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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 tells Ponyboy that he is famous and shows him the newspaper article about him and Johnny?

2. Who does Johnny refuse to see at the hospital?

3. What do the doctors say that makes Ponyboy realize Johnny is dying?

4. Who does Ponyboy go to the grocery store with in Chapter 12?

5. Where does Dally make the cops chase him to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dally ask Two-Bit for in the hospital?

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

3. Where has Sandy gone by Chapter 7, and why?

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

5. What prognosis do the doctors give Johnny?

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

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

8. What do the newspaper articles say about Ponyboy?

9. How does the rumble get started?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine Dally as the hero or martyr of the novel. What heroic behaviors does he display? Why do the younger boys look up to him? What can they learn from his life?

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