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Quiz about The Outsiders by S E Hinton
Quiz about The Outsiders by S E Hinton

"The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton Quiz


Hello, all! This is my all-time favorite book. This is also my first quiz. I hope you enjoy it! Please send me a message. I'd love to hear from you!

A multiple-choice quiz by meg81390. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
meg81390
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
182,181
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
3304
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (11/15), krajack99 (15/15), Guest 71 (14/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who does Ponyboy wish he looked like? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What book did Ponyboy have to read for school? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is Ponyboy's full name? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What is Darry's full name? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is Soda's full name? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What is Johnny's last name? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What is Two-Bit's real name? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. How many people die during the book? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What is the name of the town Johnny and Ponyboy go to? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. How many barbecue sandwiches does Johnny have at DQ? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What is the name of the place that Dallas offered to go get a Coke with Cherry at? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Who was Cherry's boyfriend? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Who wrote the poem Ponyboy recited to Johnny? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What is the name of Sodapop's horse? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which three characters from "The Outsiders" are mentioned in "That Was Then, This Is Now" (another S. E. Hinton book)? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 172: 11/15
Feb 26 2024 : krajack99: 15/15
Feb 21 2024 : Guest 71: 14/15
Feb 02 2024 : Guest 216: 11/15
Jan 30 2024 : Guest 23: 7/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who does Ponyboy wish he looked like?

Answer: Paul Newman

This was said at the very beginning of the book. "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind - Paul Newman and a ride home. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman - he looks tuff and I don't..."
C. Thomas Howell played Ponyboy in the movie!
2. What book did Ponyboy have to read for school?

Answer: Great Expectations

He mentioned this in the book only briefly. He talks about Pip from the book and how he reminds him of greasers.
3. What is Ponyboy's full name?

Answer: Ponyboy Michael Curtis

He says this when he was working on his theme. He wrote down names of people to write about.
4. What is Darry's full name?

Answer: Darrel Shaynne Curtis Jr.

This is another name that Ponyboy was writing when he did his theme.
5. What is Soda's full name?

Answer: Sodapop Patrick Curtis

This is yet another name he writes down.
6. What is Johnny's last name?

Answer: Cade

When Ponyboy mentions all the gang members, he says their last names.
7. What is Two-Bit's real name?

Answer: Keith

Ponyboy says that even his teachers forget his real name is Keith and that the gang barely remembered he had one.
8. How many people die during the book?

Answer: 3

Robert "Bob" Sheldon, Johnny Cade, Dallas Winston
I was saddened by all of their deaths, even Bob's.
9. What is the name of the town Johnny and Ponyboy go to?

Answer: Windrixville

Dallas tells them to take a train to Windrixville to go to a church to hide out.
10. How many barbecue sandwiches does Johnny have at DQ?

Answer: 5

Before Johnny tells Dallas that they're going to turn themselves in, Ponyboy mentions that Johnny was working on his fifth.
11. What is the name of the place that Dallas offered to go get a Coke with Cherry at?

Answer: Dingo

When Dallas tells Pony and Johnny that Cherry is a spy for them, he says she sure does hate him and that he offered to take her to the Dingo and she told him in real polite terms where he could go! Go, Cherry! (not that I don't like Dallas)
12. Who was Cherry's boyfriend?

Answer: Bob

Those two are the ones that fight. Bob says she's supposed to be his girlfriend.
13. Who wrote the poem Ponyboy recited to Johnny?

Answer: Robert Frost

Ponyboy tells Johnny that Robert Frost wrote it and he always remembered it because he never knew what Frost meant by it. The poem was called, "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
14. What is the name of Sodapop's horse?

Answer: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse wasn't really his but he should have been Soda's. Soda loved that horse but Mickey Mouse got sold.
Negrito and Red were from another S. E. Hinton book, "Tex."
15. Which three characters from "The Outsiders" are mentioned in "That Was Then, This Is Now" (another S. E. Hinton book)?

Answer: Ponyboy, Tim Shepard, Curly Shepard

Tim Shepard and Curly Shepard beat up the main character, Bryon. Ponyboy has quite a few speaking parts and they mention him a lot. I nearly went nuts when I found that out.
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Source: Author meg81390

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