The Outsiders Novel Trivia Quiz: Chapter 1 To 3

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1.

In what point-of-view is the novel told?
- A.
  
  1st person
- B.
  
  2nd person
- C.
  
  3rd person
- D.
  
  3rd person omniscient
2.

What evidence is there that Ponyboy's oldest brother truly loves Ponyboy?
- A.
  
  Darry gave Ponyboy a gun and 50.00 and hid him when he was in trouble.
- B.
  
  Darry gave up a football scholarship, going to college, and works two jobs in order to keep he and Sodapop at home with him after their parents died.
- C.
  
  Sodapop is always making jokes and ready to make him laugh; furthermore, Ponyboy talks about him all the time throughout the novel. We talked about how point-of-view is important in the novel in regards to how much someone talks about the character in that regards.
- D.
  
  Two-Bit Matthews is always there for him and takes care of him in the midst of a fight always.
3.

What does the word ornery mean?
- A.
  
  Quiet
- B.
  
  Stubborn
- C.
  
  Calm
- D.
  
  Awesome
4.

The fact that the word weed means cigarette in 1967 is an example of vernacular. In your questions and in our discussions we talked about what vernacular means. I asked you to add it to your notes. What does the word vernacular mean?
- A.
  
  Something that is odd and strange to us because it means something it shouldn't.
- B.
  
  A wod which was differint in meaning during one time in history, but it's changed in today's world.
- C.
  
  A word that means sounds the same as another word but has a diferent meaning - it's sort of like a synonym.
5.

Ponyboy likes Darry much more than he likes Sodapop because Darry is his younger brother and they are much closer.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

What did Cherry and Ponyboy discuss was the biggest difference between the Socs and the Greasers?
- A.
  
  They discussed that the Socs have much more money than the Greasers.
- B.
  
  They discussed that the Socs were much meaner than the Greasers.
- C.
  
  They discussed that the Greasers were much more of a family than the Greasers.
- D.
  
  They discussed that the Greasers were much more emotional than the Socs.
7.

Ponyboy learned that through his interaction (meeting and getting to know Cherry) that there were some similarities between him and Cherry. What was one thing that he learned they both loved?
- A.
  
  Watching movies with friends
- B.
  
  Watching sunsets
- C.
  
  Coke and popcorn
- D.
  
  Family and friends
8.

Who is the 'pet' of the greasers and why?
- A.
  
  Two-Bit Matthews - because he is very funny and fun to be around/ he always gets his 'two bits' in! :)
- B.
  
  Ponyboy - because he is Sodapops baby brother and everyone loves Sodapop.
- C.
  
  Sodapop - because he's like a Greekgod and is also so fun loving and fun to be around that everyone loves to be in his presence.
- D.
  
  Johnny Cade - because his homelife is so incredibly sad and everyone wants to make him feel better/they know he needs them.
9.

What is a motif? (remember we discussed in class) An example of it is seen in this novel in the words ...."You never use your head".....
- A.
  
  Something that is difficult to understand.
- B.
  
  Something that the character does a bunch.
- C.
  
  Something that shows up repeatedly in a novel.
- D.
  
  Something in a novel that happens to confuse the reader.
10.

What happens that causes Ponyboy to come home after his curfew?
- A.
  
  He and Two-Bit Matthews walk the girls home from the movies.
- B.
  
  He and Johnny Cade fell asleep in the lot.
- C.
  
  He and Johnny Cade went to the park.
- D.
  
  He and Dally were on their way to the train.
11.

Why does Johnny like it better when his dad is hitting him?
- A.
  
  ....because he likes to feel sad.
- B.
  
  ....because he wants to have a family and at least when his dad is hiting him he knows he has a family.
- C.
  
  ....because then he wants to feel bad and when his dad is hitting him he definitely feels bad! :(
- D.
  
  ....because at least then he knows that his dad knows he is there.
12.

What happens when Ponyboy comes home late from curfew?
- A.
  
  Sodapop yells at him and Darry says he's calling the police.
- B.
  
  Darry hits him and Ponyboy runs away.
- C.
  
  Dally hits him and Ponyboy runs away.
- D.
  
  Ponyboy and Sodapop get angry with Darry and decide to run away.