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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ponyboy try not to do after he gets jumped?
(a) Cry.
(b) Scream for help.
(c) Fight back.
(d) Run away.

2. How do Ponyboy and Johnny get to where they are going after leaving Dally's house?
(a) By train.
(b) They hitchhike.
(c) Dally drives them.
(d) They walk.

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

4. What happens to makes Ponyboy nervous as he is leaving the movies?
(a) He gets lost.
(b) He hears strange noises.
(c) It is dark outside.
(d) A car is following him.

5. Why don't Cherry and Marcia have a car?
(a) They are grounded.
(b) Someone steals their car.
(c) They got in a fight with their boyfriends.
(d) The car runs out of gas.

6. Who is in the ambulance with Ponyboy?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Soda.
(c) Johnny.
(d) His mother.

7. How many brothers does Ponyboy have?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

8. Cherry says the greasers are more ___________ than the Socs.
(a) Affluent.
(b) Generous.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Emotional.

9. Who jumps Ponyboy when he is walking home from the movie theater?
(a) The police.
(b) A robber.
(c) His brothers.
(d) A group of Socs.

10. What does Ponyboy say to hurt Johnny's feelings when they are walking home from the drive-in?
(a) That Johnny isn't wanted at home.
(b) That Johnny is like a Soc.
(c) That Ponyboy and Johnny are not friends.
(d) That Marcia doesn't like Johnny.

11. What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?
(a) 2:30 am.
(b) 10:00 pm.
(c) 6:00 am.
(d) Midnight.

12. When Ponyboy wakes up in the church, how does he know Johnny is gone?
(a) Johnny told him he was leaving.
(b) Ponyboy remembers that he took Johnny home.
(c) Johnny left him a note.
(d) Johnny's car is gone.

13. What activity is common to the greasers?
(a) Driving old cars.
(b) Gang fights.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Holding up gas stations.

14. How does Ponyboy react when Johnny tells him what has happened in the park?
(a) He starts screaming hysterically.
(b) He calls Darry.
(c) He runs home.
(d) He punches Johnny.

15. What do Johnny and Ponyboy need to get once they get to the church?
(a) A gun.
(b) A phone book.
(c) A bible.
(d) A week's supply of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of town is Ponyboy from?

2. Besides Cherry, who is the only person Ponyboy is comfortable talking with?

3. What is Darry doing at the hospital to make Ponyboy realize that Darry really does care about him?

4. Why is Ponyboy embarrassed by Dally when they sit near the Soc girls?

5. What do the Socs do to Ponyboy at the park?

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