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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 does Ponyboy say to hurt Johnny's feelings when they are walking home from the drive-in?
(a) That Johnny isn't wanted at home.
(b) That Marcia doesn't like Johnny.
(c) That Johnny is like a Soc.
(d) That Ponyboy and Johnny are not friends.

2. What story does Ponyboy tell Cherry when they are getting snacks at the drive-in?
(a) He tells her about how Johnny got badly hurt in a fight.
(b) He tells her how he got his scars.
(c) He tells her about how his parents died.
(d) He tells her a made up story about two teenagers who fall in love.

3. What color is the hair of the girl Ponyboy talks to at the drive-in?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. According to Dally, where do the cops think Ponyboy and Johnny are headed?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Home.
(d) The hospital.

5. When he awakes after passing out from the fire in Chapter 6, why does Ponyboy wonder if he and Johnny have been caught by the cops?
(a) He can't find Johnny.
(b) He is in a police car.
(c) He is wearing handcuffs.
(d) He hears the ambulance siren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ponyboy think started the fire?

2. What does Cherry tell the cops about Bob's murder?

3. Dally says the greasers have a spy on their side. Who is it?

4. Who jumps Ponyboy when he is walking home from the movie theater?

5. Who tells Dally to leave the Soc girls alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

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

3. What strikes Johnny about the characters in Gone With The Wind?

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

5. Describe the park that Johnny and Ponyboy go to in Chapter 4.

6. What two differences does Cherry point out between the greasers and the Socs?

7. In Chapter 1, what does Ponyboy see as differences between him and his peers?

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

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

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

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