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OUTSIDERS TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who narrated the entire novel and was the youngest brother? | Ponyboy |
| Who was the oldest brother, raising two teens? | Darry |
| Who was Soda's best friend that stole hubcaps for fun? | Steve |
| Who was a lawless Greaser that was jailed at the age of ten? | Dallas |
| Who was a social that enjoyed sunsets from the West Side? | Cherry |
| Who was the Soc that visited Pony at home and decided not to fight in the rumble? | Randy |
| Who had parents that abused him and was the favorite of the gang? | Johnny |
| What was the name of the horse that Soda "adopted"? | Mickey Mouse |
| Who did Johnny kill in self-defense? | Bob Sheldon |
| Who worked at a DX gas station and was movie star handsome? | Sodapop |
| Who was the wisecracker of the gang that attended school for fun? | Two-Bit |
| Who played football with Darry and represented what Darry could have been? | Paul Holden |
| Who was Ponyboy's English teacher? | Mr. Syme |
| Who wrote the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"? | Robert Frost |
| Who was Cherry's superficial friend? | Marcia |
| Who were the wild young hoods who Pony said would grow up to become old hoods? | Brumly Boys |
| Who was the actor that Ponyboy admired? | Paul Newman |
| Who were the group of hoods that wore their hair long, and dressed in blue jeans and t-shirts? | Greasers |
| Who were the group of kids that wore khaki pants, had money, and drove fancy cars? | Socs |
| Who was a leader of a gang similar to the Greasers? | Tim Shepard |
| Where is the story set? | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Where do the Greasers live? | a lower class neighborhood on the East Side of town |
| Why don't the Greasers walk alone at night? | they will get jumped by Socs |
| What does tuff mean? | cool |
| Why does Ponyboy think that Darry doesn't love him? | Darry yells at Ponyboy too much |
| Why did Johnny kill Bob? | to save Ponyboy |
| Why was Ponyboy delusional and depressed at the end of the story? | he had a concussion, he was smoking too much, and his best friend died |
| Who helps Ponyboy and Johnny run away after the murder? | Dally |
| Where do Pony and Johnny hide out? | in an old, abandoned church on Jay Mountain |
| How do Johnny, and Ponyboy become heroes? | they save children from the burning church |
| Who acts as a spy for the Greasers? | Cherry |
| Why does the gang need Johnny as much as Johnny needs the gang? | Johnny is a part of the gang's family |
| Why did Dally eventually want to die? | Johnny was dead |
| Why does Ponyboy decide to write this for his English theme? | to help people to be more understanding and less likely to judge others |
| How was Bob driven to wildness? | his parents never disciplined him |
| The Outsiders is told from which literary point of view? | first person |
| Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing from the book? | Johnny carries a switchblade |
| What is Dally's breakdown at the end an example of? | irony |
| What is the theme of The Outsiders? | judging people on the basis of appearances and social class can have unforseen consequences |
| Which Greaser does Pony feel could most likely have been a Soc? | Darry |