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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Rusty-James' father and Motorcycle Boy sometimes do that Rusty-James wishes they would not do?
(a) Argue.
(b) Talk all night.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Drink.

2. Why does Rusty-James not want to talk about the good old days?
(a) He cannot remember them.
(b) He does not think they are good days.
(c) He misses them.
(d) He hates them.

3. Who is Rusty-James' girlfriend?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Jane.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Patty.

4. What does Rusty-James say about his brain?
(a) It is messed up.
(b) It is smart.
(c) It is buzzing.
(d) It is lazy.

5. Which character's face is beaten into a bloody pulp by Rusty-James in the fight in the lot?
(a) Biff's.
(b) Smokey's.
(c) Steve's.
(d) Motorcycle Boy's.

6. How old does Rusty-James say Steve behaves?
(a) 40.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

7. What does Motorcycle Boy not like?
(a) Motorcycles.
(b) Fish.
(c) Drugs.
(d) People.

8. What does Rusty-James think the picture of Motorcycle Boy resembles?
(a) A painting.
(b) A drawing.
(c) A rebel.
(d) A photograph.

9. Whose gang is waiting at the end of the vacant lot?
(a) Motorcycle Boy's.
(b) Steve's.
(c) Biff's.
(d) Smokey's.

10. Why does Rusty-James slam his fist onto the table?
(a) He is upset about Motorcycle Boy's being gone.
(b) He has a headache.
(c) He is angry about Steve's comments.
(d) He is angry about fighting Biff.

11. When Rusty-James goes home from school, who does he meet on the staircase?
(a) Patty.
(b) Motorcycle Boy.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) His father.

12. In Chapter 5, when Rusty-James arrives home the next morning, whom does his father say has gone looking for him?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) A cop.
(c) Patty.
(d) Steve.

13. What has Cassandra done previously at Rusty-James' school?
(a) Student teach.
(b) Clean classrooms.
(c) Drive school buses.
(d) Serve food.

14. What is Rusty-James doing at the onset of the novel?
(a) Sitting on the beach.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Napping.

15. What is Motorcycle Boy doing when Rusty-James finds him at the drugstore?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Stealing candy bars.
(c) Eating candy bars.
(d) Looking at a magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cassandra show Rusty-James on her arms?

2. How does Rusty-James get Patty to cool off when she finds out he is going to fight Biff?

3. How much does someone offer Motorcycle Boy to kill someone?

4. When Motorcycle Boy leaves, why is Rusty-James afraid?

5. What happens to Rusty-James when his attention is diverted from Biff?

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