Characters
Which character is Ponyboy's oldest brother and caretaker of the family?
a. Dally
b. Darry
c. Sodapop
Darry
What is a synonym for the word indignant?
a. excited
b. angry
c. mean
angry
Why does Dally give the boys guns, money, and directions to Windrixville?
a. He is worried that Darry and Soda will find out.
b. He is looking out for Johnny and Ponyboy.
c. He wants to hang out with Ponyboy and Johnny later.
He is looking out for Johnny and Ponyboy.
Identify the literary device present in the following:
Darry's eyes are his own. He's got eyes that are like two pieces of pale, blue-green ice.
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
simile
DOUBLE POINTS - What two things are being compared?
What is the major conflict between the greasers and the Socs?
a. racial differences
b. educational differences
c. socio-economic differences
socio-economic differences
Who is the character that is considered a spy for the greasers?
Cherry
Which of the following shows an example of the word nonchalant?
a. casually walking around Target
b. running to catch the bus
c. being nervous to present to the class
a. causally walking around Target
Which event would be considered the climax of the story?
a. Johnny kills Bob.
b. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally save the children from the burning building.
c. Johnny dies.
Johnny dies.
DOUBLE POINTS - What is a climax?
Identify the literary device present in the following:
They walked around me slowly, silently, smiling.
a. hyperbole
b. alliteration
c. personification
alliteration
Which of the following best expresses the theme present in The Outsiders?
a. Hard work pays off.
b. Rich people and poor people will never get along.
c. Never judge a book by its cover.
Never judge a book by its cover.
DOUBLE POINTS - Give an example from the text that shows or proves this theme.
What type of character is Cherry considered?
a. dynamic and flat
b. static and flat
c. dynamic and round
d. static and round
static and round
What is the best definition for the word "implore"?
a. to ask politely
b. to yell at someone
c. to beg for something
to beg for something
DOUBLE POINTS - Write an original sentence that shows you know the meaning of the word.
In Chapter 5 Johnny is looking at the sunset and says, "Too bad it couldn't stay like that all the time. Nothing gold can stay."
Why does the author include this line?
a. to describe the sunset
b. it's an allusion to the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
c. it provides a unique symbol for the novel
it's an allusion to the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Identify the literary device present in the following:
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some delicious food. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your grandmother's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the big, bad wolf."
a. flashback
b. foreshadowing
c. imagery
foreshadowing
DOUBLE POINTS - What is being foreshadowed?
Identify the cause of the following effect: Johnny and Ponyboy go into hiding in Windrixville.
a. Ponyboy got jumped by the Socs.
b. Darry slaps Ponyboy and Johnny does not want to be with his family anymore.
c. Johnny killed a Soc defending Ponyboy.
c. Johnny killed a Soc defending Ponyboy.
Which character said the following: "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold"
Johnny
DOUBLE POINTS - What does Johnny mean by this?
Read the sentence below and select the best definition of the word recurring:
The recurring cough became so irritating that I had to go see a doctor.
a. constant
b. terrible
c. loud
constant
Why does Johnny consider the greasers his family?
a. He believes that friends are the family you choose for yourself.
b. His family didn't treat him well.
c. He doesn't have a family.
His family doesn't treat him well.
DOUBLE POINTS - Identify one example of the family dynamics between Johnny and his parents.
Identify the literary device present in the following:
"I killed him." he said slowly. "I killed that boy."
a. repetition
b. alliteration
c. onomatopoeia
repetition
Choose the answer that best describes the narrator’s tone in the following passage:
“Johnny! What are we gonna do? They put you in the electric chair for killing people! I was shaking. I want a cigarette. I want a cigarette. I want a cigarette.”
a. cautious
b. scared
c. shocked
scared
Who is the most sensitive greaser that also enjoys nature?
Ponyboy
What is an antonym for the word "groggy"?
a. sleepy
b. quiet
c. awake
awake
Ponyboy reconciles his relationship with Darry at the hospital is considered which part of a plot pyramid?
a. exposition
b. rising action
c. climax
d. falling action
e. resolution
rising action
Identify the literary device present in the following:
In the moonlight, he looked like some Greek god come to earth.
a. allusion
b. simile
c. metaphor
simile
What is the potential cause of Dally's death?
a. He felt guilty for starting the church fire.
b. He was unhappy with his life.
c. He felt responsible for Johnny's death
He felt responsible for Johnny's death