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

2. Who is the only person who can tease Darry?

3. How does Ponyboy react when Johnny tells him what has happened in the park?

4. Why does Cherry decide to leave with the Socs instead of walking with Ponyboy and the greasers?

5. What do the Socs do to Ponyboy at the park?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dally do when Johnny asks if his parents are worried about him?

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

5. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

6. What two differences does Cherry point out between the greasers and the Socs?

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

8. What do Cherry and Ponyboy talk about while getting concessions at the drive-in?

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

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

Explain the reasons why The Outsiders may or may not belong to the realistic fiction genre? What other genres could it belong to?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ponyboy's sensitivity with the attitudes of those around him. What characters are completely opposite in that they are tough and/or desensitized to their situations? How does Ponyboy's sensitivity help or hurt him throughout the story? How does it make him easier/more difficult for readers to relate to?

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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