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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. Why can't Ponyboy speak when he hears of Johnny's condition?
(a) He is afraid he will cry.
(b) Darry covers his mouth.
(c) He is in shock.
(d) The doctor tells him to be silent.

2. The first group to ______ will lose the rumble.
(a) Kill someone.
(b) Cry.
(c) Pull a gun.
(d) Run.

3. Why does Ponyboy call Cherry a traitor?
(a) Because she slaps him.
(b) Because she is dating Randy.
(c) Because she will not go visit Johnny.
(d) Because she is lying to him about the Socs.

4. How does Ponyboy want to make Darry proud?
(a) By saving Darry's life.
(b) By killing Randy.
(c) By staying out of the rumble.
(d) By fighting well in the rumble.

5. What do the doctors say that makes Ponyboy realize Johnny is dying?
(a) That Ponyboy should go home.
(b) That they should call his mom.
(c) That his room is empty.
(d) That it couldn't hurt for him to have visitors now.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he is dying, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy to do?

2. What does Ponyboy threaten the three Socs at the grocery store with?

3. Where is the rumble to take place?

4. What kind of car does Buck Merrill drive?

5. Which of the characters is in critical condition after the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dally ask Two-Bit for in the hospital?

2. What happens when the police pull Dally and Ponyboy over as they are on the way to the hospital?

3. What does Darry do while Ponyboy is sick?

4. Where has Sandy gone by Chapter 7, and why?

5. What do Ponyboy and Randy talk about when Randy comes to visit him?

6. What makes Ponyboy realize that Johnny is dying?

7. What prognosis do the doctors give Johnny?

8. How do readers realize that Ponyboy is in denial and delusional?

9. Why does Ponyboy have to write a semester theme?

10. What does Johnny do when his mother comes to the hospital?

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