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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Besides Cherry, who is the only person Ponyboy is comfortable talking with?
(a) Soda.
(b) Johnny.
(c) His mother.
(d) Darry.

3. In Ponyboy's view, what is the only thing that makes him a greaser?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His brothers.
(c) Where he lives.
(d) His long hair.

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

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

6. What kind of car do Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends drive by in?
(a) A Mustang.
(b) A Honda.
(c) A Corvette.
(d) A pickup truck.

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

8. What is the name of the grown-up who is at the fire?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jerry.

9. Why do the greasers sneak into the drive-in?
(a) They don't have the money to pay their way in.
(b) It is a challenge.
(c) They have been kicked out already.
(d) They don't want anyone to see them.

10. Who shows up at the hospital with Darry to see Ponyboy?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Soda.
(d) Randy.

11. What is the source of the money that Ponyboy and Johnny get from Dally?
(a) It is Johnny's piggy bank money.
(b) It is Buck Merrill's rodeo winnings.
(c) It is Soda's savings.
(d) Cherry gives them the money.

12. Dally tries to comfort Johnny by telling him that he doesn't need _____________.
(a) To finish school.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) His parents.
(d) A job.

13. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?
(a) Because Johnny is too young.
(b) Because Ponyboy will be alone without Johnny.
(c) Because Dally wants to teach him a lesson.
(d) Because jail will harden Johnny.

14. What are Johnny's injuries from the fire?
(a) Two broken legs.
(b) A broken back and 3rd degree burns.
(c) A broken neck.
(d) A concussion and bad burns.

15. When Dally comes to check on Johnny and Ponyboy at the church, where does he take them to eat?
(a) Dairy Queen.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) His mom's house.
(d) Taco Bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fight in the park, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy they need?

2. To whom does Johnny compare the southern gentlemen in the book he and Ponyboy are reading?

3. Who is in the park with Ponyboy and Johnny?

4. What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

5. Why does Cherry decide to leave with the Socs instead of walking with Ponyboy and the greasers?

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