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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rusty-James have difficulty doing?
(a) Remembering.
(b) Talking.
(c) Listening.
(d) Walking.

2. What is the name of the skinny, tall kid who tells Rusty-James that Biff is going to kill him?
(a) Midget.
(b) Steve.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Benny.

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

4. What subject does Rusty-James say is not his strong point?
(a) Reading.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) Geometry.

5. Why does Steve not show up for math class?
(a) Steve's father is sick.
(b) Steve is sick.
(c) Steve's mother has a stroke.
(d) Steve goes on vacation.

6. What does Rusty-James do at lunch with Smokey and B.J.?
(a) He loses fifty cents in a poker game.
(b) He eats.
(c) He leaves school.
(d) He sits with Steve.

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

8. Who is quiet as they wait for Biff in Chapter 3?
(a) Rusty-James.
(b) Smokey.
(c) Steve.
(d) Motorcycle Boy.

9. What does the lot in Chapter 3 smell like?
(a) Burning rubber.
(b) Sweat.
(c) The river.
(d) The pet store.

10. What happens when Rusty-James arrives at the guidance office?
(a) He gets a warning.
(b) He is counseled.
(c) He is expelled.
(d) He cries.

11. In Chapter 6, who does Rusty-James visit when he arrives at school?
(a) Patty.
(b) The nurse.
(c) The principal.
(d) Mr. Harrigan.

12. What does Rusty-James have running down his side?
(a) Blood.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Tan line.
(d) A scar from a knife fight.

13. What happens to Rusty-James when he is at Patty's house?
(a) He is attacked.
(b) He leaves quickly.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He eats a lot.

14. At what time does Rusty-James wake up when at Patty's house?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

15. Who does Rusty-James love for certain?
(a) Patty.
(b) The Motorcycle Boy.
(c) Steve.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rusty-James buy at Benny's in Chapter 2?

3. What does Rusty-James say will rot your guts?

4. Where is Rusty-James' apartment?

5. Where is Rusty-James at the onset of the novel?

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