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

2. Tojo turns Rufus down, but his gang throws a bottle at Rufus, Whitey, and who else as they are leaving?

3. Suddenly Simon and the Gassers all fall down in pursuit, tripped by what?

4. When Simon runs away, Rufus then starts Simon's car and does what?

5. Observing what he does about the Gassers' dates, what does Rufus also see those Gassers doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. While hanging out at Baby Gibson's building getting drunk and telling stories, what does Rufus Henry realize?

2. What do Rufus Henry, Ernie Brown, and Alex Robbins say to each other on the ride home from the neighborhood field following Rufus fighting Simon Jones?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What does Rufus Henry learn when he returns home and discovers Alex Robbins is there?

7. What sort of costs do the Moors encounter when making arrangements for the graduation celebration?

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

9. Why does Rufus Henry go to the residence of the leader of the Bloods, Pelican Smith?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapters 16-18 afford an exciting section to read. Frank Bonham offers details frugally as a means of creating suspense. What tidbits of information does the author supply to spark reader curiosity? What aspects does the reader wonder about in terms of the role they will play in the Moors' attack on the Gassers? What mysteries does the author leave in this section?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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