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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Assignment Packet
This novel is broken down into 5 sections. For each section there are 10 vocabulary words and 10 comprehension
questions. Vocabulary will be assigned at the beginning of each section. Questions will be assigned as we finish
reading the section.
Directions:
1. Vocabulary – On the following “Visual Vocabulary” pages use a dictionary to define the vocabulary words,
and create a sentence using the correct sentence formula that’s been provided in class.
2. Questions – Answer all questions using complete sentences. For all sections, question number one asks for
a summary of that section – be sure to write a well-thought-out summary on the “Summary Page.”
Section 1 - Chapters 1-2
1. suspicious
2. irresistibly
3. suffocate
4. incredulous
5. nonchalantly
6. fiery
7. vaguely
8. rebellious
9. stalked
10. resignedly
Section 2 - Chapters 3-4
1. ornery
2. bleak
3. aloofness
4. elite
5. hermit
6. winced
7. reformatory
8. premonition
9. contemptuously
10. abandoned
Section 3 - Chapters 5-7
1. Siege
2. Eluded
3. Imploringly
4. Plasma
5. Surveyed
6. Fiend
7. Gorged
8. Conviction
9. Racking
10. Jolt
Section 4 - Chapters 8-9
1.faltered
2. divert
3.wisecracks
4.ruefully
5.clenching
6.contempt
7.agony
8.awed
9.somersault
10.delinquints
Section 5 - Chapters 10-12
1. defiance
2. sarcasm
3. gallantry
4. stupor
5. frugal
6. ember
7. insolvent
8. destitute
9. delirious
10.smolder
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Summary Page
Section 1 - Chapters 1-2
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Section 2 - Chapters 3-4
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Section 3 - Chapters 5-7
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Section 4 - Chapters 8-9
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Section 5 - Chapters 10-12
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Comprehension Questions – THE OUTSIDERS –
SECTION 1 – Chapters 1-2
1. Summary (See summary Sheet)
2. What happens to Ponyboy on his way home from the movies?
3. Briefly describe the conflict between the Greasers and the Socs?
4. What happened to the Curtis brothers’ parents?
5. How is Ponyboy different from the rest of the Greasers?
6. In one well written sentence, characterize Darry.
7. In one well written sentence, characterize Sodapop.
8. List the (4) greasers who are at the movie ‘with’ Cherry & Marcia.
9. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry while standing in line for popcorn?
10. Explain what Cherry means when she says, “Things are rough all over.”
Comprehension Questions – THE OUTSIDERS –
SECTION 2 - Chapters 3-4
1. Summary (See summary Sheet)
2. What does Cherry say is the real separation between the Socs and the Greasers?
3. Who is Mickey Mouse and why is he so important in Sodapop’s life?
4. Why does Ponyboy remind Cherry that they both watch the same sunsets?
5. Why is Ponyboy surprised when Cherry tells him with whom she might be likely to fall in love?
6. Explain Ponyboy’s motivation for running away.
7. What did the Socs do to make Johnny kill Bob?
8. In one well-written sentence, characterize Dally.
9. What does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny to take with them to Windrixville?
10. How long do you think the boys will be able to hide out at the church?
Comprehension Questions – THE OUTSIDERS –
SECTION 3 - Chapters 5-7
1. Summary (See summary Sheet)
2. Why is Ponyboy’s hair so important to him?
3. Explain the meaning of the poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” from chapter 5.
4. When Dally comes to the abandoned church, be brings Ponyboy a letter from Sodapop. Describe the
contents of the letter.
5. Who is the spy for the Greasers?
6. Why does Johnny decide to turn himself in?
7. In one well-written sentence, characterize Dally’s relationship with Johnny.
8. What do Johnny and Ponyboy do when they know the children are in the church? Are they scared?
9. What does the doctor say will happen to Johnny?
10. What Soc wants to talk to Ponyboy? Why?
Comprehension Questions –
THE OUTSIDERS –
SECTION 4 - Chapters 8-9
1. Summary (See summary Sheet)
2. Explain Ponyboy’s words when he visits
Johnny in the hospital: “I figured that
Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny
Cade.”
3. What is Johnny’s reaction when the nurse
tells him that his mother is at the hospital to
see him?
4. What reason does Cherry give Ponyboy for
not going to see Johnny in the hospital?
5. In one well-written sentence, describe the
mood at the Curtis house just before the
rumble.
6. Ponyboy feels the only reason to fight is selfdefense. According to his survey, why do
these others fight?
 Darry  Two-Bit  Soda  Steve 7. Who comes late to the rumble? What effect
does his late entrance have?
8. What kind of weapons do the Greasers and
Socs use in the rumble?
9. Where does Dally take Ponyboy after the
rumble?
10. What are Johnny’s last words?
Comprehension Questions – THE OUTSIDERS –
SECTION 5 – Chapters 10-12
1. Summary (See summary Sheet)
2. Why can’t Dally accept Johnny’s death?
3. Does Dally want to die? Explain.
4. Why does Ponyboy collapse the night of the rumble?
5. What does Johnny give to the nurse for Ponyboy?
6. What thoughts are triggered in Ponyboy’s mind when he sees Bob in the yearbook?
7. Who does Ponyboy tell Randy was the person who killed Bob?
8. What does Ponyboy do with the broken bottle glass that makes Two-Bit know that Ponyboy will not get
tough?
9. In the letter Johnny writes Ponyboy, what does he ask Ponyboy to tell Dally?
10. What is the subject of Ponyboy’s theme for English class?