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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. Bonham shows that an unsafe environment can lead teens into gang violence as they group together for what purpose?
(a) Protection.
(b) Feeling "cool".
(c) Friendship.
(d) Camaraderie.

2. As the cop approaches Rufus and his sister, what name does Rufus provide as his identification?
(a) Robert Jones.
(b) Rufus Henry.
(c) Robert Smith.
(d) Ralph James.

3. Alex Robbins asks the Moors if they would like to do what in reference to the local football team?
(a) Catch passes from members.
(b) Watch them play a game.
(c) Watch them practice.
(d) Go meet members.

4. What does Rufus ask the president of Baby's gang for?
(a) Entry into the Moors to conduct burglaries.
(b) Entry into the Moors for drug access.
(c) Entry into the Moors for protection.
(d) Entry into the Moors to help steal cars.

5. Who convinces the other Moors members to allow him to speak as their representative to Alex Robbins?
(a) Baby Gibson.
(b) Whitey James.
(c) Richard Motley.
(d) Rufus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rufus is wearing _________ as he leaves Pine Valley.

2. Before getting off the bus from Pine Valley, where is it Rufus imagines running away to?

3. After the cop finishes questioning Rufus and his sister, what does Rufus do?

4. Durango Street offers hope that a dangerous gang is able to become a benign social organization how?

5. Which two Moors members does Alex Robbins learn exhibit high potential?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapters 4-6, how is it that author Frank Bonham focuses upon crafting Rufus Henry's character?

2. How does Rufus Henry deal with Idell subsequent to Rufus' fight with Bantu Motley?

3. What are some of the things Alex Robbins from the Group Service Council learns upon studying the Moors' police file on the morning following the call he receives from Ed Travers?

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

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

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

7. En route to the store, what quickly happens when Rufus Henry and his sister encounter a carload of gang members?

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

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

10. 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?

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