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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 Ponyboy and his gang call the rich kids?
(a) Uptowns.
(b) Jocks.
(c) Socs.
(d) Mallrats.

2. What do the rich kids call Ponyboy and his friends?
(a) Nerds.
(b) Wavers.
(c) Greasers.
(d) Losers.

3. What do the two boys in the blue car call Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit?
(a) Greasers.
(b) Troublemakers.
(c) Jerks.
(d) Bums.

4. What major event happens in the park that is a turning point in the story?
(a) Randy gets stabbed.
(b) Ponyboy drowns.
(c) Johnny shoots Ponyboy.
(d) Johnny kills Bob.

5. Who does Cherry say Ponyboy looks like?
(a) A horse.
(b) Soda.
(c) His father.
(d) Robert Redford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slaps Ponyboy after he says something hurtful to Johnny?

2. According to Ponyboy's brother, what is one of Ponyboy's bad habits?

3. What do Ponyboy and Johnny do in Chapter 5 to disguise themselves?

4. What story does Ponyboy tell Cherry when they are getting snacks at the drive-in?

5. What are Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends' names?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the greasers sneak into the drive-in, and why do they do it?

2. Describe the fight between the greasers and the Socs that occurs when Ponyboy is walking home from the movies.

3. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry and the others about Darry as they are walking to Two-Bit's house?

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

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

6. Why do Johnny and Ponyboy go find Dally after the fight in the park?

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

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

9. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

10. What do Johnny and Ponyboy do in the vacant lot?

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