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The Outsiders: Chapters 3-4
Instructions: Read chapters 3-4. Then, answer the questions below by circling the BEST
answer. Cite your proof by writing the page # in the blank provided.
1. According to Cherry, what was the biggest difference between Greasers and Socs?
A) the amount of money each family had
B) the Socs had more girls in their group
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C) how each group deals with emotions
D) the side of town each lives on
2. What was the name of Sodapop’s horse?
A) Bugs Bunny
B) Tweety Bird
C) Mickey Mouse
D) Greaser Girl
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3. What natural phenomenon makes Cherry’s and Ponyboy’s world similar?
A) each group can look at the same stars
B) both groups can view the sunset
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C) it rains no matter what side of town you live in
D) Greasers and Socs grow up eventually
4. Why did Two-Bit slap Ponyboy hard across the side of the head?
A) because Ponyboy criticized Darry
B) because he made a reference to Johnny’s life at home
C) because Ponyboy made a “D” on his report card
D) because he walked alone after the movies and got jumped
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5. Who said, “. . .if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi, well
it’s not personal or anything.”?
A) Marcia
B) Cherry
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C) Sandy
D) Bob
6. According to Darry, why was it bad for Ponyboy to come home so late?
A) he could easily get mugged again by the Socs
B) he and Soda could be placed in a boys’ home
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C) the police could blame him for something he didn’t do
D) he would worry too much about Ponyboy
7. What did Darry do to Ponyboy for the first time?
A) he laughed at one of Ponyboy’s jokes
B) he made him sleep outside
C) he let Ponyboy skip school
D) he hit Ponyboy
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8. Why did the Socs confront Ponyboy and Johnny at the park?
A) because the Socs had them outnumbered
B) because they had picked up Cherry and Marcia
C) because the Greasers had thrown rocks at their car
D) because Ponyboy had outscored one of them on a test
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9. Why was Ponyboy not aware of Johnny’s location while the Socs were attacking
them at the park?
A) he had been knocked out
B) they had taken Johnny behind the bushes
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C) one Soc had driven off with Johnny
D) Ponyboy was being held underwater
10. How did Johnny save Ponyboy during their confrontation with the Socs?
A) he killed Bob, one of the Socs
B) he ran to get Darry and the other greasers
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C) he was able to knock two of the Socs out
D) he pulled a knife out and threatened them
11. After they left the park, Johnny and Ponyboy first went to find –
A) Darry
B) the police
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C) Dally
D) Sodapop
12. Which of the following was NOT a part of the instructions given to Pony and
Johnny?
A) take the 3:15 train to Windrixville
B) hitchhike to New York City
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C) buy a week’s supply of food
D) look for an abandoned church
13. How did Ponyboy find Jay’s Mountain?
A) he located it on a map
B) he saw it in the distance
C) he asked Soda for directions
D) he asked a farmer for directions
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14. Why was Pony wearing clothes that were too big for him?
A) he had to borrow them because he had gotten wet
B) he wanted to travel in disguise in order to elude the police
C) he didn’t own any clothes the right size
D) those were the first clothes that he stole
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15. According to Pony and Johnny, what did they need after leaving the park?
A) a map, a car, some money
B) a plan, some money, a gun
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C) a weapon, food, new clothes
D) a girlfriend, some luck, some help