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Grade 8 The Outsiders
Ponyboy says, "I wondered about them the (Soc) girls I mean."
  1. This foreshadows that Johnny will indeed use his switchblade later to protect Ponyboy.
  2. This foreshadows that Pony will later meet a couple of Soc girls, Marcia and Cherry.
  3. This foreshadows the flight of Johnny & Pony after Johnny kills Bob.
  4. This foreshadows that there will be much bloodshed later which may all have been cause by his own hand. This is also an example of symbolism.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Where did Dally take Pony after the rumble?
  1. To the hospital emergency room
  2. To the movies
  3. To the hospital to see Johnny
  4. Home
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Why is Soda upset after returning home from work?
  1. He feels like he's stuck in a dead end job.
  2. His letter to Sandy is returned unopened.
  3. Ponyboy is flunking out of school.
  4. He found out that the judge is sending Soda and Pony to a boy's home.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Ponyboy looks at Bob's picture in the yearbook and:
  1. Sees it change to a picture of Johnny
  2. Tears the page out in anger
  3. Overcome with guilt for Bob's death, he starts to sob uncontrollably
  4. Tries to see Bob through the eyes of others
Grade 8 The Outsiders
He gives up college to work for his family:
  1. Darry
  2. Ponyboy
  3. Sodapop
  4. Johnny
Grade 8 The Outsiders
He was the wisecracker of the greasers:
  1. Sodapop
  2. Dally
  3. Two-Bit
  4. Steve
Grade 8 The Outsiders
What happened when Johnny, Pony and Dally returned to the church?
  1. The preacher found them
  2. They blew up the church
  3. The church had caught on fire
  4. The police had surrounded the building and were waiting for them
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Pony and Cherry both watching sunsets is symbolic of:
  1. the end of the day
  2. a shared interest and sensitivity to beauty and nature
  3. how their worlds are not so different after all
  4. both b and c
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Why did Johnny and Pony go to Jay Mountain?
  1. To hide out in the backwoods
  2. To hide out at the church there
  3. To get across the state line
  4. To meet Two-Bit
Grade 8 The Outsiders
What did Pony decide was the reason Dally couldn't take Johnny's death?
  1. Dally made Johnny go back into the burning building and was therefore the cause of Johnny's death.
  2. Dally couldn't deal with any death
  3. Dally couldn't handle reality
  4. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved
Grade 8 The Outsiders
At the end of his visit with Randy, what does Ponyboy conclude about him?
  1. He is unable to forgive Johnny
  2. He is trying to cover up for Bob
  3. He is a mean, cold blooded Soc
  4. He is really a good guy
Grade 8 The Outsiders
When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news does he bring?
  1. The police are looking for them towards Texas.
  2. Cherry is a spy for the Greasers.
  3. The Socs and Greasers are having a rumble the next night.
  4. All of the above
Grade 8 The Outsiders
What does the following quote foreshadow: "We were careful with our cigarettes-if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it."
  1. This foreshadows that Johnny will indeed use his switchblade later to protect Ponyboy.
  2. This foreshadows the flight of Johnny & Pony after Johnny kills Bob.
  3. This foreshadows that things are about to get worse when Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped and Bob will be killed leading to the tragic chain of events in the story.
  4. This foreshadows that the church will catch on fire.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Why was Pony late coming home from the nightly double?
  1. He and Johnny fell asleep at the movie
  2. He got into a fight
  3. He and Johnny fell asleep looking at the stars
  4. They were busy talking to Cherry
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Johnny's note made several points. Which one was NOT one of Johnny's points?
  1. There is still good in the world.
  2. He didn't mind dying for those kids.
  3. Pony can make whatever he wants of his life.
  4. He forgives his mother and father.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
What do Ponyboy and Darry agree to do for Soda's sake?
  1. Stop fighting
  2. Help him get over Sandy
  3. Save money to buy Soda a horse
  4. Make him go back to school to continue his education
Grade 8 The Outsiders
He is the dark-eyed, frightened "mascot" of the greasers:
  1. Darry
  2. Ponyboy
  3. Sodapop
  4. Johnny
Grade 8 The Outsiders
He is the happy-go-lucky brother that is "movie-star" handsome:
  1. Darry
  2. Ponyboy
  3. Sodapop
  4. Johnny
Grade 8 The Outsiders
What did Johnny buy at the store in Windrexville?
  1. Peroxide and baloney
  2. Junk food and beer
  3. Playing cards and a copy of "Gone With the Wind"
  4. Both a and c
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