Chapters 1-3 The Outsiders

When Ponyboy is talking to Cherry and he says, “I couldn’t ever cut anyone,” What
does this reveal about his character?

• He is selfish and dishonest
• He is a good, sensitive, compassionate person
• He has courage and strength
• He does not know right from wrong

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Who is the narrator of the story?

• Johnny Cade
• Dallas Winston
• an outside observer
• Ponyboy Curtis

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"You don't ever use your head" is a quote ABOUT which character?

• Steve
• Johnny
• Ponyboy
• Two Bit 

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Which character is being described? "He was cocky, smart, and Soda’s best buddy since grade school.-He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward, and he could drive anything on wheels." 

• Dally 
• Two-Bit
• Soda
• Steve

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"He had a nervous, suspicious look in his eyes, and that besting that he got from the Socs didn't help matters. He was the gang's pet, everyone's kid brother."

• Dally Winston
• Johnny Cade
• Steve Randle
• Two-Bit Matthews

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What do Cherry and Ponyboy have in common?

• They both like sunsets.
• They both like fast cars.
• They both like watching snow fall.  

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When Pony gets home late, Darry ...

• calls the police.
• tells Pony to go to bed.
• hits Pony when they argue.
• gets mad at Pony for not doing his chores.

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What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

• They were killed in a drive by
• They left their kids
• They died in a car accident
• They went on a trip and never came back

This character once spent time on the streets of New York in gang fights, and has done a lot of time in jail. He doesn't like to follow the law.

• Dally
• Darry
• Sodapop
• Johnny

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Who loves horses and loved a horse named Mickey Mouse?

• Sodapop
• Ponyboy
• Dally
• Cherry

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