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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. How many brothers does Ponyboy have?

2. When Dally comes to check on Johnny and Ponyboy at the church, where does he take them to eat?

3. What celebrity does Ponyboy wish he looked like?

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

5. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What strikes Johnny about the characters in Gone With The Wind?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens when Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends show up as they are walking from the drive-in with the greasers?

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

10. What do Johnny and Ponyboy do in the vacant lot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message is implied at the end of the novel? Is the story intended to inspire hope? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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