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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. Upon learning Leeroy is the Moors' new president, Bantu does what?
(a) Leaves the Moors to join the Gassers.
(b) Proceeds to attack Leeroy with a broken bottle.
(c) Proceeds to beat Rufus up.
(d) Proceeds to beat Leeroy up.

2. While holding the broken bottle in defense, what does Rufus say he is demanding the Gassers' car keys for?
(a) Locking them in the car's trunk.
(b) Stealing their car.
(c) Keeping them so they cannot chase him.
(d) Throwing them in the sewer.

3. Which two Moors members does Alex Robbins learn exhibit high potential?
(a) Rufus and Richard Motley.
(b) Rufus and Whitey James.
(c) Rufus and Baby Gibson.
(d) Rufus and Simon Jones.

4. Rufus realizes the Moors must agree to meet Alex Robbins at the crafts room for what reason?
(a) Alex Robbins can cause trouble for them with the police.
(b) The Moors have to discuss the matter to see if enough of them can go.
(c) The official leader of the Moors is still in police custody.
(d) The Moors has to have a majority agree before they make a move.

5. What is Pine Valley Honor Camp?
(a) A juvenile detention center.
(b) A Boy Scout camp.
(c) An adult detention center.
(d) A summer camp for inner city youths.

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. Rufus desires to make a truce with the other gangs in the city so the Moors can then do what?

3. In studying their file, Alex Robbins learns how many of the Moors have their fathers supporting them?

4. What does Rufus agree to spray-paint on the front door of the Cathedral Heights police station?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening chapters, what type of picture does author Frank Bonham paint of Rufus Henry's new environment in the Durango Housing Project?

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

3. Why is it that Rufus Henry intentionally ruins tires he is working on at his new job in the repair shop?

4. How is it that Rufus Henry becomes leader of the Moors?

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

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

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

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

9. How is it that Rufus Henry displays his practical side when initially encountering the Gassers gang?

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

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