The Outsiders, Chapter 5 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Where do Ponyboy and Johnny hide in Chapter 5?

   • Correct answer: An abandoned church on Jay Mountain
   • A motel near Pickett and Sutton
   • A back room at Buck Merril's place
   • An abandoned warehouse in Windrixville

   Johnny and Ponyboy hide in an abandoned church on Jay Mountain in Windrixville, following Dally's instructions from the previous chapter.

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   Question 2. What book do the boys read while in hiding?

   • The Great Gatsby
   • Correct answer: Gone with the Wind
   • To Kill a Mockingbird
   • Lord of the Flies

   Johnny buys a copy of Gone with the Wind when he goes into town for supplies, and both boys become absorbed in reading it.

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   Question 3. What Robert Frost poem does Ponyboy recite?

   • The Road Not Taken
   • Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
   • Correct answer: Nothing Gold Can Stay
   • Fire and Ice

   Ponyboy recites 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' while watching the sunrise with Johnny. The poem becomes a central symbol in the novel.

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   Question 4. Why do the boys cut and bleach their hair?

   • Dally told them to before they left
   • A judge has ordered both of them to get haircuts
   • They want a new look
   • Correct answer: Their descriptions will be in the paper

   Johnny says, "They'll have our descriptions in the paper," so the boys cut their hair and Ponyboy bleaches his to change how they look.

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   Question 5. What news does Dally bring about Cherry Valance?

   • She is pressing charges against Johnny
   • She wants to visit them at the church
   • She has moved away from town
   • Correct answer: She has become a spy for the greasers

   At the Dairy Queen, Dally says the greasers "got us a spy": Cherry Valance, the redhead he tried to pick up the night Johnny killed the Soc.

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   Question 6. What does Johnny particularly admire about the characters in Gone with the Wind?

   • Their plantation wealth and social status
   • Correct answer: Their gallantry and courage in facing death
   • Their romantic relationships with women
   • Their brilliant military strategy

   Johnny admires the gallant Southern gentlemen who ride into battle knowing they will likely die, and he compares their courage to Dally's toughness.

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   Question 7. What does Sodapop's letter reveal about Darry?

   • Correct answer: Darry is sorry for hitting Ponyboy and is worried about him
   • Darry has left home and is out searching for them
   • Darry is angry and wants Ponyboy punished when he returns
   • Darry has informed the police about their hideout

   Sodapop's letter says Darry is awful sorry he hit Ponyboy and that not knowing where Ponyboy is "is nearly killing him."

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   Question 8. Where does Dally take the boys after visiting the church?

   • Back to Tulsa
   • To Buck Merril's house
   • Correct answer: To a Dairy Queen
   • To a gas station

   Dally drives the boys to a Dairy Queen, where Ponyboy finally gets a Pepsi and the boys gorge on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits after days of baloney.

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   Question 9. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

   • True or False: Johnny says the Robert Frost poem says just what he meant about the mist.

     Happened

     True. Johnny says it is too bad the gold and silver mist couldn't stay. When Ponyboy recites the poem, Johnny answers, "That was what I meant."

   • True or False: Ponyboy is happy about cutting and bleaching his hair.

     Didn't happen

     Ponyboy is miserable about losing his hair. It was his pride, and he says long hair was the greasers' trademark, one thing they could be proud of.

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    Question 10. What does 'gallant' mean as used to describe the Southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind?

    • Showy, vain, and overdressed
    • Wealthy, proud, and privileged
    • Correct answer: Brave, heroic, and chivalrous
    • Stubborn, rigid, and unyielding

    Gallant describes someone who is brave, noble, and courageous, especially in the face of danger. Johnny admires this quality in the fictional soldiers.

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    Question 11. What does 'reluctantly' mean when Ponyboy puts down his new copy of Gone with the Wind reluctantly?

    • Correct answer: With hesitation and unwillingness
    • Angrily, bitterly, and resentfully
    • Quickly and impatiently
    • Eagerly and enthusiastically

    Reluctantly means unwillingly, with hesitation. Ponyboy wanted to start the book right away, so he sets it down only reluctantly.

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    Question 12. What does 'indignant' mean when Johnny is indignant that Dally says he is starved?

    • Embarrassed and uncomfortable in public
    • Correct answer: Angry at something that seems unfair
    • Sorrowful and deeply disappointed
    • Astonished and secretly delighted

    Indignant means angry at something that seems unfair. After days of eating nothing but baloney, Johnny is indignant when Dally complains that he skipped breakfast and is starved.

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