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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. Alex Robbins learns at the station that the members of the Moors range from age 15 to how old?
2. Where does the knife fighting among the Moors take place?
3. After leaving his tire job, where does Rufus go and find Baby Gibson?
4. While looking at his scrapbook, what is Rufus thinking?
5. Which two Moors members does Alex Robbins learn exhibit high potential?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why is it that members of the Gassers gang all have the same hair color?
3. 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?
4. How does Rufus Henry deal with Idell subsequent to Rufus' fight with Bantu Motley?
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. At the beginning of Durango Street, what is it Rufus Henry's parole officer, Ed Travers, initially ensures?
7. At the beginning of the novel, during his weekly meeting with Rufus Henry, how does social worker Mr. Rubio attempt to let Rufus know he is aware of his Ernie Brown scrapbook?
8. How is it that Rufus Henry is let into the Moors gang after the president of the gang initially says no to his request?
9. What transpires when Bantu Motley initially leaves jail and meets up with Moors members at the Happy Spot?
10. How does Rufus Henry remain safe when the members of the Gassers gang surround him in the alley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
To Frank Bonham, setting is very important. What sort of picture does he display in the opening chapters of Rufus Henry's new environment in the Durango Housing Project? Consider how Bonham presents the condition of the residences on Teagarden Street, the interior of Rufus' new home, and the alley providing his initial experience with the Gassers. How do these unpleasant surroundings contribute to Rufus feeling trapped?
Essay Topic 2
Frank Bonham uses a literary archetype in the fight scene between Rufus Henry and Bantu. That is, Rufus as the noble warrior only hurting his opponent as necessary. Elaborate on Bonham's use of this technique. Consider why Rufus avoids use of a knife. What are the legal aspects? What position does emerging from the confrontation as the winner without inflicting severe harm symbolize? What does Rufus come out from the fight as in terms of leadership? What is Rufus truly deserving of from his fellow Moors?
Essay Topic 3
What transpires during the questioning of the Moors gang members the morning after their attack on the Gassers near the freeway where Simon Jones' vehicle is set on fire? What new items does Sergeant Starkey learn as a result of his interview of the gang? What new items does Rufus Henry learn from the questioning? While the gang members remain close-lipped, what does Sergeant Starkey let the Moors know he is aware of? What is the outcome of the police questioning?
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