he awakes after passing out from the fire in Chapter 6, why does Ponyboy wonder if he and Johnny have been caught by the cops?He is wearing handcuffs.He hears the ambulance siren.He can't find Johnny.He is in a police car.
- 16. Multiple Choice
S. E. Hinton uses humor several times to "take the edge off" the seriousness of the fire in the church. There are at least three.
One kid bites Pony when he is trying to rescue him.
Dally says he doesn't care about the kids.
Johnny is smiling and not scared while he's in the fire.
Jerry is too fat to get through the window.
Pony just starts dropping kids out the window.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Darry doing at the hospital to make Ponyboy realize that Darry really does care about him?Crying.Sneaking out of the hospital.Yelling at Jerry.Paying his doctor bills.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho is a spy for the Greasers now?RandySodaPopMarciaCherry
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