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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. Rufus notices what about Ernie Brown and himself when he initially meets him?

2. After discussing the graduation event with Judy and Nonie, the Moors leave for where?

3. After meeting with Pelican, Rufus offers a proposal to what gang next?

4. For roughing up Rufus' sister and cutting off one of her pigtails, Alex Robbins encourages her family to do what?

5. Willie takes Rufus and the Moors to a spot where he has hidden the rifle that is located where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Simon Jones takes Rufus Henry's scrapbook from a bag and asks Ernie Brown to autograph it?

3. 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?

4. What happens when Simon Jones tells Ernie Brown that Rufus Henry maintains a scrapbook on Ernie?

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

6. What are some of Rufus Henry's observations when he arrives at the Marauders' training camp with his gang for the first time?

7. What transpires when Alex Robbins later stops by Rufus Henry's home after the graduation celebration?

8. How do the Moors prompt the Gassers to chase them to the location they want the attack to take place that evening?

9. What takes place when Rufus Henry notices the arrival of Simon Jones and his date?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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