The Outsiders –
Ch 7 Quiz
This is NOT open book. Do NOT let anyone else see
your answers. You will have 60 seconds to choose each
answer choice.
1. Who waited with Ponyboy in the
hospital?
A)Two-Bit and Steve
B)Darry and Sodapop
C)Dally and Cherry
2. What is Ponyboy’s response to
the reporter’s question, “What
would you do right now if you could
do anything you wanted?”
A)Take a bath
B)Go eat
C)Go to the Nightly Double
3. Who looked after Ponyboy after
his brothers went to work?
A)Two-Bit
B)Darry
C)Steve
4. What were Dally’s injuries from
the fire?
A)Broken back with third-degree burns
B)Suffered from smoke inhalation only
C)Badly burned one arm that would be
scarred for the rest of his life.
5. What is the implication that
is made about Soda’s girlfriend
Sandy?
A)She has to move to another school.
B)She is pregnant.
C)She has to leave town because Soda
is abusive.
6. What happens in the
nightmare that has Pony
screaming bloody murder?
A)It is not revealed.
B)He sees his parents involved in
a car accident.
C)He relives the night that Bob
was stabbed.
7. What parenting mistake did
Randy feel Bob’s parents made?
A)They were too strict with him.
B)They did not love him enough.
C)They never told him no.
8. How has Ponyboy’s view of the
Socs changed?
A)He now hates them even more.
B)He now sees them as human
beings with problems.
C)He now sees them as cold and
unfeeling.
9. After reading the morning
paper, what is Ponyboy’s
biggest fear?
A) That he is going to jail for
manslaughter
B) That Dally will be upset because he
was made out to be a hero.
C)That the authorities might put
Sodapop and him in a boys’ home.
10. What item do the Curtis
brothers always keep in the ice
box for breakfast in the morning?
A)Chocolate cake
B)Brownies
C)Cupcakes
Answers
1. Who waited with Ponyboy in the
hospital?
A)Two-Bit and Steve
B)Darry and Sodapop
C)Dally and Cherry
2. What is Ponyboy’s response to
the reporter’s question, “What
would you do right now if you could
do anything you wanted?”
A)Take a bath
B)Go eat
C)Go to the Nightly Double
3. Who looked after Ponyboy after
his brothers went to work?
A)Two-Bit
B)Darry
C)Steve
4. What were Dally’s injuries from
the fire?
A)Broken back with third-degree burns
B)Suffered from smoke inhalation only
C)Badly burned one arm that would be
scarred for the rest of his life.
5. What is the implication that
is made about Soda’s girlfriend
Sandy?
A)She has to move to another school.
B)She is pregnant.
C)She has to leave town because Soda
is abusive.
6. What happens in the
nightmare that has Pony
screaming bloody murder?
A)It is not revealed.
B)He sees his parents involved in
a car accident.
C)He relives the night that Bob
was stabbed.
7. What parenting mistake did
Randy feel Bob’s parents made?
A)They were too strict with him.
B)They did not love him enough.
C)They never told him no.
8. How has Ponyboy’s view of the
Socs changed?
A)He now hates them even more.
B)He now sees them as human
beings with problems.
C)He now sees them as cold and
unfeeling.
9. After reading the morning
paper, what is Ponyboy’s
biggest fear?
A) That he is going to jail for
manslaughter
B) That Dally will be upset because he
was made out to be a hero.
C)That the authorities might put
Sodapop and him in a boys’
home.
10. What item do the Curtis
brothers always keep in the ice
box for breakfast in the morning?
A)Chocolate cake
B)Brownies
C)Cupcakes
How to buy back your points
For each wrong answer, you must do the
following:
 Answer the question in no less than three
sentences to explain the correct response.
 Include a text quote from the book that
supports your explanation.
 Include a page number citation IN
PARENTHESES.