Question 11 (1 point)
What words in the following paragraph create a depressing mood?

Dally looked at him for a second, then put the knife back in his pocket. We both went into Johnny’s room, standing there for a second, getting our breath back in heavy gulps. It was awful quiet. It was scary quiet. I looked at Johnny. He was very still, and for a moment I thought in agony: He’s dead already. We’re too late.

Question 11 options:

scary quiet

Johnny's room

for a moment

heavy gulps

Question 12 (1 point)
What does Ponyboy mean when he says, “We couldn’t get along without him. We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason”?
Question 12 options:

The gang can’t win the rumble without Johnny, and Johnny needs to get revenge on the Socs for beating him up.

The gang needs to care for someone just as much as Johnny needs someone to care about him.

Without Johnny’s testimony at the hearing, he will be found guilty of killing Bob, and Ponyboy will be sent to a boy’s home.

Neither Johnny nor the gang members can tell on one another because they know too much about their crimes.

Question 13 (1 point)
Which sentence shows that Ponyboby thinks an individual should be judged on his own talent?

Question 13 options:

He ain't a soc. He's just a guy.

Things were rough all over, but it was better that way.

Greasers will still be greasers and socs will still be socs.

No, you hate the whole world.

Question 14 (1 point)
By reading the following sentences, the reader can infer –

He [Darry] was stroking my hair and I could hear the sobs racking him as he fought to keep back the tears. “Oh Pony, I thought we’d lost you…like we did Mom and Dad…”

Question 14 options:

Darry feels angry at Ponyboy for running away.

Darry feels embarrassed about crying in front of Ponyboy.

Darry feels anxious about Ponyboy's injuries from the fire.

Darry feels thankful when he is reunited with Ponyboy.

Question 15 (1 point)
The statement, “Things were rough all over, but it was better that way,” means –

Question 15 options:

Ponyboy understands that greasers have more problems than socs.

Ponyboy understands that the socs have problems too.

Ponyboy understands that socs have more problems than greasers

Ponyboy understands that socs get all the beaks in life.