The‌‌Outsiders‌ ‌
Unit‌‌Test‌‌Study‌‌Guide‌ ‌
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Name___________________________‌ ‌
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Directions:‌‌Answer‌‌each‌‌question‌‌and‌‌check‌‌your‌‌answers‌‌as‌‌we‌‌go‌‌over‌‌them‌‌in‌‌class.‌‌ ‌
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Characterization‌:‌‌Identify‌‌which‌‌character‌‌each‌‌statement‌‌is‌‌about.‌ ‌
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1. Considers‌‌Ponyboy‌‌annoying‌‌and‌‌“tag-a-long”‌‌ ‌
2. Gets‌‌drunk‌‌from‌‌just‌‌living‌‌and‌‌understands‌‌everybody‌ ‌
3. Forced‌‌to‌‌be‌‌a‌‌father-figure‌‌to‌‌Pony‌‌and‌‌Soda‌ ‌
4. Known‌‌for‌‌shoplifting‌‌and‌‌his‌‌black‌‌handled‌‌switchblade‌ ‌
5. Works‌‌with‌‌Sodapop‌‌at‌‌the‌‌DX‌‌station‌ ‌
6. Youngest‌‌Greaser‌ ‌
7. Bitter‌‌and‌‌hateful‌‌towards‌‌the‌‌world‌ ‌
8. Lives‌‌in‌‌an‌‌abusive‌‌home‌ ‌
9. His‌‌parents‌‌never‌‌tell‌‌him‌‌“no”‌ ‌
10. Spies‌‌for‌‌the‌‌Greasers‌ ‌
11. Shot‌‌by‌‌the‌‌police‌‌and‌‌died‌ ‌
12. Likes‌‌fighting‌‌to‌‌show‌‌off‌‌muscles‌ ‌
13. The‌‌redhead‌ ‌
14. Enjoys‌‌going‌‌to‌‌the‌‌movies‌‌by‌‌himself‌ ‌
15. Looks‌‌like‌‌his‌‌dad‌ ‌
16. Blue‌‌eyes‌‌full‌‌of‌‌hatred‌‌for‌‌the‌‌world‌ ‌
17. Movie-star‌‌handsome;‌‌“a‌‌doll”‌ ‌
18. “Could‌‌drive‌‌anything‌‌on‌‌wheels”‌ ‌
19. Beaten‌‌badly‌‌by‌‌the‌‌Socs,‌‌enough‌‌to‌‌make‌‌him‌‌nervous‌‌all‌‌the‌‌time‌‌ ‌
20. Tells‌‌Pony‌‌to‌‌“Stay‌‌Gold”‌ ‌
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Plot‌‌Elements‌‌‌Label‌‌the‌‌Plot‌‌Diagram‌ ‌
Conflict‌:‌‌Match‌‌the‌‌conflict‌‌type‌‌with‌‌the‌‌example.‌ ‌
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1. Johnny‌‌kills‌‌Bob‌ ‌
2. Dally‌‌can’t‌‌deal‌‌with‌‌what‌‌has‌‌happened‌‌to‌‌Johnny‌ ‌
3. Sodapop‌‌doesn’t‌‌consider‌‌himself‌‌smart‌‌enough‌‌to‌‌stay‌‌in‌‌school‌ ‌
4. Cherry‌‌says‌‌she‌‌won’t‌‌talk‌‌to‌‌Pony‌‌at‌‌school‌ ‌
5. The‌‌Rumble‌ ‌
6. Socs‌‌vs.‌‌Greasers‌ ‌
7. Pony‌‌vs.‌‌Darry‌
8. Greasers‌‌vs.‌‌circumstances‌ ‌
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Theme:‌:‌‌The‌‌following‌‌are‌‌themes‌‌in‌‌the‌‌outsiders.‌‌Give‌‌evidence‌‌from‌‌the‌‌text‌‌to‌‌support‌‌
each‌‌theme.‌ ‌
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1. Labeling‌‌people‌‌is‌‌often‌‌misleading‌‌and‌‌unfair‌ ‌
2. Violence‌‌and‌‌hate‌‌does‌‌not‌‌solve‌‌problems‌ ‌
3. Loyalty‌‌is‌‌priceless‌‌in‌‌relationships‌‌with‌‌family‌‌and‌‌friends‌ ‌
4. There‌‌is‌‌good‌‌in‌‌the‌‌world,‌‌even‌‌when‌‌things‌‌are‌‌dark‌‌and‌‌confusing.‌‌ ‌
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Poetry:‌:‌‌Answer‌‌the‌‌questions.‌ ‌
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1. What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌message‌‌of‌‌the‌‌poem?‌ ‌
2. What‌‌Literary‌‌device‌‌is‌‌used‌‌in‌‌line‌‌6?‌ ‌
3. What‌‌does‌‌“gold”‌‌represent‌‌in‌‌the‌‌poem?‌ ‌
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General‌‌Comprehension‌:‌‌Answer‌‌the‌‌questions‌‌using‌‌complete‌‌sentences.‌ ‌
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1. From‌‌what‌‌point‌‌of‌‌view‌‌is‌‌the‌‌story‌‌told?‌‌Who‌‌is‌‌the‌‌Narrator?‌ ‌
2. What‌‌are‌‌Ponyboy’s‌‌hobbies?‌ ‌
3. Describe‌‌Johnny‌‌Cade‌ ‌
4. What‌‌caused‌‌Pony‌‌and‌‌Johnny‌‌to‌‌go‌‌into‌‌hiding?‌ ‌
5. How‌‌did‌‌Johnny‌‌and‌‌Pony‌‌spend‌‌their‌‌days‌‌at‌‌the‌‌church?‌ ‌
6. Who‌‌believed‌‌you‌‌should‌‌only‌‌look‌‌out‌‌for‌‌yourself‌‌to‌‌avoid‌‌getting‌‌hurt?‌ ‌
7. Which‌‌character‌‌tells‌‌Pony‌‌that‌‌he‌‌will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌at‌‌the‌‌rumble?‌‌Why?‌ ‌
8. What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌book‌‌of‌‌“The‌‌Outsiders”?‌‌Who‌‌writes‌‌it?‌ ‌
9. The‌‌setting‌‌of‌‌the‌‌outsiders‌‌is…‌ ‌
10. What‌‌does‌‌Ponyboy‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌his‌‌conversation‌‌with‌‌Cherry‌‌after‌‌the‌‌fire?‌ ‌
11. What‌‌does‌‌Pony‌‌mean‌‌when‌‌he‌‌says‌‌“I‌t’s‌‌not‌‌money,‌‌it’s‌‌feeling-‌‌you‌‌don’t‌‌feel‌‌anything‌‌
and‌‌we‌‌feel‌‌too‌‌violently‌”‌ ‌
12. Why‌‌does‌‌Ponyboy‌‌end‌‌up‌‌writing‌‌this‌‌story‌‌down?‌ ‌