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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. Mr. Rubio inquires how Rufus feels about his father, and gets what reply?

2. Rufus recognizes he is moving dangerously fast in his plan to make a truce with other gangs, but reminds himself of what?

3. Bonham shows that an unsafe environment can lead teens into gang violence as they group together for what purpose?

4. It is noted that it is safer for Rufus to keep from using a knife in the confrontation from what standpoint?

5. When Alex Robbins studies the Moors' file, he finds there are how many members, including Rufus?

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. 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?

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

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

5. How does Rufus Henry remain safe when the members of the Gassers gang surround him in the alley?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elaborate on how Frank Bonham utilizes foreshadowing in Durango Street. Consider the scene wherein the Gassers confront Rufus Henry in the alley by the grocery, he produces a weapon, and includes Simon Jones' car. How is this episode in comparison with the subsequent confrontation between the Moors and the Gassers by the sheds near the freeway?

Essay Topic 2

What are the positives and the negatives of how Rufus Henry deals with Willie reportedly joining the Gassers gang? Is it wise to lead his gang members to find Willie to beat him out of the Moors? Is it noble on Rufus' part to stop the attack because he believed him, or simply useful because it was a convenient way to obtain a rifle? Is it wise on Rufus' part to seek out a firearm?

Essay Topic 3

Spell out why sections cut from a hose and filled with sand represent for Rufus Henry a powerful symbol. How do empty hose pieces reflect caution on his part? How do sand-filled hose sections depict lack of caution on the part of his fellow gang members? Why does Rufus turn Judy Williams and Nonie Emrey away when they offer assistance? What is Rufus fearful of?

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