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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he comes in after he and Motorcycle Boy get home from the pet store, what does Rusty-James ask his father?
(a) If his mother is crazy.
(b) If he is adopted.
(c) If he is crazy.
(d) Why does he leave Rusty-James?

2. Who dies in the last gang rumble?
(a) Bill Braden.
(b) Patty's sister.
(c) Coach Ryan's son.
(d) Rusty-James' brother.

3. After leaving the skin flick, to what kind of bar do Rusty-James, Steve, and Motorcycle Boy go?
(a) An expensive bar.
(b) A mostly black bar.
(c) A bar for college students.
(d) A bar for bikers.

4. What does Motorcycle Boy do right in the middle of the last rumble?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He screams.
(c) He bites someone.
(d) He stabs someone.

5. Where does Rusty-James go after he wakes up with a bad headache?
(a) Benny's.
(b) Home.
(c) School.
(d) A clinic.

6. What happens to Rusty-James when he discovers Motorcycle Boy is dead?
(a) He screams.
(b) The world loses color and sound.
(c) He faints.
(d) He fights.

7. After six years, how does Steve feel about seeing Rusty-James again?
(a) It is like seeing his life again.
(b) It is like seeing his dad again.
(c) It is like seeing his best friend again.
(d) It is like seeing Motorcycle Boy again.

8. Who steps out of the darkness with a tire iron?
(a) One black and one white guy.
(b) Smokey.
(c) Biff.
(d) Motorcycle Boy.

9. After leaving the pet store, what does Motorcycle Boy do when he and Rusty-James get home?
(a) He yells at Rusty-James.
(b) He reads.
(c) He eats dinner.
(d) He goes to sleep.

10. To what is Motorcycle Boy referring when he says, "...is like a beautiful wild kid on heroin, high as a kite and thinking she's on top of the world, not knowing she's dying, not believing it even if you show her the marks."
(a) California.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Rusty-James.
(d) His mother.

11. Why does Rusty-James say Steve is his best friend?
(a) He does not have to pretend to be the toughest cat in town with Steve.
(b) Steve is smart.
(c) Steve is rich.
(d) Steve needs him.

12. What kind of temper does Rusty-James usually have?
(a) A slow to build one.
(b) A calm one.
(c) A quick one.
(d) A mean one.

13. What does Rusty-James like about being out in the city?
(a) He enjoys the booze.
(b) He enjoys the freedom.
(c) He enjoys the scents.
(d) He enjoys the crowds and the lights.

14. Who does Rusty-James often says forgets about him?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Motorcycle Boy.
(d) Steve.

15. Who does Rusty-James punch on the street in Chapter 8?
(a) A teenager.
(b) Steve.
(c) An old man.
(d) Motorcycle Boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back in the present on the beach, what does Steve tell Rusty-James he has learned?

2. Later that night, Motorcycle Boy breaks into what building?

3. When Rusty-James and Steve wake up after passing out at the bar, who has left them?

4. What does Rusty-James like about the ocean?

5. What does Motorcycle Boy classify as dope?

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