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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. Ernie Brown suggests that the gang members initiate a league in the projects, and he gives them what to practice with?

2. What do Rufus and his mother do in response to Alex Robbins' recommendation regarding the pigtail being cut off?

3. When Ernie Brown, Rufus, and Alex Robbins pile into Ernie's vehicle for a ride, what does Ernie ask for?

4. How do the Moors get a discount on the usual premises fee?

5. Alex Robbins stops by Rufus' home after the dance and Mrs. Henry brings up what topic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rufus Henry's reaction the next time Nonie Emrey and Judy Williams discuss the Moors sponsoring a graduation celebration?

2. What happens when Rufus Henry, feeling embarrassed regarding the Ernie Brown scrapbook incident, meets up with his gang at the Happy Place?

3. On Friday night of the graduation celebration, what does Rufus Henry observe as he makes his way to the event with his date?

4. How does Rufus Henry gain possession of the Gassers' car and destroy it?

5. What plan does Rufus Henry describe to the Moors as to how he intends to use the rifle?

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

7. What does Ernie Brown suggest the boys begin in the projects?

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

9. After Alex Robbins arrives for the 7 p.m. meeting with the Moors at the playground, what does he tell them regarding the Gassers accompanying them to the Marauders' training camp?

10. What happens when Rufus Henry comes out of the back office after calling for fire department assistance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In the passage Frank Bonham presents in Chapters 22-24, the main subplot of Durango Street takes focus. What is Rufus Henry inclined to believe when his mother, earlier in the story, tells him a news article has gotten Ernie Brown's hometown wrong? What happens after he meets Ernie in terms of receiving no special treatment? What transpires once the connection between Rufus and Ernie is revealed to be untrue? Why would she make such a story up? Once Rufus' connection with Ernie is exposed to be false, Rufus recognizes he must do what?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapters 4-6, Frank Bonham focuses on characterization of Rufus Henry. What sort of definable character does Bonham craft Rufus into? How is he displayed to be a dreamer? How is he shown to have a strong practical side? How do Rufus' age and the environment he has come from come into play?

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