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The Outsiders
Section Three Comprehension Questions
Chapter Seven
1. What condition is Johnny in after the fire? Why would being crippled be worse for
Johnny than for someone else?
2. Randy says that Bob always wanted his parents to say “No” to him. He says, “That’s
what we all want, really.” Do you think this statement is accurate?
3. How has Ponyboy’s view of the Socs changed? Why did Pony think it was better to see
Socs as “just guys”.
Chapter Eight
4. What does Ponyboy mean when he says, “we could get along without anyone but
Johnny?”
5. If Darry didn’t have Soda and Pony, why would he be a Soc?
6. Ponyboy talks about his feeling that something bad is going to happen that night. What
do you guess might happen?
7. Why does Ponyboy turn and ask Cherry, “Can you see the sunset real good from the
West Side?”
Chapter Nine
8. Why do each of the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
9. Why does Ponyboy think that he, Darryl, and the others do not really belong with the
Brumley Boys and Tim Sheppard’s gang?What are Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy?
What do you think they mean?
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10. What are Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy? What do you think they mean?