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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon learning Leeroy is the Moors' new president, Bantu does what?

2. What does Rufus do to stall for time at the grocery?

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

4. What does Rufus' younger brother say he is interested in joining?

5. Who tells Bantu the Moors have a new president?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is it that Rufus Henry displays his practical side when initially encountering the Gassers gang?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Why is it that Rufus Henry intentionally ruins tires he is working on at his new job in the repair shop?

9. How is it that Rufus Henry is let into the Moors gang after the president of the gang initially says no to his request?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the violent events that transpire in the early part of Frank Bonham's novel compare with those in the concluding chapters? What is the mood the author has set by the conclusion of the novel? Is Rufus Henry comfortable in his selecting correct action versus gang violence? How does the protagonist appear to feel as he makes future plans with his mother and Alex Robbins in the final scene?

Essay Topic 2

Delineate how characterization is central within the final chapters. What are some of the ways Rufus Henry demonstrates his having matured? How does the graduation dance mark Rufus' shift? What conscious decisions does Rufus begin making in his transition from crime and violence to constructive action? Whereas he had previously thought the graduation dance would be a means of getting Simon Jones locked up for a good while, what does he attempt to do as he is entering the event? What actions does he take that are responsible when the Gassers cause trouble at the affair? When he is having his discussion with his mother and Alex Robbins following the dance, what does Rufus recognize regarding the future course he will be taking?

Essay Topic 3

Expand on why neither Mrs. Henry nor Rufus Henry want to file a police report subsequent to the Gassers roughing up Janet Henry and cutting off one of her pigtails. What are the reasons Mrs. Henry does not want to file a complaint? What are the reasons Rufus does not want to? Why is it Rufus wants to settle the matter in his own way when it might get him into trouble and possibly eliminate his scholarship possibilities?

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