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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did Ponyboy suffer from after he was kicked in the head?
broken back
Concussion
hypothermie
nothing he was fine
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did the boys blame themselves for the church fire?
they left a candle burning
they forgot to put out their bonfire
they left a lit cigarette
their gun went off
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who didn’t fight in the rumble because he knows fighting won’t solve anything?
Randy
Sodapop
Dally
Two-Bit
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why was Ponyboy reluctant to cut and bleach his hair?
Loss of hair was symbolic of loss of innocence
He didn't want to look like Darry
His hair is his identity
He didn't think he could pull off the look
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does he mean when he told Ponyboy to "stay gold"
Keep his hair dyed blonde
To stay pure and true to himself
Stay in school
Say the truth
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Ponyboy, Johnny died gallant. What does this mean?Johnny's death was gallant because it was like what you would see in a movie.Johnny's death was gallant because he saved others and put their life in front of his own.Johnny's death was gallant because there is no other death like it.Johnny's death was gallant because he was the first of the Greasers to die.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDally runs out "Like the devil was after him" when he finds out Johnny is dead. According to Pony, why is Dally having so much trouble handling Johnny's death?Dally was so upset because Johnny was the only thing Dally loved.Dally was so upset because a soc killed Johnny.Dally was so upset because Johnny was killed in a drunk driving accident.Dally was upset because Johnny was his dad.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Ponyboy worried about whether or not he asked for Darry while he was in the hospital?He did not want to see Darry.Darry had died, and he did not want to upset the greasers.Ponyboy was not in the hospital.He did not want Darry's feelings to be hurt.
- 9. Multiple ChoicePonyboy looks at Bob's picture in the yearbook and......sees it change to a picture of Johnny....tears the page out in anger....tries to see Bob through the eyes of others.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceEven though Ponyboy went after two Socs with a broken bottle, what action let the reader know that Ponyboy wasn't hardened like a hood?Ponyboy told them he was sorry.Ponyboy dropped the bottle and ran.Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle.Ponyboy wrote them a letter of apology.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe life lesson that we learn in this novel, in this case, one is that "nothing gold can stay", is known as thethemesubjectcharacterizationclimax
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Dally ask Two-Bit to give when they visited him in the hospital?CigarettesA switchbladeA gunAlchohol
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow did Johnny react when his mother came to visit him in the hospital?He became angry and refused to see her.He gave her a hug and said he missed her.He hit her.He threw something at her.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy were Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy going to juvenile court?To see if they would get to stay together as a familyTo find out where Ponyboy and Soda were being sentTo see how long they would have to be in jail
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Ponyboy have to write a semester theme?To pass his English class.Because his teacher does not like him.Because Darry wants him to.Because he missed too much school.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Soda upset about Sandy in Chapter 12?She kissed Ponyboy.She is too jealous.She wants to marry Soda.She returns his letters unopened.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Ponyboy find inside his copy of Gone With the WInd?A letter from Johnny.A picture of Cherry.A note from his teacher.A knife.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow does the setting impact the conflict in The Outsiders?It shows us by being poor, you lack stuff.1960s had rivaling groups divided by social classEveryone agrees with the Socs.The Socs are smarter
- 19. Multiple ChoiceS. E. Hinton uses symbolism to separate the Socs from the greasers. Choose the items that are symbolic to the greasers only.madras, East Side, long hairCorvairs, West Side, madrasEast Side, long hair, leather jacketsEast Side, Corvairs, long hair
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen the church caught on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to save the kids. How was Johnny different in that moment than he was in the beginning of the novel? *Johnny was scared and begging Ponyboy to get out of the burning building.Johnny became heroic and showed a confidence that had not been there before.Johnny showed cruelty towards the kids, the same kind of cruelty that the Socs showed the greasers.Johnny was indifferent; he didn't care if the kids made it out alive.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary theme in The Outsiders?Violence is the answerUnderstanding of who you are leads to an individual point of viewDo not join a gangSociety is stereotypical
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIn Chapter 10, Dally made a spontaneous decision to rob a grocery store. What event happened that prompted him to make this irrational decision?Dally was excited after the rumble with the Socs, so he decided to rob a store to keep his “high.”Cherry asked Dally to take her out on a date, so he robbed the store to pay for the date.Dally wanted to be in the newspaper, so Dally robbed the store so they'd write an article about him.Johnny died from his wounds, so Dally robbed the store because his grief made him reckless.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Dally doesn't want Johnny to turn himself into the police because ...
Dally doesn't want Johnny to become hardened in jail.
Dally doesn't care if Johnny turns himself in or not.
Johnny didn't kill Bob, so he doesn't need to turn himself in to the police.
- 25. Multiple Choice
According to Randy, Bob just wanted his parents to ...
tell him 'no'
leave him completely alone
give him money all the time
provide him with all the materials goods money can buy
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