The Outsiders Test

Match the following literary devices to their example:

Use each answer once.

a. Metaphor b. Irony c. Allusion

d. Idiom e. Foreshadowing

  1. “When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” (1)
  1. “Anyway, I went on walking home, thinking about the movie, and then suddenly wishing I had some company.” (2)
  1. “This is the country, I thought, half asleep. My dream’s come true and I’m in the country.” (63)
  1. “I like fast driving and Johnny was crazy about drag races, but we both got a little green around the gills when Dally took a corner on two wheels…” (83)
  1. “…it isn’t a gang anymore. It’s a pack. A snarling, distrustful, bickering pack…”(26)

You will use one of these answers twice.

a. Irony b. Simile c. Allusion d. Foreshadowing

  1. “So I stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me.” (4)
  1. “I had to read Great Expectations for English, and that kid Pip, he reminded me of us…” (15)
  1. “I had the same deathly fear that something was going to happen that none of us could stop.” (127)
  1. “I don’t see why he gave me this. I couldn’t shoot anybody.” (Johnny is the speaker.) (62)
  1. “Hey, Ponyboy!” He grinned down at me. “Or should I say Sleeping Beauty?”(80)

Match each description to the character it best fits:

You will not use all the answer choices.

a. Two-Bitb. Dallyc. Darry

d. Johnnye. Ponyboy

  1. Tall, broad-shouldered, muscular, determined, tough, cool, smart, hard-working, responsible.
  2. Dangerous, full of hate, tough, cold, mean, wild, bitter, wild, juvenile delinquent.
  3. Small, nervous, abused, ignored, scared, dark, caring, gang favorite.
  4. Youngest, smart, likes movies and books, sensitive, caring.

You will not use all the answer choices.

a. Sodab. Stevec. Two-Bit

d. Darrye. Ponyboy

  1. Handsome, reckless, thoughtful, gentle, understanding, high on life, sympathetic.
  2. Tall, lean, excellent mechanic treats Ponyboy like a kid.
  3. Wisecracker, friendly, funny, thief, likes fight, blonds, and school.

Match each character to their quote:

a. Cherry b. Soda c. Two-Bit d. Johnny e. Ponyboy

  1. “Leave her alone, Dally.”(24)
  1. “…if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi, well, it’s not personal…”(45)
  1. “Things were rough all over, all right. All over the East side.”(43)
  1. “A fair fight isn’t rough. Blades are rough…Skin fighting isn’t rough.” (29)
  1. “I can’t stand to hear ya’ll fighting…it’s like I’m the middleman in a tug o’war…”(175)

Multiple choice:

  1. Who does Ponyboy love more than anyone else?

a. Darryb. Johnny

c. Sodad. Dally

  1. What unusual thing do all three of the Curtis brothers like for breakfast?

a. Eggsb. Peanut butter

c. Steakd. Chocolate cake

  1. What did Dally ask Two-Bit to give him at the hospital?

a. His switchbladeb. A gun

c. A smoked. A hug

  1. Where did Ponyboy and Johnny find Dally to ask for help?

a. Tim Shepard’s houseb. Buck Merrill’s house

c. At the drive-ind. At the Dingo

  1. Ponyboy has to work really hard for a better life because he is a Greaser. This is an example of:

a. man vs. manb. man vs. self

c. man vs. natured. man vs. society

  1. Who was badly beaten by the Socs?

a. Johnnyb. Ponyboy

c. Two-Bitd. Soda

  1. What was Ponyboy’s last name?

a. Matthews b. Curtis

c. Randled. Winston

  1. What was the name of the Soc who spied on the Socs for the Greasers?

a. Marciab. Randy

c. Bobd. Cherry

  1. At the beginning of the novel, who did Ponyboy go to the movies with?

a. Johnnyb. Soda

c. Darryd. no one, he went alone

  1. The setting of The Outsiders is:

a. Tulsa, Oklahoma in the mid-1960’s

b. Dallas, Texas in the early 1960’s

c. Present day Tulsa, Oklahoma

d. Dallas, Texas in the 1980’s

  1. Whose idea was it to run away?

a. Johnny’sb. Steve’s

c. Ponyboy’sd. Soda’s

  1. After Bob’s murder, who sent Ponyboy and Johnny to the abandoned church?

a. Dallyb. Buck c. Soda d. Randy

  1. What was the name of the novel Ponyboy read to Johnny?

a. The Carpetbaggers

b. Rumble Fish

c. Gone with the Wind

d. Great Expectations

  1. How many people died during the novel?

a. 4b. 3

c. 2d. 1

  1. Who decided fighting was not going to solve anything?

a. Ponyboyb. Steve

c. Dallyd. Bob

  1. Who does Ponyboy feel is ashamed to be fighting in the rumble with the Greasers?

a. Ponyboy himselfb. Darry

c. Sodad. Two-Bit

  1. Randy wouldn’t be in the rumble because he ______.

a. misses Bob too much

b. is scared

c. is sick of fighting

d. is afraid the Greasers will win

  1. The day after the fire, while reading an article in the newspaper, Pony ______.

a. tries to hide the picture because of his hair

b. finds out he is being blamed for murder

c. learns there will be a hearing and he and Soda might have to go to a boys’

home

d. sees a thank you note from the parents of the kids they saved

  1. In Ponyboy’s mind, what did Mickey Mouse symbolize?

a. the loss of what Soda really loved and wanted

b. the advantages enjoyed by Socs

c. Soda’s athletic ability

d. living in the country

  1. What did the Greaser’s long hair symbolize?

a. pride in their good looks

b. dread of barbers

c. their identity as a unique group of people

d. fear of authority

  1. What did sunsets represent to Pony and Cherry?

a. Dally’s anger and wildness

b. the fire at the church

c. the things Greasers and Socs have in common or share

d. the differences between those with money and those without it

  1. Why did Johnny start carrying a six-inch switchblade?

a. He needed it after he killed Bob.

b. After he was jumped by the Socs, he wanted it for protection.

c. He uses it to show off.

d. All Greasers have Switchblades.

  1. What was Johnny’s translation of “Nothing Gold Can Stay”?

a. You will never be able to keep your money.

b. Innocence allows you to see the world in a positive way.

c. People always lose their jewelry.

d. Gold has no real value.

  1. When Pony came home late the night he met Cherry at the drive-in, Darry______.

a. tells him to go to bed.

b. gets mad because Pony did not do his chores before going to the movies

c. tells Pony he should have called if he were going to be so late.

d. hits Pony when they argue

  1. In the letter Johnny writes to Ponyboy, how does he say he feels about dying?

a. He wished it could have been sooner.

b. He didn’t mind dying because saving the kids was worth it.

c. Life had been too short; he had so much more to live for.

d. He wanted to die at home so he could be with his parents.

  1. Who said “...you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.” (147) ?
  1. Johnny
  2. Ponyboy
  3. Dally
  4. Two-Bit
  1. The Outsiders is largely about the relationship between ______.

a. three brothers and their friends

b. Ponyboy and Johnny

c. the Greasers and Socs

d. Johnny and Dally

  1. At the end of The Outsiders, the reader should realize it is all an example of which of the following literary devices:

a. metaphor

b. allusion

c. flashback

d. idiom