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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. What is wrong with Ponyboy after the rumble?

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

3. Why does Ponyboy have to walk home after Johnny dies?

4. What time does Ponyboy get home before the rumble?

5. When he reads the newspaper stories about the fire, where does Ponyboy learn that he has to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Ponyboy realize that Johnny is dying?

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

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

5. How does Ponyboy act tough at the grocery store?

6. What happens at Ponyboy's court hearing?

7. What does Dally ask Two-Bit for in the hospital?

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

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

10. How does Dally get to the rumble?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message is implied at the end of the novel? Is the story intended to inspire hope? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Dally as the hero or martyr of the novel. What heroic behaviors does he display? Why do the younger boys look up to him? What can they learn from his 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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