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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 promise to Pelican in exchange if they accept his proposal?
(a) The Moors will return the favor when asked.
(b) The Moors will provide them with alcohol.
(c) The Moors will help them steal cars.
(d) The Moors will provide them with narcotics.

2. His sister advises Rufus she wants him to do what after the Gassers rough her up and cut her hair?
(a) Not retaliate against the Gassers.
(b) Keep himself and Moors boys safe.
(c) Retaliate against the Gassers.
(d) Get back at Simon Jones and cut his hair off.

3. Whitey drives Rufus to the home of Pelican Smith, leader of what rival gang?
(a) The Bloods.
(b) The Blades.
(c) The Beers.
(d) The Bleeders.

4. When Simon runs away, Rufus then starts Simon's car and does what?
(a) Drives it around in circles, spinning the tires until they smoke.
(b) Allows it to go down the incline, crashing into flames.
(c) Drives it away as his gang's prize.
(d) Backs it hard into a concrete post, then rams it forward into a hydrant.

5. When Ernie Brown, Rufus, and Alex Robbins pile into Ernie's vehicle for a ride, what does Ernie ask for?
(a) Rufus to help his brother keep up the scrapbook for his career.
(b) Rufus to help his sister keep up the scrapbook for his career.
(c) Rufus to give him a phone call.
(d) Rufus to keep up the scrapbook for his career.

Short Answer Questions

1. Returming to his table, Rufus notices what about Simon and a fellow Gasser?

2. After learning about his sister's pigtail, Rufus goes to his room and obtains stolen explosives he has been hiding where?

3. Before Simon leaves the Moors' trap, Rufus advises that if he touches his family ever again, what will happen?

4. Rufus attempts to load ammunition into the rifle, but why is he unable to?

5. What does Rufus ask the officer at the front door of the celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rufus Henry sees that the Gassers' dates are no longer present?

2. What plan does Rufus Henry describe to the Moors as to how he intends to use the rifle?

3. What does Ernie Brown suggest the boys begin in the projects?

4. What are some of the steps Rufus Henry takes on the day he plans to retaliate against the Gassers?

5. At the playground while the Moors are awaiting the arrival of Alex Robbins for a 7 p.m. meeting, two girls approach them in the dark and propose what?

6. What happens when Rufus Henry, feeling embarrassed regarding the Ernie Brown scrapbook incident, meets up with his gang at the Happy Place?

7. After they trip over the wire running between the two sheds, what causes the Gassers to think they are hearing guns firing?

8. What task does Rufus Henry have Idell and Baby Gibson perform in preparation for the rumble with the Gassers?

9. How does Rufus Henry gain possession of the Gassers' car and destroy it?

10. What do Sergeant Starkey and Alex Robbins discuss in their private conversation subsequent to Rufus Henry destroying Simon Jones' car?

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