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Outsiders Study Guide
Chapters 1-2
1.
What items of jewelry did the Soc leader like to wear and use as weapons?
2.
Why did Ponyboy consider Soda his favorite older brother?
3.
Why did the Curtis brothers live alone?
4.
What kind of a student was Ponyboy?
5.
Why did Ponyboy go to the movies alone?
Chapters 3-4
7.
How did Soda react when Mickey Mouse was sold?
8.
According to Bob, what was a "Greaser"?
9.
How did Darry react to Ponyboy's getting home late?
10.
After Ponyboy found Johnny, where did the two go?
11.
Why did Cherry agree to go with Bob in his Mustang, even though she knew he'd
been drinking?
Chapters 5-7
13.
Which Soc followed them after the movies and why?
14.
Why did Cherry volunteer for such a position?
15.
Name the poet and the poem that Ponyboy recited to describe a Jay Mountain
sunrise.
16.
Why didn't Johnny bleach his hair too?
17.
Who came to visit the boys on their fifth day of hiding?
Chapters 8-10
19.
Why did Cherry refuse Ponyboy's plea that she visit Johnny?
20.
Which two people stepped forward to begin the fight?
21.
What were Johnny's last words for Ponyboy?
22.
What happened to Ponyboy minutes after police arrived at the vacant lot?
23.
What item did Johnny leave for Ponyboy?
Chapters 11-12
25.
What two incorrect facts did Ponyboy reveal to Randy when discussing Bob's
death?
26.
Why wasn't Johnny upset about dying?
27.
What strange behaviors did Ponyboy start to display after returning to school?
28.
What proposition did the English teacher offer to help Ponyboy earn a "C" for the
semester?
29.
What possible court decision worried all the Curtis brothers?
31.
Which of the following was a conflict
faced by Ponyboy?
32.
Which two Greasers spent time in a
reformatory?
Dallas Winston and Curly Shepard
Getting along with his brother Soda
Darry Curtis and Two-Bit Matthews
Having mean parents
Randy and Bob Shelton
Being jumped by Socs
Steve Randle and Tim Shepard
Handling his difficult school work
33.
The time setting for The Outsiders is
which decade?
34.
What topic did Ponyboy choose for his
English essay?
1990's
His brother Soda
1960's
His favorite poet, Robert Frost
2000's
The tragic events of the past week
1940's
The tragic loss of his parents
35.
What caused the church fire on Jay
Mountain?
36.
Which three characters were Socs?
Ponyboy, Cherry, and Randy
Lightning struck the roof
Cherry, Darry, and Randy
A trash fire got out of control
Bob, Randy, and Marcia
Children played with matches left inside
Dally, Two-Bit, and Johnny
A candle was left burning
37.
What did Cherry and Ponyboy both
enjoy?
38.
What event caused Ponyboy to finally
accept Johnny's death?
Visiting art museums
The hearing judge pronounced him
acquitted of all charges.
Listening to Dally's stories
His English teacher gave him the chance
to raise his poor English grade.
Watching movies that starred Paul
Newman
He saw Dally Winston gunned down by
police.
Watching sunsets
He found Johnny's good-bye letter tucked
inside Gone with the Wind.
39.
What is the major difference between
Greasers and Socs, according to Ponyboy?
40.
Why did Johnny accept his death so
peacefully?
Socs had cars while Greasers rode bikes.
He knew he gave his life for a worthy
cause.
Greasers smoked while Socs did not.
He knew his parents could never pay for
his hospital bills.
Socs didn't feel anything while Greasers
felt too violently.
He thought death would be easier than
turning himself in to police.
Greasers wore leather jackets while Socs
wore madras.
He knew he'd never graduate from high
school anyway.
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
1.
2.
superiority
reeling
Northerners who went South to profit after hesitated or stuttered
the Civil War
walking unsteadily
cruel and fierce
the quality of being unconcerned or distant
strong, well-developed muscles
admired or adored greatly
the feeling of being better than others
3.
clammy
4.
quivering
one that is cast out by society
breathed in
struck lightly with a quick, sharp motion
shaking or moving with a slight trembling
motion
a golden or cream-colored horse with a
white tail
a variation of pool played with twenty-one
balls
sweaty or damp
smothered or kept in check
5.
smoldering
6.
imploringly
in a begging manner
hesitated or stuttered
showing suppressed anger or hate
the act of despising
slang word for a sissy or wimp
in a begging manner
not able to reach an understanding of
showing suppressed anger or hate
7.
drew
8.
outcast
utter sounds in trembling tones
breathed in
generosity or kindliness
generosity or kindliness
overall quality or character as judged by
people in general
struck lightly with a quick, sharp motion
one that is cast out by society
breathed in
9.
idolized
10.
palomino
slang word for a sissy or wimp
with no feeling
sweaty or damp
confused or puzzled
admired or adored greatly
a golden or cream-colored horse with a
white tail
a variation of pool played with twenty-one
balls
cruel and fierce
11.
numbly
12.
editorials
distorting the face and expressing pain
articles giving the views of the editor or
publishers
the quality of being unconcerned or distant
distorting the face and expressing pain
with no feeling
confused or puzzled
strong, well-developed muscles
with bravery and glory