1. What does the boys’ stay at the abandoned church do to the action of the story?
A. It helps speed up the action of the story.
B. It restarts the action of the story.
C. It stops the action of the story.
D. It helps create suspense.

2. What technique do authors use to set the mood of a story?
A. by focusing on one theme at a time
B. by speeding up the action of the story
C. by choosing a particular setting
D. by choosing a particular character

3. What literary allusions does Hinton include in chapter 5 of The Outsiders?
A. references to the Civil War and a Robert Frost story
B. references to Gone with the Wind and a Robert Frost poem
C. references to Paul Newman and the movies he acted in
D. references to Hank Williams and Elvis Presley’s music