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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. Who is delusional about Johnny's death?

2. What time does Ponyboy get home before the rumble?

3. Who is present at Ponyboy's hearing?

4. What prognosis do the doctors give the critically injured character in Chapter 7?

5. Who has a fever and isn't feeling very well while he is at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Ponyboy think about Bob in Chapter 11?

2. Explain how Dally dies.

3. What do the newspaper articles say about Ponyboy?

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

5. How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital after Johnny's death?

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

7. What does Soda say to Ponyboy and Darry about their fighting?

8. What prognosis do the doctors give Johnny?

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

10. Why is Ponyboy sick after the rumble?

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

Discuss the theme of social and/or class division in the novel. Is the rivalry senseless? What motivates the rivalry between groups?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of abandonment in the novel. What actions by the characters, or events, in the story exhibit this theme? What symbols (the vacant lot, the church, etc.) point to a theme of abandonment? What is the significance of the novel's title to this theme?

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