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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 try not to do after he gets jumped?
(a) Cry.
(b) Run away.
(c) Scream for help.
(d) Fight back.

2. What is the name of the grown-up who is at the fire?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Mr. Smith.

3. What does Cherry say about Ponyboy's name?
(a) She says it's a stupid name.
(b) She laughs and makes fun of his name.
(c) She says she has a friend with the same name.
(d) She says it's a lovely name.

4. Who invites Ponyboy and Johnny to sit with them at the drive-in?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Johnny.

5. Who is the only person who can tease Darry?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Soda.
(c) His father.
(d) Ponyboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go to jail?

2. What is Ponyboy doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Where do the greasers sit when they are at the drive-in?

4. Where do Steve and Soda work?

5. In Chapter 6, what is on fire when the boys get back from eating with Dally?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the differences in how Ponyboy's two brothers treat him.

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

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

4. What does Soda tell Ponyboy in the letter he sends with Dally?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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