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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. Rufus thinks his father is John Henry until he is how old?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

2. At his new job repairing tires, Rufus does not like it when the boss, Mr. Wells, does what?
(a) Uses the terms "scum" and "jailbird" to refer to him.
(b) Uses the terms "jailbird" and "riffraff" to refer to him.
(c) Uses the terms "boy" and "jailbird" to refer to him.
(d) Uses the terms "lowlife" and "scum" to refer to him.

3. When Rufus first asks Bantu to be allowed to join, his initial response is what?
(a) He will let the gang members vote on it.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) He will think about it.

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

5. 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) Feed the dog and the fish.
(c) Protect her.
(d) Clean his room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rufus recognizes he is moving dangerously fast in his plan to make a truce with other gangs, but reminds himself of what?

3. When Alex Robbins incorrectly relates some of Ernie Brown's stats, Rufus corrects him and then is embarrassed for what reason?

4. Why does the cop let the Gassers carload go?

5. The meetings Rufus has with Mr. Rubio transpire when?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. After the police officer who pulls them over for questioning lets them go, what does Rufus Henry tell his sister as they continue to the grocery?

5. What transpires when Bantu Motley initially leaves jail and meets up with Moors members at the Happy Spot?

6. What does Rufus Henry do when Alex Robbins finds the Moors boys for the first time?

7. At the beginning of the novel, during his weekly meeting with Rufus Henry, how does social worker Mr. Rubio attempt to let Rufus know he is aware of his Ernie Brown scrapbook?

8. What happens when Rufus Henry learns that Ernie Brown will soon join the Marauders?

9. When Rufus Henry offers to purchase groceries using the money he has been given upon leaving Pine Valley, what is his mother's response?

10. How is it that Rufus Henry is let into the Moors gang after the president of the gang initially says no to his request?

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