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Which sentence contains a comma splice?
a) Some of the boys liked Dally, but a lot of he boy didn't.
b) Dally used to live in New York, he is very tough.
c) However, Dally has never actually killed someone like Johnny.
d) Cherry, the red-headed soc, says she could love Dally.

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?
a) Ponyboy's parents died.
b) His parents died in a car accident.
c) Darry fears that Ponyboy will be taken away.
d) Thinks Darry doesn't care about him.

Which of the following sentences contains a run-on sentence?
a) Sodapop loves horses he wishes he could afford to buy one
b) Sodapop used to care for a horse named Mickey Mouse, but he was sold.
c) Many of the Greasers ride in the rodeo outside of town.
d) Dally races horses on the racetrack, and he races them fairly too.

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?
a) Johnny killed Bob, a Soc that was trying to drown Ponyboy.
b) The Socs were angry that the boys had spent time with their girlfriends, Cherry and Marcia.
c) Ponyboy thought he was drowning, a red haze came over his vision.
d) Johnny and Ponyboy run to Dally for help, because he knows how to deal with tough situations.

Where does Dally tell the boys to hide?
a) In an abandoned boxcar
b) In an abandoned church
c) At Buck Merril's
d) In the woods

Where does Sodapop work?
a) At an auto shop.
b) At a fast food restaurant
c) At a gas station
d) At a factory

Which of the boys has a high IQ?
a) Ponyboy
b) Dally
c) Darry
d) Johnny

Which of the boys is described as a kid who couldn't stop making funny remarks to save his life?
a) Dally
b) Steven Randle
c) Sodapop
d) Two-Bit

Which Greaser can't handle being surprised?
a) Johnny
b) Dally
c) Steven
d) Two-Bit

Cherry Valance claims she could love ______.
a) Sodapop
b) Dally
c) Johnny
d) Darry

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?
a) Buck Merill is a tall cowboy that Dally spends time with.
b) Johnny is shaken after killing Bob.
c) Because he has never killed someone before.
d) That is why Johnny is so scared.

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?
a) Ponyboy is in trouble, he fell asleep in the empty lot.
b) Darry, the oldest brother, hit Ponyboy for defending Sodapop.
c) Pony boy, who is very upset, runs away after Darry hits him.
d) Johnny joins Ponyboy after he leaves the house.

How do we know that Bob was the one that beat up Johnny?
a) He admits it to them.
b) He has many rings on his hand.
c) He drives a red Mustang, the same car Ponyboy saw after the beating.
d) Cherry told Johnny the truth about Bob.

How does the author create suspense?
a) Foreshadowing
b) Omniscient POV
c) Ambiguity
d) Allusions

Dally is called cold and mean. This is an example of ____________.
a) Direct characterization
b) Indirect characterization
c) Both types of characterization
d) Neither type of characterization

The reader knows that Pony boy is shy because his ears often turn red. This is an example of _______.
a) Direct characterization
b) indirect characterization
c) Both types of characterization
d) Neither type of characterization

Socs jump Ponyboy when he is going home from ________.
a) school
b) his job
c) the movies
d) the empty lot

In order to conceal their identity, Johnny and Ponyboy _______.
a) Cut their hair
b) Find new clothes
c) Cut their hair and find new clothes
d) None of the above

The cutting of hair symbolizes _________.
a) A loss of identity
b) Hope
c) Love
d) Anger

All of the following are themes in The Outsiders except _____.
a) Family
b) Identity
c) the outsider
d) romantic love

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