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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. Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy wakes up in the church?

2. What does Johnny think he and Ponyboy should do instead of hiding out in the church?

3. What part of town is Ponyboy from?

4. To whom does Johnny compare the southern gentlemen in the book he and Ponyboy are reading?

5. Dally says the greasers have a spy on their side. Who is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what does Ponyboy see as differences between him and his peers?

4. What is Ponyboy's reaction to cutting and dyeing his hair?

5. Why does Cherry act as a spy for the greasers?

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

7. How do Johnny and Ponyboy realize that they are not alone at the park?

8. What does Soda tell Ponyboy in the letter he sends with Dally?

9. What happens when Dally tries to give the Soc girls a soda at the drive-in?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different characters' beliefs about violence. What events shape or change their view of violence? Do they think it's a necessary evil?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the characters in the novel are united by a sense of belonging or wanting to belong. How is Johnny's story specifically reflective of this?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationships between the Curtis brothers. What is Ponyboy's relationship with Darry like? With Soda? How do these relationships change throughout the novel? What events change these relationships, and how?

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