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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. Where is the next Moors meeting held following Bantu leaving?
(a) Rufus' house.
(b) The Happy Spot.
(c) The roof on Baby Gibson's apartment building.
(d) Fat Boy's.

2. Rufus' mother says Rufus may take his sister along to the store, but his brother must stay behind to do what?
(a) Get ready for bed.
(b) Clean his room.
(c) Protect her.
(d) Feed the dog and the fish.

3. 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) Leaves the scene rather than hurt his opponent.
(c) Hurts his opponent far exceeding his superiority.
(d) Hurts his opponent beyond that necessary, but not too excessive.

4. Rufus' winning his fight against Bantu without inflicting the severe damage a knife brings with it symbolizes what?
(a) Rufus' capacity for noble action is less than Bantu's.
(b) He is unneccessary in beating Bantu once the latter drops his knife.
(c) Rufus' capacity for noble action is greater than Bantu's.
(d) Rufus' capacity for noble action is equal to Bantu's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who convinces the other Moors members to allow him to speak as their representative to Alex Robbins?

4. Sergeant Starkey is doubtful Alex Robbins will be successful in his assignment as the police have been unable to achieve that for how long?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the weekly conversation that social worker Mr. Rubio has with Rufus Henry where they discuss his Ernie Brown scrapbook, what news does he relay to Rufus?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. Later on the evening that Rufus Henry accepts membership into the Moors gang, why is it that Ed Travers makes a call on Rufus' behalf?

7. How does Rufus Henry remain safe when the members of the Gassers gang surround him in the alley?

8. Why is the house in the Durango Housing Project not one in which Rufus Henry will feel at home?

9. In the meeting following his fight with Bantu Motley, what does Rufus Henry suggest regarding how the Moors should deal with the Gassers?

10. At the beginning of Durango Street, what is it Rufus Henry's parole officer, Ed Travers, initially ensures?

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