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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The cop stopping the Gassers car remembers seeing one of the boys at the station several times using what name?
(a) Henry Jones.
(b) Robert Jones.
(c) Rufus Henry.
(d) Simon Jones.

2. Where is the new home Rufus' parole officer takes him to?
(a) Teagardent Street.
(b) Durango Valley Street.
(c) Durango Street.
(d) Pinehurst Street.

3. Rufus is wearing _________ as he leaves Pine Valley.
(a) Comfortable semi-dress clothes.
(b) Jeans, a T-shirt, and sneakers.
(c) An ill-fitting exit outfit.
(d) His Boy Scout uniform.

4. Who tells Bantu the Moors have a new president?
(a) Idell.
(b) Baby Gibson.
(c) Leeroy.
(d) Rufus.

5. When the Gassers surround Rufus in an alley, Rufus breaks a bottle of ________ to defend himself with the glass.
(a) Soda.
(b) Milk.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Catsup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rufus offer to buy with the money he gets when he leaves Pine Valley?

2. Where is the next Moors meeting held following Bantu leaving?

3. After leaving his tire job, where does Rufus go and find Baby Gibson?

4. Which two Moors members does Alex Robbins learn exhibit high potential?

5. As Rufus sees the "Gassers" sticker car being stopped by the police, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once safe at home following his confrontation with the Gassers in the alley, what is his mother's response when Rufus Henry asks her about her first marriage?

2. How is it that Rufus Henry displays his practical side when initially encountering the Gassers gang?

3. En route to the store, what quickly happens when Rufus Henry and his sister encounter a carload of gang members?

4. In the opening chapters, what type of picture does author Frank Bonham paint of Rufus Henry's new environment in the Durango Housing Project?

5. What procedure do the Moors members follow in allowing Rufus Henry into their gang?

6. How does the knife fight between Bantu Motley and Rufus Henry proceed?

7. What Is Rufus Henry's recollection of his mother first telling him about her marriage to Ernie Brown?

8. What transpires when Bantu Motley initially leaves jail and meets up with Moors members at the Happy Spot?

9. Before leaving the crafts center, how does Rufus Henry manage to embarrass himself when Alex Robbins attempts to find out if the Moors have an interest in watching the Marauders practice?

10. Why is it that members of the Gassers gang all have the same hair color?

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