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Quiz about The Outsiders Books Deeply Buried Character Facts

The Outsiders Book's Deeply Buried Character Facts Quiz

These questions will be easy for those who have read the book several times. It got rated 'Very Difficult', but I really don't think they're that hard if you've read it. Give them a try and drop me a line!

A multiple-choice quiz by 80sMovieFan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
80sMovieFan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,606

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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4743

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Question 1 of 10

1. How old had Two-Bit been when he was a junior in High School? (Hint: this is mentioned in the first chapter of the book.) Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was one of Ponyboy's favorite things to do that Darry hated? Hint: Where was he walking home from at the beginning of the book? Hint

Play cards

Read

Go to the movies

Draw

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where else had Dallas lived? Hint: mentioned by him after the killing of the Soc, 'Man I thought ______ was the only place I'd get mixed up in a murder rap'? Hint

New York

Dallas

Chicago

San Diego

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Question 4 of 10

4. How old was Dallas in the story? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Johnny's nickname in the book? Hint

Squirt

Johnnycake

BuddyO

Little Buddy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Two-Bit's girlfriend's name? Hint: Mentioned during the hitchhiking scene with Two-Bit and Ponyboy before they go see Johnny in the hospital. Hint

Beth

Sam

Claire

Kathy

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Ponyboy adamant about towards the end of the book and during the court proceedings? Hint

That he was getting out of town as soon as he could

That it had been him, not Johnny, who killed the Soc

That Johnny was still alive, just in hiding

That Dallas was to blame for everything

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the one thing that Dallas did honestly? (Hint- check on about page 69 of the book)? Hint

Gambling

Rodeo

Playing pool

His women- he never cheated

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of the gang could Ponyboy sometimes not stand? Does this ever change? Hint: This is mentioned in the first two chapters of the book. Hint

Two-Bit; No, he never gets used to his wisecracks

Tim Shepherd; No, they never get along

Steve Randal; Yes, toward the end of the book

Johnny; Yes, after Johnny defends him against the Socs

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why did Soda drop out of school? Hint

He didn't like his teachers

He dropped out before he got kicked out for absences

To get a job and keep Pony in school

He was tired of people asking about his parents' deaths

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old had Two-Bit been when he was a junior in High School? (Hint: this is mentioned in the first chapter of the book.)

Answer: 18

Two-Bit liked school and was still a Junior at 18. It is stated that 'he never learned anything and just went to keep the teachers busy since their lives are too boring'.

2. What was one of Ponyboy's favorite things to do that Darry hated? Hint: Where was he walking home from at the beginning of the book?

Answer: Go to the movies

Darry hated going to movies, they bored him to death. He figured his life was enough without inspecting other people's.

3. Where else had Dallas lived? Hint: mentioned by him after the killing of the Soc, 'Man I thought ______ was the only place I'd get mixed up in a murder rap'?

Answer: New York

Dallas had spent '3 years on the wild side of New York'.

4. How old was Dallas in the story?

Answer: 17

Dallas is 17 at the time of the story and his death. (Age given on approx. Pg. 67 of the hardback, when Johnny and Pony go to Merril's place) He had been first jailed at the tender young age of 10. They never say what for.

5. What was Johnny's nickname in the book?

Answer: Johnnycake

'Johnnycake' was the gang's pet nickname for Johnny although Dallas seemed to use it the most.

6. What was Two-Bit's girlfriend's name? Hint: Mentioned during the hitchhiking scene with Two-Bit and Ponyboy before they go see Johnny in the hospital.

Answer: Kathy

Kathy was Two-Bit's girlfirend. Her brother was so 'greasy he glides when he walks' and 'went to the barber to get an oil change, not a haircut'.

7. What was Ponyboy adamant about towards the end of the book and during the court proceedings?

Answer: That it had been him, not Johnny, who killed the Soc

By this point Ponyboy was in total denial about much of the prior week's events. He had it in his head that he had been the one to kill Bob and was going to say so during court, but they never asked him any questions about it.

8. What was the one thing that Dallas did honestly? (Hint- check on about page 69 of the book)?

Answer: Rodeo

Dallas rode ponies in Rodeo. It was the one thing he did honestly. He usually rode for Buck Merrill.

9. Which one of the gang could Ponyboy sometimes not stand? Does this ever change? Hint: This is mentioned in the first two chapters of the book.

Answer: Steve Randal; Yes, toward the end of the book

Ponyboy feels that Steve thinks he is 'a pest and a kid' and that he resents the fact that Soda is all the time inviting Pony to go places with them. Toward the end of the book Steve is more accepting of Pony and even hangs out with him on occasion.

10. Why did Soda drop out of school?

Answer: To get a job and keep Pony in school

'It's no big deal. The only things I was passing was auto mechanics and gym anyway.' Soda wanted to make sure that Pony stayed in school because he 'was the brains of the family'.

Source: Author 80sMovieFan

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