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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?

2. What do the rich kids call Ponyboy and his friends?

3. Who comes to rescue Ponyboy when he gets jumped while walking home?

4. When Ponyboy awakes after passing out in Chapter 6, where is Johnny?

5. Besides Cherry, who is the only person Ponyboy is comfortable talking with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny to do when the come to him for help after the park fight?

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

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

4. Describe the park that Johnny and Ponyboy go to in Chapter 4.

5. Why is Ponyboy nervous about walking home alone from the movies?

6. Why do Johnny and Ponyboy go find Dally after the fight in the park?

7. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry and the others about Darry as they are walking to Two-Bit's house?

8. Describe the differences in how Ponyboy's two brothers treat him.

9. How do the greasers sneak into the drive-in, and why do they do it?

10. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the title of the novel. Who is an "outsider" throughout the story, and what makes that person an "outsider"? What other interpretations of the title are there?

Essay Topic 2

What elements in the novel make the story more real? Discuss elements like point of view, characters, and how thematic elements like violence are handled.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the similarities between the greasers and the Socs. How are they not really all that different from each other? Why does each group think the other is better off? What specific events or conversations in the novel indicate that the two groups have some things in common?

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