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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the characters is in critical condition after the fire?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Dally.
(c) Ponyboy.
(d) Jerry.

2. What is one of the things Ponyboy reads while confined to his bed?
(a) Soda's yearbook.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A letter from Cherry.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

3. Why does Ponyboy have to write a semester theme?
(a) To pass his English class.
(b) Because his teacher does not like him.
(c) Because Darry wants him to.
(d) Because he missed too much school.

4. How does Ponyboy want to make Darry proud?
(a) By staying out of the rumble.
(b) By saving Darry's life.
(c) By fighting well in the rumble.
(d) By killing Randy.

5. What has Dally done to make the cops chase him in Chapter 10?
(a) Killed a boy.
(b) Stolen a car.
(c) Burned a house down.
(d) Robbed a store.

6. Who comes over to Ponyboy's house to see him when he gets home from the hospital?
(a) Steve and Two-Bit.
(b) Soda.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Cherry.

7. Whose picture does Ponyboy come across while reading in bed after the rumble?
(a) Johnny's.
(b) Bob's.
(c) Cherry's.
(d) Soda's.

8. What does Ponyboy say doesn't happen when you're tough?
(a) You don't get hurt.
(b) You don't get stepped on.
(c) You don't cry.
(d) You don't lose fights.

9. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy that the Socs have planned for the rumble?
(a) She says they will fight fair and without weapons.
(b) She says the Socs aren't going to show up.
(c) She says they are going to bring guns.
(d) She says the Socs have warned the police about the rumble.

10. Why does Ponyboy have to walk home after Johnny dies?
(a) Ponyboy wants to be alone.
(b) Dally will not leave the hospital.
(c) Soda will not come pick him up.
(d) Dally had taken the car.

11. Where does Dally make the cops chase him to?
(a) The vacant lot.
(b) The school.
(c) His house.
(d) The hospital.

12. What do Two-Bit and Ponyboy do before going back to the hospital?
(a) Go to school.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Steal a car.
(d) Eat lunch.

13. How long does Ponyboy stay in bed after the rumble?
(a) A month.
(b) Two days.
(c) A week.
(d) All weekend.

14. Who has moved to Florida by Chapter 7?
(a) Soda.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Buck.
(d) Sandy.

15. Who tells Ponyboy in Chapter 9 that he shouldn't fight in the rumble?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Soda.
(c) Randy.
(d) Darry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ponyboy find inside his copy of Gone With the WInd?

2. Who is present at Ponyboy's hearing?

3. While Ponyboy is sitting on the car at the grocery store in Chapter 12, three Socs pull up. Why don't these three Socs like him?

4. What does the judge ask Ponyboy?

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

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