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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. Who does Rufus meet at the bus depot?
(a) Ed Travers.
(b) Baby Gibson.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

3. While Rufus is still stalling in the store, a boy with red hair enters to do what?
(a) Take his time looking around, buy a soda.
(b) Look around, then quickly exit.
(c) Look around, then challenge Rufus to a fight.
(d) Take his time looking around, buy cigarettes.

4. Upon instructing his sister and leaving the store, Rufus does what?
(a) Runs away from his house so the "Gassers" kids do not find his home.
(b) Hangs around outside the store in case the "Gassers" kids return.
(c) Runs another way to ensure the "Gassers" kids do not spot him.
(d) Walks slowly down the street to ensure the "Gassers" kids spot him.

5. What is the final tally in the vote regarding Rufus joining the Moors?
(a) All but 4 in favor.
(b) All but 3 in favor.
(c) All but 5 in favor.
(d) All but 2 in favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rufus' mother tell him took place regarding her marriage to Ernie Brown?

2. Where is the next Moors meeting held following Bantu leaving?

3. Who are Rufus' siblings who greet him?

4. Once the kid with red hair leaves the grocery, what does Rufus tell his sister to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. Before leaving the crafts center, how does Rufus Henry manage to embarrass himself when Alex Robbins attempts to find out if the Moors have an interest in watching the Marauders practice?

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

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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