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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Subsequent to the sack-throwing incident, a police officer pulls up and asks what of Rufus and his sister?
(a) Their names, ages, and addresses.
(b) If they know anything about the "Gassers" sticker car.
(c) Where they live and where they are going.
(d) What they are doing out after dark.

2. Why does the cop let the Gassers carload go?
(a) There is no curfew for teenagers.
(b) There is no law against cruising.
(c) He is receiving a dispatch to another urgent call.
(d) He is about to get off his shift.

3. Who are Rufus' siblings who greet him?
(a) Janice, Curtis.
(b) Janet, Curtis.
(c) Janet, Cutler.
(d) Janet, Custer.

4. While looking at his scrapbook, what is Rufus thinking?
(a) It is eerie how much he and Ernie Brown look alike.
(b) He is getting a little old to be collecting sports memorabilia.
(c) It is hard to believe how much memorabilia he has.
(d) He will have to research and collect items he did not get while gone.

5. Where is it Mr. Rubio informs Rufus his mother has moved to?
(a) The Town of Durango.
(b) Durango County.
(c) The Durango Housing Project.
(d) The City of Durango.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the cop approaches Rufus and his sister, what name does Rufus provide as his identification?

2. While Rufus is still stalling in the store, a boy with red hair enters to do what?

3. What topic does Mr. Rubio slyly try to introduce into the conversation?

4. Durango Street offers hope that a dangerous gang is able to become a benign social organization how?

5. What does Rufus tell his mother he really wants to become?

(see the answer key)

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