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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. Who is the first person to be questioned at the hearing?

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

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

4. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy that the Socs have planned for the rumble?

5. Ponyboy tells Randy that Johnny isn't ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dally get to the rumble?

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

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

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

6. How does the rumble get started?

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

8. What does Darry do while Ponyboy is sick?

9. What does Ponyboy do to pass the time while he is bedridden?

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

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

Describe Johnny's growth throughout the story. What events contribute to his maturity and change the way he looks at life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the reasons why The Outsiders may or may not belong to the realistic fiction genre? What other genres could it belong to?

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