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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Soda know that Dally knew where Ponyboy was?
(a) Soda saw Ponyboy's sweatshirt at Buck's house.
(b) Dally told him.
(c) Cherry told him.
(d) Ponyboy called Soda and told him to talk to Dally.

3. What is Darry doing at the hospital to make Ponyboy realize that Darry really does care about him?
(a) Sneaking out of the hospital.
(b) Crying.
(c) Paying his doctor bills.
(d) Yelling at Jerry.

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

5. Where has Johnny gone when Ponyboy wakes up in the church?
(a) To call his parents.
(b) Back home.
(c) To get supplies.
(d) To get the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny?

2. When Ponyboy wakes up in the church, how does he know Johnny is gone?

3. What does Ponyboy say to hurt Johnny's feelings when they are walking home from the drive-in?

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

5. What major event happens in the park that is a turning point in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the major event that occurs in Chapter 4 and how is a turning point in the novel.

2. What does Dally do when Johnny asks if his parents are worried about him?

3. What do Cherry and Ponyboy talk about while getting concessions at the drive-in?

4. What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

5. Describe what the Socs do to Ponyboy during the fight at the park.

6. Explain how Johnny speaks up to the older boys at the drive-in.

7. What happens when Dally tries to give the Soc girls a soda at the drive-in?

8. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

9. What injuries do Ponyboy and Johnny sustain in the fire?

10. How do Johnny and Ponyboy realize that they are not alone at the park?

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