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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rufus' younger brother say he is interested in joining?
(a) The Durangos.
(b) The Little Warriors.
(c) The Gassers.
(d) The Moors.

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

3. Late on the night of Rufus' Moors initiation, his parole officer calls the Group Service Council as he thinks what?
(a) This agency's success is high and Rufus may benefit.
(b) This agency has numerous employment possibilities for Rufus.
(c) This agency may be one of several options for Rufus.
(d) This agency is Rufus's last hope.

4. What topic does Mr. Rubio slyly try to introduce into the conversation?
(a) Quarterbacks.
(b) Halfbacks.
(c) Centers.
(d) Fullbacks.

5. What does Rufus' mother tell him took place regarding her marriage to Ernie Brown?
(a) His parents have it annulled after a few weeks, he goes to college.
(b) It lasts only 2 weeks, his parents have it annulled, he goes to college.
(c) It lasts nearly a year, his parents have it annulled, he goes to college.
(d) It lasts a few months, his parents have it annulled, he goes to college.

6. In the fight among the Moors, author Frank Bonham relies upon a literary archetype - that is, the noble warrior who does what?
(a) Hurts his opponent only when necessary.
(b) Hurts his opponent far exceeding his superiority.
(c) Leaves the scene rather than hurt his opponent.
(d) Hurts his opponent beyond that necessary, but not too excessive.

7. Rufus decides his new tire job will not work the first day, so what does he do?
(a) Ruins the air compressor.
(b) Contacts his parole officer.
(c) Ruins the tires.
(d) Ruins the retread machine.

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

9. What does Leeroy do as the commotion escalates when Bantu learns Leeroy is the new president?
(a) Challenges Rufus to a knife fight.
(b) Backs down.
(c) Gets into a knife fight with Bantu.
(d) Leaves the area.

10. In their initial contact, where does Alex Robbins ask the Moors to meet him later that same evening?
(a) The crafts room at the Teagarden Street playground.
(b) The crafts room at the Durango Street playground.
(c) The crafts room at the Chestnut Street playground.
(d) The crafts room at the Walnut Street playground.

11. The other Moors members, who all had been beaten by Bantu when they joined the gang, now seem what?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Unemotional.

12. Aware the Gassers will be looking for him after the broken glass event, Rufus decides he needs to find Baby Gibson for what reason?
(a) He is a member of the Durangos gang.
(b) He can get him a gun.
(c) He can get him out of town.
(d) He is a member of the Moors gang.

13. What is Sergeant Starkey's response when Alex Robbins first stops by the police station and tells him his role is to break up the Moors?
(a) The Moors is a gang with some members in prison.
(b) The leader of the Moors is under arrest, and others are frequently.
(c) The Moors had an initiation for a new member the previous night.
(d) A Moors member is in custody for narcotics possession.

14. What is the name of the team Ernie Brown is being traded to in Coast City?
(a) The Mariners.
(b) The Mavericks.
(c) The Marauders.
(d) The Miners.

15. Rufus desires to make a truce with the other gangs in the city so the Moors can then do what?
(a) Fight the Gassers and use another gang for an alibi.
(b) Fight the Gassers with another team backing the Moors up.
(c) Make a truce with the Gassers.
(d) Fight the Gassers and eventually gain control of all the gangs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Now that Ernie Brown will be nearby, Rufus has a fantasy that he will meet Ernie and what else?

2. Rufus manages to hold his own against the boys' attacks during his initiation until what?

3. When Rufus asks his mother if she was really married to Ernie Brown, what is her response?

4. Alex Robbins learns at the station that the members of the Moors range from age 15 to how old?

5. What does Alex Robbins tell the Moors his job is?

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