The Outsiders: Chapters 4-12

How does Dally react to the news that Johnny killed Bob?

• Dally starts to cry and admits he has been a bad influence

• Dally freaks out and makes them get in the car with him as he drives them to a safe house

• Dally approves and gives them money and tells them a place to hideout

• Dally acts cold and doesn't help them

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

At the church, what do Johnny and Pony read together? And why does Jonny like this book so much?

• Winnie the Pooh. Johnny likes how important friendship is in the story.

• Tom Sawyer. Johnny likes how smooth-talking Tom is--it reminds him of Dally.

• Treasure Island. Johnny likes how Jim is able to have an adventure somewhere new

• Gone with the Wind. Johnny likes it so much because he likes how gallant the southern gentleman are.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

Who writes to Ponyboy after Pony and Johnny go into hiding?

• Darry

• Two-Bit

• Soda

• Steve

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Who is spying on the Socs for the Greasers? Why?

• Cherry. She feels she started this whole thing.

• Darry. He's still good friends with some of the guys on the football team.

• Marcia. She's started secretly dating Two-Bit.

• Randy. He feels guilty about what happened to Johnny.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What do Johnny and Pony assume must have started the fire?

• They worry one of the kids got ahold of the gun

• They figure one of their discarded cigarettes set the church on fire by accident

• They knew people were shooting off fireworks earlier

• They were playing cowboys earlier in the day and didn't put out their fire well enough

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Dally get angry with Johnny at the Dairy Queen? Why does Dally get so upset?

• Johnny tells Dally to buzz off. Dally gets upset because Johnny is closer to Dally than anyone and Dally doesn't like being pushed away.

• Johnny says he is going to turn himself in to the cops. Dally is upset because he says that Johnny could go to jail. He doesn’t want Johnny to become a hardened criminal like him.

• Johnny says nobody misses him. Dally yells at him because he insists that isn't true.

• Johnny feels bad about killing Bob. Dally yells at him to toughen up--"It was Bob or Ponyboy," Dally says, "Would you rather have Ponyboy dead and that Soc alive?"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Why does Dally go into the burning church?

• To save the children

• To save Ponyboy

• To save Johnny

• To get rid of the gun

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What does the paper print about Johnny and Ponyboy after the fire?

• It prints that they are Juvenile Delinquents turned heroes

• It prints that they are dangerous murderers who should have never been allowed near children

• It prints that they are heroes and upstanding citizens

• It prints that they are Socs rather than Greasers

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is Dally so determined to win the fight against the Socs?

• He wants to get even with them for Johnny

• He wants to prove he's not out of the rumble

• He wants to show that he's just as smart as any Soc

• He wants to prove he's no hero

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What does Sodapop like about fighting?

• Soda likes fights because it’s action, like a contest

• Soda likes fights because he likes stomping on the other guy.

• Soda likes fighting because he likes to show off his muscles

• Soda thinks the only good reason to fight is for self-defense

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3