The Outsiders Chapter 10-12

Of what did Pony try to convince himself on the way home from the hospital?

• It was important to be a member of a gang.

• He could get along with the Socs.

• Johnny was not dead.

• Things would be different but better.

What was Pony's reaction when Randy talked about Johnny?

• He told Randy to shut up.

• He began to cry.

• He hit Randy.

• He told Randy that he had killed Bob and Johnny was not dead.

How did Pony react to the three Socs who bullied him about killing Bob?

• He ignored them.

• He began to cry.

• He busted a bottle and threatened them.

• He ran away.

Johnny's note made several points. Which one was NOT one of Johnny's points?

• There is still good in the world.

• He didn't mind dying for those kids.

• Pony can make whatever he wants of his life.

• He forgives his mother and father.

Why did Dally take the loss of Johnny so hard?

• He never lost a friend before.

• He never thought Johnny would die.

• Johnny was related to him by blood; they were cousins.

• Johnny was the only person in the world he had ever loved.

Read this excerpt from chapter 10: “I knew he would be dead, because Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted.” How do we know that Dally meant to die?

• He left behind a note explaining that he was going to take his life.

• He pointed an unloaded gun at the police and knew they would shoot him.

• He told the doctor in the hospital not to treat his wounds with antibiotics.

• He charged the police with the switchblade and knew they would shoot him

When Ponyboy was sick, why didn’t he eat?

• He felt nauseous all of the time.

• He was protesting Johnny’s death.

• He said everything tasted like bologna.

• He was afraid it would make him sicker.

Even though Ponyboy went after two Socs with a broken bottle, what action let the reader know that Ponyboy wasn’t hardened like a hood?

• Ponyboy told them he was sorry.

• Ponyboy dropped the bottle and ran.

• Ponyboy picked up the broken pieces of the bottle.

• Ponyboy wrote them a letter of apology.

Why was Soda in a bad mood?

• A Soc called him a dropout.

• He lost his job at the auto shop.

• A man from the government wants to talk with him about Ponyboy.

• The letter from Sandy came back in the mail unopened.

What did Ponyboy and Darry promise Soda?

• They would beat up the Soc that called him names.

• They would talk things out instead of fighting.

• They would write Sandy a letter for him.

• They would clean up the house