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The Outsiders: Chapters 11-12
Instructions: Read chapters 11-12. Then, answer the questions below by circling the
BEST answer. Cite your proof by writing the page # in the blank provided.
1. Whose picture did Ponyboy notice in one of Sodapop’s old yearbooks?
A) Cherry’s
B) Bob’s
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C) Darry’s
D) Dally’s
2. What did Ponyboy tell Randy when he came to visit him?
A) that he had killed Bob, not Johnny
B) that he didn’t want to fight any more
C) that Cherry deserved better than Bob
D) that he thought Darry deserved a better life
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3. What did the doctor talk to the judge about before leaving?
A) whether Ponyboy would fully recover
B) how badly Johnny had suffered
C) how loyal Johnny’s friends were
D) whether Ponyboy could continue to live with Darry
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4. What was the result of the hearing before the judge?
A) Ponyboy was guilty of murder
B) Ponyboy was not guilty
C) Ponyboy was taken from Darry
D) Ponyboy had to go to jail
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5. After the hearing, Ponyboy started to do poorly in what subject?
A) math
B) social studies
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C) English
D) science
6. Why was it funny that the Socs blamed the Greasers for them getting in trouble in
the cafeteria?
A) the Greasers hardly ate in the caferteria
B) the Greasers brought their lunch
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C) the Greasers loved greasy food
D) the Socs didn’t blame the Greasers
7. Why hadn’t Soda acted normally all afternoon?
A) he found out Sandy was marrying someone else
B) he knew Ponyboy was going to a boys’ home
C) he knew Pony was going to jail
D) he received an unopened letter from Sandy
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8. Why did Soda run out of the house?
A) because of the news about Ponyboy
B) because of the news about Sandy
C) because he was always in the middle of things
D) because Johnny had died
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9. What was Ponyboy’s theme paper called?
A) The Adventures of the Greasers
B) Johnny: Gone With the Wind
C) The Outsiders
D) Brothers in Arms
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10. What did Johnny mean when he told Ponyboy to “Stay Gold?”
A) to never bleach his hair again
B) to always keep a good heart
C) to never grow up
D) to always be a Greaser
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SHORT ESSAY: Respond to the following:
* * * What is the major theme (message) presented in The Outsiders? What stereotypes
are used to represent the Socs and the Greasers? Choose one Greaser and one Soc
character to demonstrate the theme and how the stereotypes may be wrong.
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