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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 is wearing _________ as he leaves Pine Valley.
(a) An ill-fitting exit outfit.
(b) Comfortable semi-dress clothes.
(c) His Boy Scout uniform.
(d) Jeans, a T-shirt, and sneakers.

2. What does his parole officer state as a condition of Rufus' parole?
(a) Rufus must not smoke, drink alcohol, or use narcotics.
(b) Rufus must stay unconnected to any gangs.
(c) Rufus must stay in his home except to look for work.
(d) Rufus must not drive a motor vehicle except for work.

3. Aware the Gassers will be looking for him after the broken glass event, Rufus decides he needs to find Baby Gibson for what reason?
(a) He is a member of the Moors gang.
(b) He can get him a gun.
(c) He can get him out of town.
(d) He is a member of the Durangos gang.

4. What does Rufus do to stall for time at the grocery?
(a) Talks with the clerk.
(b) Reads labels.
(c) Talks with the owner.
(d) Buys sodas to drink for his sister and himself.

5. What does Rufus' mother tell him took place regarding her marriage to Ernie Brown?
(a) It lasts nearly a year, his parents have it annulled, he goes to college.
(b) His parents have it annulled after a few weeks, he goes to college.
(c) It lasts a few months, his parents have it annulled, he goes to college.
(d) It lasts only 2 weeks, his parents have it annulled, he goes to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rufus offer to buy with the money he gets when he leaves Pine Valley?

2. When Rufus first asks Bantu to be allowed to join, his initial response is what?

3. Late on the night of Rufus' Moors initiation, his parole officer calls the Group Service Council as he thinks what?

4. Upon instructing his sister and leaving the store, Rufus does what?

5. Dashing into an alley at the end of Chapter 6, what is Rufus looking for?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Rufus Henry nervous about going to the Durango Housing Project?

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

8. While still at the crafts center, what is Rufus Henry's response when Alex Robbins suggests the Moors elect a president for their social club?

9. What transpires when Rufus Henry initially meets up with the other Moors members at the crafts room at the Walnut Street playground to meet Alex Robbins?

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

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