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Grade 9 The Outsiders
Why does Darry think Ponyboy should skip the rumble?
  1. He is too young.
  2. He is not in shape.
  3. He has a big mouth.
  4. He lost his switchblade.
Grade 9 The Outsiders
Ponyboy picked up Gone with the Wind. What did he find inside it?
  1. a cigarette
  2. a switchblade
  3. a note from Johnny
  4. a signature from the author
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What took up most of Darry's time?
  1. work
  2. school
  3. his car
  4. his girlfriend
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What couldn't Cherry stand?
  1. men
  2. beer
  3. fights
  4. cigarettes
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What did Ponyboy and Johnny receive at the party? (Select all that apply)
  1. weed
  2. money
  3. clothes
  4. a loaded gun
  5. an arrest warrant
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What did Ponyboy try to convince himself of?
  1. He was not sick.
  2. Johnny was not dead.
  3. He would be rich one day.
  4. They would not send him away.
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What were people NOT allowed to talk about around Ponyboy?
  1. Johnny
  2. baloney
  3. the police
  4. Gone with the Wind
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What did Dally tell Johnny?
  1. He was proud of him.
  2. His parents loved him.
  3. He would pull through.
  4. He would see him later.
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What did Ponyboy wonder about at the beginning of Chapter 11
  1. who he would live with
  2. if Johnny was in heaven
  3. what Bob Sheldon had been like
  4. if they would have enough money
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What is Mickey Mouse?
  1. a car
  2. a horse
  3. a Disney character
  4. a member of the Greasers
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What did the narrator just do?
  1. leave school
  2. go for a walk
  3. watch a movie alone
  4. visit with his brothers
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Which theme from "The Outsiders" is illustrated by the following example? Pony protests that the Socs have all the advantages.
  1. Adapting to life may mean sacrificing your humanity and getting tough.
  2. Life isn't fair
  3. The deepest love is often hidden
  4. A hero is not measured by image but by deeds
Grade 9 The Outsiders
What did Cherry become?
  1. Dally's girlfriend
  2. a spy for the Greasers
  3. a witness to the murder
  4. Ponyboy's new best friend
Grade 9 The Outsiders
How did Darry react when he saw Ponyboy in the hospital?
  1. He hit him.
  2. He yelled at him.
  3. He started crying.
  4. He refused to look at him.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
In the park after Darry hits him, Ponyboy says, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong."
  1. This foreshadows the flight of Johnny & Pony after Johnny kills Bob.
  2. This foreshadows that there will be much bloodshed later which may all have been cause by his own hand.
  3. This foreshadows that things are about to get worse when Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped and Bob will be killed leading to the tragic chain of events in the story.
  4. This foreshadows that the church will catch on fire.
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