Outsiders Personality Quiz

Directions: To help us understand the different sides of the conflict in The Outsiders, we're going to take a personality quiz! Read each question carefully and pick the option that most closely matches your personality. Once you've finished all the questions, add up the numbers of each answer you checked off. Write your total at the bottom of the quiz.

1. You see your friends getting in trouble for stealing from the school cafeteria. Would you...
   1. Gang up on whoever busted your friends?
   2. Grab your friend and get them out of there?
   3. Walk away?
   4. Politely talk to the principal and try to convince them to let your friends off the hook?
2. You see your friend get punched by someone. Would you...
   1. Jump in and help your friend beat up their assailant?
   2. Run to get help as fast as you can?
   3. Run away and leave your friend to it?
   4. Come back later with some more friends to get revenge?
3. How do you wear your hair?
   1. The same way my friends wear it.
   2. The way my family tells me I can wear it.
   3. I wear it natural. I don't do much to it in the morning.
   4. I wear it in my own unique way.
4. What's your preferred form of entertainment?
   1. Hanging out with friends at their house
   2. Playing or watching sports
   3. Going to the movies
   4. Going to a party
5. Imagine yourself in ten years. What kind of car do you see yourself driving?
   1. A big pickup truck
   2. A sedan (a Camry, Civic, etc.)
   3. An SUV
   4. A sports car
6. What kind of college do you want to go to?
   1. I don't want to go to college.
   2. A local college (SUNY Oneonta or Hartwick)
   3. A state school where I'll live in the dorms
   4. An Ivy League school (Yale, Harvard, Princeton, etc.)
7. How often do you show your emotions?
   1. I show my emotions all the time.
   2. I only show my emotions with my friends and family.
   3. I only show my emotions with those I'm closest to.
   4. I almost never show my emotions.
8. At home, how self-reliant are you?
   1. I do everything myself and without any help.
   2. I need help sometimes, but I can do most things myself.
   3. I have my list of chores and that's what I do. No more, no less.
   4. My parents do everything for me.
9. What does family mean to you?
   1. They are the closest people in the world to me. I stick by them no matter what.
   2. I didn't choose them, but I have to get along with them.
   3. They are the people I live with. That's it.
   4. They pay the bills.
10. What's your clothing style?
    1. A jacket, jeans, and a simple tee shirt is enough for me.
    2. I wear tank tops and shorts all the time. Temperature is just a number.
    3. Sweater weather can't come fast enough.
    4. I wear expensive and popular brand names. I have to look presentable.