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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. What does Rufus tell his mother he really wants to become?
(a) A computer programmer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A pilot.
(d) A football coach.

2. What is the name of the team Ernie Brown is being traded to in Coast City?
(a) The Miners.
(b) The Mariners.
(c) The Marauders.
(d) The Mavericks.

3. Where does the knife fighting among the Moors take place?
(a) The Happy Spot.
(b) In an alley several blocks from the Happy Spot.
(c) Outside Rufus' house.
(d) Fat Boy's.

4. Rufus emerges out of the conflict with Bantu a leader who truly deserves what?
(a) The lament and honor of his fellow Moors.
(b) The honor and respect of his fellow Moors.
(c) The impertinence and esteem of his fellow Moors.
(d) The respect and contempt of his fellow Moors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final tally in the vote regarding Rufus joining the Moors?

2. Where does Alex Robbins initially locate the Moors?

3. What does Alex Robbins tell the Moors his job is?

4. Sergeant Starkey is doubtful Alex Robbins will be successful in his assignment as the police have been unable to achieve that for how long?

5. What does his parole officer state as a condition of Rufus' parole?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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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