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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 lie does Ponyboy tell Johnny in the hospital?
(a) That Johnny is going home that day.
(b) That his mom is there.
(c) That Soda is on the way.
(d) That Johnny will be okay.

2. To pass the time after the rumble, Ponyboy reads and __________ while confined to bed.
(a) Writes letters.
(b) Talks to Cherry.
(c) Carves wood.
(d) Draws.

3. What does Ponyboy say doesn't happen when you're tough?
(a) You don't get stepped on.
(b) You don't get hurt.
(c) You don't lose fights.
(d) You don't cry.

4. What time does Ponyboy get home before the rumble?
(a) Noon.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 6:30 p.m.

5. Who is sleeping in the chair beside Ponyboy when he wakes up in Chapter 10 after the rumble?
(a) Soda.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Darry.
(d) Cherry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ponyboy threaten the three Socs at the grocery store with?

2. How does Ponyboy feel about having to stay in bed after the rumble?

3. On what day does Ponyboy finally wake up after passing out following the rumble?

4. As he is dying, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy to do?

5. Who comes to visit Ponyboy when he is confined to bed after the rumble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the police pull Dally and Ponyboy over as they are on the way to the hospital?

2. How do readers realize that Ponyboy is in denial and delusional?

3. What do Ponyboy and Randy talk about when Randy comes to visit him?

4. Why won't Cherry go see Johnny in the hospital?

5. What does Soda say to Ponyboy and Darry about their fighting?

6. What do the newspaper articles say about Ponyboy?

7. Explain how Dally dies.

8. How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital after Johnny's death?

9. What does Randy tell Ponyboy when he asks to talk to him alone?

10. How does Dally get to the rumble?

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