LAST PAGE OF OUTSIDERS TEST FOR REVISION
Plot Sequencing: List and explain the following- the first one is done for you.
3 points each
Exposition: the exposition of The Outsiders is Ponyboy, the main character, walking home from the
movies; he is jumped by a ‘rival gang’ and rescued by his gang, the greasers. This book takes place in the
60s in Oklahoma.
32. Inciting incident (complication):
33. One rising action:
34. Climax:
35. Resolution:
36. Extended Response: Use text for support, page/direct quotations are required
in addition to your answer in your own words. Choose 2 of 4 questions; write the
letter that corresponds with the question you select. Answer in complete
sentences, should be a complete paragraph (5 fully developed sentences
minimum) 13 points each
A. What did Johnny want the boys to get for him in the hospital? Why are each of these things
important?
B. In chapter 5 what does the author say that Johnny admires about Dally?
C. Explain how either Johnny or Ponyboy change during the course of the novel. Be sure to cite
several examples.
D. “Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things
you want to learn” (122) Discuss this quote from the novel and how it applies to at least two of
the boy’s lives. Support your ideas with what you know about the characters through examples
from the novel.
Bonus: explain and show support as to why the title of the book is called The Outsiders. 5pts e.c.