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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Johnny realize about the Socs in the blue car?
(a) That they are the ones who beat him up so badly.
(b) That they are his friends.
(c) That they are greasers.
(d) That they are Soda and Darry.

2. What does the Shepherd gang's whistle mean?
(a) "Who's there?"
(b) "The cops are coming!"
(c) "Run!"
(d) "All clear."

3. Where do Johnny and Ponyboy get "trapped" at the park?
(a) At the bike racks.
(b) In a tree.
(c) At the fountain.
(d) In the sandbox.

4. What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A police report.
(d) A letter from Soda.

5. What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?
(a) 6:00 am.
(b) 2:30 am.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 10:00 pm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Johnny ask Dally when he comes to the church?

2. How many brothers does Ponyboy have?

3. Where is Dallas Winston from?

4. After the fight in the park, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy they need?

5. In Ponyboy's view, what is the only thing that makes him a greaser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jerry say when Ponyboy tells him that he and Johnny are wanted for murder?

2. Describe the major event that occurs in Chapter 4 and how is a turning point in the novel.

3. What injuries do Ponyboy and Johnny sustain in the fire?

4. What does Ponyboy realize that he has in common with Cherry?

5. What do Johnny and Ponyboy talk about one morning while watching the sunrise?

6. Describe the gang known as the "greasers".

7. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

8. How does Ponyboy realize that Darry truly cares for him?

9. What happens when Ponyboy comes home late in Chapter 3?

10. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

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