Characters
Figurative Language
True or False
Events
Miscellaneous
100
I was jumped on my way home from the movies.
Ponyboy
100
"He was as pale as the hospital pillow." (Hinton, 120)
Simile.
100
The setting of The Outsiders is in the 1980s in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
FALSE -- 1960s in Tulsa, Oklahoma
100
How is Johnny fatally injured?
A burning beam in the church falls on him.
100
Who is the protagonist of The Outsiders?
Ponyboy
200
My parents are awful -- my dad beats me up and my mom won't stop yelling at me!
Johnny
200
"You're bleedin' like a stuck pig!" (Hinton, 22)
Simile
200
S.E. Hinton is the narrator of The Outsiders.
FALSE -- Ponyboy is the narrator.
200
When does Ponyboy realize that Darry really loves him?
When Ponyboy is in the hospital, recovering from his concussion, he sees Darry starts to cry and he realizes that Darry has loved him all along.
200
What does greasy hair symbolize to the Greasers?
Greasy hair is "tuff," it identifies them as Greasers.
300
I have to take care of my 2 younger brothers because my parents died in a car accident.
Darry
300
"Johnny is a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times..." (Hinton, 11)
Metaphor
300
Two-Bit steals a gun from a store.
FALSE -- Two-Bit steals a switchblade.
300
What is the only thing Dally really cares about?
Johnny
300
Why did Ponyboy say that HE killed Bob?
He wanted to protect Johnny's image -- he wanted Johnny to die gallant and a hero, not a criminal.
400
I am REALLY handsome. I also had a horse named Mickey Mouse.
Sodapop
400
"She's probably come to tell me about all the trouble I'm causing her and about how glad her and the man'll be when I'm dead."
Hyperbole
400
Dally raises Soda and Ponyboy after their parents die in a car crash.
FALSE -- Dary raises Soda and Ponyboy.
400
What point of view is The Outsiders written in?
First person point of view, Ponyboy
400
What type of figurative langauge is used? "Darry [could flex] his muscles so that they bulged like oversized baseballs…” (Hinton, 105)
Simile
500
I stole a switchblade and it is my prized possession.
Two-Bit
500
"...gave me a shirt about sixty million sizes too big."
Hyperbole
500
Cherry Valance and Ponyboy talk about the sunset and how it can be seen from both the East and the West sides of town.
TRUE
500
What does Johnny mean when he tells Ponyboy to "stay gold?"
To stay good; don't change.
500
What book were Johnny and Ponyboy reading at the church? Johnny later asked for this book when he was in the hospital.
Gone With the Wind
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