The Outsiders STUDY GUIDE for Unit Exam
MATCHING
Identify the character described using the names from the list below. You may use some names more than once.
A Bob M Johnny
B Buck N Mr. Curtis
C Cherry O Mrs. O’Briant
D Curly P Mr. Sheldon
E Dally Q Mr. Syme
F Darry R Paul
G doctor S Ponyboy
H Evie T Randy
I farmer U Sandy
J Hank V Sodapop
K Hinton W Steve
K Jack X Tim
L Jerry Y Two-Bit
_________1. confesses to an attraction to Dally
_________2. states that he would have “let those kids burn to death.”
_________3. clowns with the reporters and tries to take the policeman’s gun at the hospital.
_________4. daydreams about living in the country and buying Sodapop a horse.
_________5. calls an English teacher late at night.
_________6. goes to Florida to live with grandparents.
_________7. encourages Ponyboy to write about personal experience.
_________8. was killed in an automobile accident.
_________9. brags about a long criminal record.
_________10. bruised Johnny’s face with his rings
_________11. is knocked unconscious after his jacket catches fire.
_________12. refuses to see his mother.
_________13. is in a reformatory at the time of the rumble.
_________14. robs a grocery store.
_________15. strains his muscles by carrying roofing materials.
_________16. visits Ponyboy while he is recovering from Johnny’s death.
_________17. describes how much she loved Bob.
_________18 offers Cherry and Marcia a ride home from the drive-in.
_________19. runs away from home to avoid hearing an argument.
_________20. analyzes a poem by Robert Frost.
_________21. Author
_________22 Tried to call off the big rumble
_________23. Pony's eldest brother
_________24. Became a Greaser spy
_________25. He killed Bob & saved the children
_________26. Johnny killed him
_________27. Police shot him
_________28. The narrator
_________29. Holden; He started a rumble
_________30. turned down a scholarship.
_________31. confides to Ponyboy that he plans to get married?
_________32. accompanies Ponyboy to the hospital in the ambulance.
_________33. earns a bad reputation on New York City’s West Side.
_________34. loses feeing below the waist
_________35. Middle brother
Short Answer
1. What happened when Johnny, Pony and Dally returned to the church?
2. How do we know Dally felt at least partially responsible for Johnny's fate?
3. What advice did Dally give to Pony on the way to the hospital after the rumble?
4. What did Pony decide was the reason Dally couldn't take Johnny's death?
5. Johnny's note made several points. Which one was NOT one of Johnny's points?
6. In which town is the abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out located?
7. In which sport does Ponyboy participate?
8. What is the name of Sodapop’s horse?
9. What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
10. What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read in the church?
11. Who kills Dally?
12. How does Darry know Paul Holden, his first opponent at the rumble?
13. Who is Randy?
14. Why does Sodapop’s girlfriend Sandy move to Florida?
15. Who is the father of Sandy’s baby?
16. With what does Ponyboy threaten the Socs who approach him outside of the convenience store?
17. How does Ponyboy get a concussion?
18. Which character dies first?
19. Who is Randy’s girlfriend?
20. Which character has movie-star good looks?
21. What is Two-Bit’s most prized possession?
22. How old is Darry?
23. Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?
24. Who bleaches Ponyboy’s hair?
25. How did the Curtis brothers’ parents die?
26. What is Ponyboy’s real name?
27. Where did Dally live right before moving to Ponyboy’s town?
28. After talking with Cherry, what reason does Pony finally give for the separation
29. between Greasers and Socs?
30. Why was Pony late coming home from the Nightly Double?
31. To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob?
32. Why did Johnny and Pony go to Jay's Mountain?
33. Describe Johnny's relationship with his parents.
