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The Outsiders—Open Book Quiz 2
1.How did Two-Bit Mathews get his name? (Ch. 1)
2. For what 2 things was Two-Bit famous? (Ch. 1)
a. long hair & his smilec. switchblade & funny remarks
b. long hair & switchbladed. stealing skills & switchblade
3. Why didn’t Darry go to college? (Ch. 1)
4. What were the names of the 2 girls that Ponyboy , Johnny and Dally met at the drive-in movie? (Ch. 2)
a. Sandy & Sylviac. Marcia & Sylvia
b. Cherry & Marciad. Cherry & Kathy
5. What was the name of Soda’s horse? (Ch. 3)
6. Who did the redhead hate, but could fall in love with if she ever saw him again? (Ch. 3)
a. Johnnyb. Dallyc. Darryd. Ponyboy
7. Who was Dally’s rodeo partner? (Ch. 4)
a. Buck Merrillb. Tim Shepherdc. Curly Shepherd d. Bob Shelton
8. What book did Johnny get when he went into town for he and Ponyboy to read at the church? (Ch. 5)
9. Who wrote the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”? (Ch. 5)
10. On what food did the boys survive during their escape? (Ch. 5)
a. baloney sandwichesc. peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
b. cheese and crackersd. candy bars & potato chips
11. What was Darry’s silent fear?(Ch. 6)
a. Ponyboy flunking out of schoolc. Pony & Soda would turn out like Dally
b. Losing another person he lovedd. The state would split them up
12. What color eyes did Cherry have? (Ch. 8)
a. blueb. grayc. blackd. green
13. What advice did Johnny give Ponyboy before he died? (Ch. 9)
14. What happened to Dally? (Ch. 10)
15. Why does Dally have such a difficult time accepting Johnny’s death? (Ch. 10)
a. Angry because Johnny was a hero. c. He didn’t get to see Johnny before he died.
b. No one cared if Johnny died. d. Johnny was the only one he ever loved.
16. Who was Soda’s girlfriend and what happened to her? (Ch. 12)
17. How did Ponyboy complete his writing assignment for his English class? (Ch. 12)
18. True or False: The Curtis boys like to eat chocolate cake for breakfast.
19. True or False: Soda & his girlfriend were engaged to be married in June.
20. True or False: Randy Anderson said he would not have saved the children from the burning church.
21. True or False: Randy showed up to the rumble.
22. True or False: Johnny was surprised and grateful that his mom came to see him in the hospital.
23. True or False: Cherry visited Johnny in the hospital.
24. True or False: Dally couldn’t make it to the rumble because he was in the hospital.
25. True or False: The last people to see Johnny alive were Dally and Ponyboy.
Writing Assignment: What was your favorite part of the book? What life lesson have you learned from the book?