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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the hair of the girl Ponyboy talks to at the drive-in?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Pink.

2. What does the Shepherd gang's whistle mean?
(a) "Who's there?"
(b) "Run!"
(c) "The cops are coming!"
(d) "All clear."

3. What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
(a) They were murdered.
(b) They lost all their money in the stock market.
(c) They were killed in a car wreck.
(d) The moved to another town.

4. What story does Ponyboy tell Cherry when they are getting snacks at the drive-in?
(a) He tells her how he got his scars.
(b) He tells her about how Johnny got badly hurt in a fight.
(c) He tells her about how his parents died.
(d) He tells her a made up story about two teenagers who fall in love.

5. Who slaps Ponyboy after he says something hurtful to Johnny?
(a) Two-Bit.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Darry.
(d) Soda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to makes Ponyboy nervous as he is leaving the movies?

3. Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny?

4. What does Dally give to Ponyboy when he comes to the church?

5. When Ponyboy wakes up in the church, how does he know Johnny is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Soda tell Ponyboy in the letter he sends with Dally?

2. What injuries do Ponyboy and Johnny sustain in the fire?

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

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

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

6. Explain how Johnny speaks up to the older boys at the drive-in.

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

8. Describe the differences in how Ponyboy's two brothers treat him.

9. Describe the gang known as the "greasers".

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

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