The Outsiders Book Quiz

What is the best word choice to describe Marcia's tone on page 30 when she says, _{"Sure. If he gets killed or something, you just bury him. No sweat"?} 

• sarcastic

• condescending

• complimentary

• sympathetic

Which of the following BEST reveals that Cherry is unafraid of Dally?

• Then she smiled softly, and I knew she had sized him up right. -page 24

• She gave him an incredulous look, and then she threw her Coke in his face. -page 24

• "Please leave us alone," she said. "Why don't you be nice and leave us alone?" -page 22

• "I wouldn't drink it if I was starving in the desert." -page 22

Which of the following BEST reveals that Ponyboy trusts Cherry?

• He told her his full name. - page 22

• He told Cherry that he's seen her barrel race and that she's good. - page 23

• Ponyboy remained with Cherry after she poured her Coke on Dally. - page 24

• Ponyboy told Cherry the story of how the Socs had attacked Johnny. - page 31

What is the main idea of this paragraph from page 21? Read the entire paragraph in the book.
_{"I wouldn't have felt so embarrassed if they had been greasy girls ... She turned around and gave him a cool stare."} 

• Dally is speaking rudely to soc girls, and they and Ponyboy are getting anoyed by his comments

• Greasers were trying to pick up girls at the movie theater 

• Two girls were repulsed by the appearance of Dally at the movies

• Ponyboy is making the soc girls feel uncomfortable because he invited Dally to sit with them

How does Ponyboy's relationship with Johnny differ from his relationship with Darry in "The Outsiders"?

• Ponyboy feels more understood by Johnny than by Darry.

• Ponyboy respects Darry more than Johnny.

• Ponyboy and Johnny have a formal relationship, unlike his casual relationship with Darry.

• Ponyboy sees Johnny as a rival, while he looks up to Darry.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Choose the synonym for the word "tuff" as it's used in the following sentence from page 21:
_{"They were tuff-looking girls - dressed sharp and really good looking."}

• scary

• brave

• nice

• cool

What type of literary devices are being used in the following sentence from page 27?
_{"I looked fearfully over my shoulder and there was Two-Bit, grinning like a Chessy cat."}

• Allusion and metaphor

• Metaphor and simile

• Simile and personification

• Simile and allusion

What was Hinton's purpose in including alliteration in the following excerpt from page 4?
_{"So, I stood here like a bump on a log while they surrounded me. I don't use my head. They walked around slowly, silently, smiling."}

• To show that Ponyboy was so scared of socs that he couldn't even move

• To allow the reader to picture the socs waiting to pounce like a snake

• To allow the reader to understand that Ponyboy doesn't think sometimes

• To illustrate how the slow the socs are moving because they're taking their time

Which of the following does NOT apply to Ponyboy?

• his parents died in an accident

• he likes Soda better than Dally

• he loves to read

• he is fifteen

What was S.E. Hinton's primary purpose in writing ^{_{The Outsiders}}?

• to persuade kids to not join gangs

• to express her feelings about her hometown

• to inform readers about the dangers of gangs

• to entertain readers with a real-life topic