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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. Why did Ponyboy pass out after the fire?
(a) He fell out a window and hit his head.
(b) He passes out from shock.
(c) Someone punches him.
(d) Dally hit him to put out the flames on his back.

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

3. What are Ponyboy and Johnny looking at when Ponyboy recites the line "Nothing gold can stay"?
(a) The sunrise.
(b) The falling leaves.
(c) Ponyboy's hair.
(d) The windows of the church.

4. Who does Ponyboy think started the fire?
(a) The Socs.
(b) He and Johnny.
(c) The kids.
(d) Dally.

5. Where do the greasers sit when they are at the drive-in?
(a) Near the concession stand.
(b) In the front row.
(c) At the front of the classroom.
(d) With Soda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who admires Dally because he is gallant?

3. Johnny thinks that Dally is so ________ that it scares him.

4. Where do Steve and Soda work?

5. Who does Cherry say Ponyboy looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny to do when the come to him for help after the park fight?

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

3. What does Ponyboy realize that he has in common with Cherry?

4. Why is Ponyboy nervous about walking home alone from the movies?

5. What happens when Ponyboy comes home late in Chapter 3?

6. Describe the gang known as the "greasers".

7. Explain how Ponyboy and Johnny are heroic during the fire.

8. How does Dally approach the Soc girls at the drive-in?

9. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

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

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