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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells Ponyboy that he is famous and shows him the newspaper article about him and Johnny?

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

4. Whose picture does Ponyboy come across while reading in bed after the rumble?

5. What has Dally done to make the cops chase him in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Ponyboy think about Bob in Chapter 11?

3. What happens at Ponyboy's court hearing?

4. What does Johnny do when his mother comes to the hospital?

5. What do the newspaper articles say about Ponyboy?

6. Where has Sandy gone by Chapter 7, and why?

7. How does the rumble get started?

8. Why does Ponyboy have to write a semester theme?

9. Why doesn't Darry want Ponyboy to fight in the rumble?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of social and/or class division in the novel. Is the rivalry senseless? What motivates the rivalry between groups?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of abandonment in the novel. What actions by the characters, or events, in the story exhibit this theme? What symbols (the vacant lot, the church, etc.) point to a theme of abandonment? What is the significance of the novel's title to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the title of the novel. Who is an "outsider" throughout the story, and what makes that person an "outsider"? What other interpretations of the title are there?

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