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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the rumble to take place?
(a) The vacant lot.
(b) Ponyboy's back yard.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The school.

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

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

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

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

8. As he is dying, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy to do?
(a) Stay gold.
(b) Run away from home.
(c) Stay true to himself.
(d) Write a book.

9. When he reads the newspaper stories about the fire, where does Ponyboy learn that he has to go?
(a) Juvenile court.
(b) Back to school.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Texas.

10. Who has a fever and isn't feeling very well while he is at the hospital?
(a) Dally.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Two-Bit.
(d) Ponyboy.

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

12. When is Ponyboy supposed to go to court?
(a) The day after Randy visits.
(b) On his birthday.
(c) In the summer.
(d) The following month.

13. What are Ponyboy and Soda supposed to do if the cops show up at the rumble?
(a) Whistle.
(b) Take off.
(c) Hide behind him.
(d) Shoot at them.

14. Who crawls into bed with Ponyboy and falls asleep with him in Chapter 10?
(a) Steve.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Soda.
(d) Darry.

15. Who is sleeping in the chair beside Ponyboy when he wakes up in Chapter 10 after the rumble?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Darry.
(d) Soda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Darry scold Ponyboy for doing in bed after the rumble?

3. What is one of the things Ponyboy reads while confined to his bed?

4. What does Ponyboy say doesn't happen when you're tough?

5. What does Ponyboy threaten the three Socs at the grocery store with?

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