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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. Where is the rumble to take place?

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

3. Who waits at the hospital with Ponyboy in Chapter 7?

4. What does Ponyboy threaten the three Socs at the grocery store with?

5. What lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ponyboy sick after the rumble?

2. Why won't Cherry go see Johnny in the hospital?

3. Explain how Dally dies.

4. What makes Ponyboy realize that Johnny is dying?

5. What does Darry do while Ponyboy is sick?

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

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

8. What prognosis do the doctors give Johnny?

9. Why doesn't Darry want Ponyboy to fight in the rumble?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationships between the Curtis brothers. What is Ponyboy's relationship with Darry like? With Soda? How do these relationships change throughout the novel? What events change these relationships, and how?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What elements in the novel make the story more real? Discuss elements like point of view, characters, and how thematic elements like violence are handled.

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