The Outsiders, Chapter 6 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. What decision does Johnny make at the beginning of Chapter 6?

   • He wants to hitchhike to Texas and hide
   • Correct answer: He wants to turn himself in to the police
   • He wants to join Dally in the coming rumble
   • He wants to stay hidden at the church for good

   Johnny decides to turn himself in because he believes he has a valid self-defense case and doesn't want Ponyboy to keep suffering.

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   Question 2. Why does Dally oppose Johnny's plan to turn himself in?

   • Correct answer: He has been to jail and doesn't want Johnny to experience it
   • He is afraid of being arrested for helping the two boys hide out
   • He thinks the police will not believe Johnny's story
   • He thinks Johnny will get the death penalty for killing Bob

   Dally's time in jail hardened him, and he doesn't want Johnny — whom he cares about deeply — to go through the same experience.

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   Question 3. What do the boys find when they drive past the church on Jay Mountain?

   • The police waiting to arrest them at the church
   • Socs smashing the windows of the empty church
   • Correct answer: The church is on fire with children trapped inside
   • Cherry waiting for them on the church steps

   A school group was picnicking nearby, and several children became trapped when the abandoned church caught fire.

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   Question 4. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

   • True or False: Ponyboy and Johnny suspect their cigarettes may have started the church fire.

     Happened

     The boys had been smoking while hiding in the church, and they suspect a discarded cigarette caused the fire.

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   Question 5. How do Ponyboy and Johnny get the children out of the burning church?

   • They lead the children out through a back door
   • They break down the front door
   • They call the fire department and wait
   • Correct answer: They pass the children out through a window

   Ponyboy and Johnny enter through a window and pass the children out one by one to safety.

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   Question 6. What injury does Johnny sustain during the church fire rescue?

   • Correct answer: A burning beam falls on his back
   • He suffers severe smoke inhalation only
   • He is struck by falling glass
   • He breaks his leg jumping from a window

   A piece of timber falls across Johnny's back. Jerry says he might have a broken back and was burned pretty severely.

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   Question 7. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

   • True or False: Dally refuses to enter the burning church.

     Didn't happen

     Despite his tough attitude, Dally runs into the burning church to help and pulls Johnny out, burning his arm in the process.

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   Question 8. Who rides with Ponyboy in the ambulance to the hospital?

   • Dally Winston, his friend
   • Correct answer: Jerry Wood, a schoolteacher
   • Mrs. O'Briant from the picnic
   • Sodapop Curtis, his brother

   Jerry Wood, a man from the school picnic whom Ponyboy guesses is a teacher, rides with him and calls the three boys the bravest kids he has seen in a long time.

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   Question 9. In Chapter 6, what does 'doggedly' mean when Johnny repeats doggedly that he wants to know about his parents?

   • Indifferently and without interest
   • Hopelessly and with sadness
   • Correct answer: Stubbornly and without giving up
   • Furiously and without thinking

   Doggedly means stubbornly, refusing to give up. When Dally dodges his question, Johnny keeps asking whether his parents asked about him.

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    Question 10. What emotional revelation occurs when Darry arrives at the hospital?

    • Darry blames Ponyboy for Johnny's injuries in the fire
    • Darry announces he is giving up custody of Ponyboy
    • Darry angrily scolds Ponyboy for running into the fire
    • Correct answer: Darry breaks down in tears, showing how much he loves Ponyboy

    Seeing Darry cry makes Ponyboy realize his brother's strictness comes from love and fear of losing him.

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    Question 11. What does Ponyboy finally understand about Darry's behavior toward him?

    • That Darry has always cared more about Sodapop than about him
    • That Darry is planning to send Ponyboy to a foster home
    • That Darry resents having to raise him instead of going to college
    • Correct answer: That Darry is strict because he loves Ponyboy and wants the best for him

    Ponyboy reflects that Darry cares deeply and was 'trying too hard to make something of me,' resolving their ongoing tension.

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    Question 12. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

    • True or False: Jerry Wood is surprised that greasers would risk their lives to save children.

      Happened

      Jerry's surprise highlights the novel's theme that heroism transcends social class and that greasers are judged unfairly by stereotypes.

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    Question 13. What does 'conviction' mean as used in Chapter 6 when Johnny tells Dally with conviction that he was scared?

    • A guilty verdict handed down in a court
    • Correct answer: A firmly held belief or determination
    • A careful legal defense strategy
    • A deep feeling of shame and regret

    In this context, conviction means firm certainty. When Dally asks why he didn't turn himself in five days ago, Johnny answers with conviction that he was scared and still is.

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    Question 14. What literary device is demonstrated by the boys going from criminals to heroes in Chapter 6?

    • Stream of consciousness
    • Foreshadowing
    • Correct answer: Situational irony
    • Personification

    It is situationally ironic that the same boys who were hiding as wanted criminals become celebrated heroes by rescuing trapped children.

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