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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Ponyboy and his brothers go home from the hospital in Chapter 7?
(a) To get some money.
(b) To get some rest.
(c) To hide from the police.
(d) They get kicked out of the hospital.

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

4. What prognosis do the doctors give the critically injured character in Chapter 7?
(a) He needs brain surgery.
(b) He will be able to go home soon.
(c) He is blind.
(d) If he lives, he will be crippled for the rest of his life.

5. Who waits at the hospital with Ponyboy in Chapter 7?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Darry and Soda.
(d) Dally.

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

7. To pass the time after the rumble, Ponyboy reads and __________ while confined to bed.
(a) Carves wood.
(b) Writes letters.
(c) Draws.
(d) Talks to Cherry.

8. Who is the youngest boy at the rumble?
(a) Darry.
(b) Bob.
(c) Ponyboy.
(d) Johnny.

9. What is wrong with Ponyboy after the rumble?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He has a concussion.
(c) He has been shot.
(d) He has a cold.

10. What lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital?
(a) That his mom is there.
(b) That Johnny will be okay.
(c) That Soda is on the way.
(d) That Johnny is going home that day.

11. Who comes to visit Ponyboy when he is confined to bed after the rumble?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Dally.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Randy.

12. Who is delusional about Johnny's death?
(a) Randy.
(b) Ponyboy.
(c) Darry.
(d) Soda.

13. The first group to ______ will lose the rumble.
(a) Pull a gun.
(b) Cry.
(c) Run.
(d) Kill someone.

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

15. What does Ponyboy threaten the three Socs at the grocery store with?
(a) His fists.
(b) A knife.
(c) A broken Pepsi bottle.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dally convince the nurse to let him go to the rumble?

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

3. On the way to Dally's room, who do Two-Bit and Johnny pass in the hospital hallway?

4. Why can't Ponyboy speak when he hears of Johnny's condition?

5. What does Johnny want Two-Bit to go get for him in Chapter 8?

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