Ch. 10
After Ponyboy got a ride home, how was the gang in his living room acting?
a. they were tired and sore
b. they were laughing and bragging
c. they were serious and planning their next move
a. they were tired and sore
How did Ponyboy get hurt?
a. he fell off his motorcycle
b. he broke his back in the fire
c. he got kicked in the head by a Soc
c. he got kicked in the head by a Soc
Who felt bad about disappointing his dad?
a. David
b. Randy
c. Steve
b. Randy
Even though Ponyboy went after two Socs with a broken bottle, what action let the reader know that Ponyboy wasn't hardened like a hood?
a. Ponyboy dropped the bottle and ran
b. Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle
c. Ponyboy wrote then a letter of apology
b. Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle
"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the move house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."
Which writing technique is being used here?
a. sarcasm
b. humor
c. full circle ending
c. full circle ending
Why did Dally take the loss of Johnny so hard?
a. he never thought Johnny would die
b. Johnny was related to him by blood, they were cousins
c. Johnny was the only person in the world he had ever loved
c. Johnny was the only person in the world he had ever loved
"Southern gentlemen with big black eyes in blue jeans and T-shirts.." Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?
a. Dally
b. Johnny
c. Soda
b. Johnny
a. he wanted to quit school and join the army
b. Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) killed Bob
c. Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) wanted to kill Randy
b. Johnny wasn't dead, and he (Ponyboy) killed Bob
Why was Soda in a bad mood?
a. he lost his job at the auto shop
b. a man from the government wasn't to talk with him about Ponyboy
c. the letter from Sandy came back in the mail unopened
c. the letter from Sandy came back in the mail unopened
"You're living in a vacuum, Pony, and you're going to have to cut it out."
Which figurative language device is being used?
a. personification
b. idiom
c. simile
b. idiom
"I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted." How do we know that Dally meant to die?
a. he left behind a note explaining he was going to take his life
b. he pointed an unloaded gun at the police and knew they would shoot him
c. he told the doctor in the hospital not to treat his wounds
b. he pointed an unloaded gun at the police and knew they would shoot him
"Southern gentlemen crumpling under street lights." Who is Ponyboy referring to with this metaphor?
a. Dally
b. Johnny
c. Soda
a. Dally
What made Ponyboy proud during the hearing?
a. the pictures from the newspaper were shown
b. Darry and Soda said Pony was a good student
c. both Darry and Soda admitted Dally was their friend
c. both Darry and Soda admitted Dally was their friend
a. they would beat up the Soc that called him names
b. they would talk things out instead of fighting
c. the would write Sandy a letter for him
b. they would talk things out instead of fighting
"The air was clear and cold and so clean it almost sparkled."
Which writing technique is being used here?
a. simile
b. imagery
c. humor
b. imagery
"Someone cried, 'Glory, look at the kid!' And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly." What is meant by this?
a. Ponyboy fainted
b. Ponyboy took a nap
c. Ponyboy ran away
a. Ponyboy fainted
When Ponyboy was sick, why didn't he eat?
a. he was protesting Johnny's death
b. he said everything tasted like baloney
c. he was afraid it would make his sicker
b. he said everything tasted like baloney
What was the result of the hearing?
a. Ponyboy was acquitted and the case was closed
b. Ponyboy was put on probation for two years
c. Ponyboy would only be removed from the home for six months
a. Ponyboy was acquitted and the case was closed
What did Johnny mean when he told Ponyboy to "stay gold"?
a. be green like the springtime, and don't get used to things like adults and take things for granted
b. go for first place, like gold, when running track or participating in other extra-curricular activities
c. stay focused on your schoolwork, so you can go to college and make something with your life
a. be green like the springtime, and don't get used to things like adults and take things for granted
"It was quiet except for the sound of our feet on the cement and the dry, scraping sound of leaves blowing across the street."
Which language device is being used here?
a. onomatopoeia
b. imagery
c. simile
b. imagery
a. an infection
b. exhaustion, shock, and mild concussion
c. virus, shock
b. exhaustion, shock, and mild concussion
"He didn't kill anyone, he didn't get his head busted in a rumble, and it wasn't his buddy that was shot down under a street light." What is Ponyboy doing here?
a. pretending bad things didn't happen
b. summarizing last month
c. pretending to be tough
a. pretending bad things didn't happen
Why didn't the judge ask Ponyboy about the shooting?
a. the doctor talked to the judge in advance
b. Ponyboy's lawyer objected when he mentioned it
c. Ponyboy started trembling when he mentioned it
a. the doctor talked to the judge in advance
What motivated Ponyboy to write the story of the Greasers?
a. to help the Socs realize that Johnny didn't mean to kill Bob
b. so people will not be so quick to judge people like them
c. to help Darry get a scholarship to college
b. so people will not be so quick to judge people like them
a. a young boy learns a valuable lesson
b. don't judge a book by its cover
c. family is more important than friends
b. don't judge a book by its cover