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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mr. Rubio inquires how Rufus feels about his father, and gets what reply?
(a) He was told the man died in war.
(b) He was told the man left home when Rufus was an infant.
(c) He was told the man died in an accident.
(d) He does not ever recall meeting the man.

3. What does Rufus offer to buy with the money he gets when he leaves Pine Valley?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Clothes for his siblings.
(d) Clothes for his mother.

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

5. Before getting off the bus from Pine Valley, where is it Rufus imagines running away to?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rufus' mother says Rufus may take his sister along to the store, but his brother must stay behind to do what?

2. What does Rufus do to stall for time at the grocery?

3. Bonham shows that an unsafe environment can lead teens into gang violence as they group together for what purpose?

4. Who does Rufus meet at the bus depot?

5. Where is the new home Rufus' parole officer takes him to?

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