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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Back in the present on the beach, what does Steve tell Rusty-James he has learned?
(a) Make up your mind and work hard to get there.
(b) Make life easy by giving in.
(c) Make up your mind and use people until you get what you want.
(d) Give up and quit trying.

2. At Benny's, who does Rusty-James ask to step outside to talk?
(a) Midget.
(b) Smokey.
(c) B.J.
(d) Patty.

3. Who sits down and talks to Rusty-James before going into Benny's?
(a) Midget.
(b) B.J.
(c) Motorcycle Boy.
(d) Steve.

4. Where does Rusty-James spend the rest of the day after he leaves Steve's?
(a) At school.
(b) At Benny's.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At home.

5. The night after Rusty-James is dumped by Patty, who does he get to go out with him?
(a) Midget.
(b) Steve.
(c) Smokey.
(d) B.J.

6. What does Steve fear while watching the movie?
(a) Getting kicked out.
(b) A police raid.
(c) Getting hurt.
(d) Passing out from the alcohol.

7. Who does Rusty-James say he will look like when he gets older?
(a) James Dean.
(b) His mother.
(c) Motorcycle Boy.
(d) His father.

8. What does Motorcycle Boy tell Rusty-James the strip's colors look like to him?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A black and white TV.
(c) A movie.
(d) A magazine article.

9. Who is whacked in the head with a tire iron?
(a) Steve.
(b) Motorcycle Boy.
(c) One of the two guys.
(d) Rusty-James.

10. Why does Rusty-James' mother marry his father?
(a) Because it is fun.
(b) Because she is pregnant.
(c) Because she is sad.
(d) Because she is in love.

11. Who dies in the last gang rumble?
(a) Coach Ryan's son.
(b) Rusty-James' brother.
(c) Patty's sister.
(d) Bill Braden.

12. While on the beach, to what does Rusty-James listen as Steve talks?
(a) The birds.
(b) Boats zipping by.
(c) People talking.
(d) The ocean waves.

13. Who steps out of the darkness with a tire iron?
(a) Smokey.
(b) One black and one white guy.
(c) Motorcycle Boy.
(d) Biff.

14. At what age does Motorcycle Boy stop being a little kid?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 18.

15. What does Rusty-James like about being out in the city?
(a) He enjoys the scents.
(b) He enjoys the crowds and the lights.
(c) He enjoys the freedom.
(d) He enjoys the booze.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drinks alcohol with Rusty-James when on the other side of the river?

2. Who does Rusty-James punch on the street in Chapter 8?

3. What kind of temper does Rusty-James usually have?

4. What does Rusty-James take with him when he walks across the bridge?

5. What does Rusty-James' father say about Motorcycle Boy when Rusty-James asks if they are crazy?

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