Characters
Vocabulary
Plot
Literary Devices
Surprise Me
100
Which character is Ponyboy's oldest brother and caretaker of the family?

a. Dally
b. Darry
c. Sodapop
Darry
100
What is a synonym for the word bleak?

a. excited
b. dull
c. tired
dull
100
Which even 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.
100
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
100
What is the major conflict between the greasers and the Socs?

a. racial differences
b. educational differences
c. social differences
social differences
200
Which character said the following: "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay Gold"

a. Sodapop
b. Dally
c. Johnny
Johnny
200
What is an antonym for the word quavering.

a. steady
b. shaking
c. quivering
steady
200
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"
200
Identify the literary device present in the following:

They walked around me slowly, silently, smiling.

a. hyperbole
b. alliteration
c. personification
alliteration
200
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.
300
Who tried to drown Ponyboy?

a. Steve
b. Bob
c. Randy
Bob
300
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
300
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.
300
Identify the literary device present in the following:

“We lay in the tall weeds and damp grass, breathing heavily. The dawn was coming. It was lighting the sky in the east and a ray of gold touched the hills."

a. metaphor
b. hyperbole
c. personification
personification
300
The Outsiders is considered classic literature. What is its genre?

a. Scientific
b. Historical
c. Realistic
realistic
400
Who is the girl that is friends with both the greasers and the Socs?

a. Marcia
b. Jessica
c. Cherry
Cherry
400
Read the sentence below and select the best definition of the word gallant:

The recurring cough became so irritating that I had to go see a doctor.

a. constant
b. terrible
c. loud
constant
400
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.
400
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
400
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. leery
b. scared
c. aghast
scared
500
Who is the most sensitive greaser and narrator of the story?

a. Two-Bit
b. Ponyboy
c. Dally
Ponyboy
500
What is an antonym for the word "groggy"?
a. sleepy
b. quiet
c. awake
awake
500
The resolution of the story occurs when:

a. Ponyboy gets kicked in the head by a Soc during the rumble.
b. Ponyboy reconciles his relationship with Darry at the hospital.
c. Ponyboy reads Johnny's note and begins to write his term paper for class.
Ponyboy reads Johnny's note and begins to write his term paper for class.
500
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
500
What is one reason why Dally might have wanted to die?

a. He felt guilty for starting the church fire.
b. He was unhappy with his life.
c. He was closest to Johnny and felt responsible for what happened.
He was closest to Johnny and felt responsible for what happened.
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