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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 does Ponyboy say killed Bob?

2. What has Dally done to make the cops chase him in Chapter 10?

3. What is the result of Ponyboy's hearing?

4. Who shoots Dally?

5. Who tells Ponyboy that he will not be going to the rumble?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the rumble get started?

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

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

4. Explain how Dally dies.

5. What happens when the police pull Dally and Ponyboy over as they are on the way to the hospital?

6. How does Ponyboy act tough at the grocery store?

7. What prognosis do the doctors give Johnny?

8. What happens at Ponyboy's court hearing?

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

10. What do the newspaper articles say about Ponyboy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the plot elements of The Outsiders. Identify the impetus for the story, major events, climax, and denouement.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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