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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Rusty-James lose his taste?
(a) Women.
(b) Soda.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Gambling.

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

3. Rusty-James says seeing Steve again was like seeing what?
(a) Seeing a relative.
(b) Seeing a ghost.
(c) Seeing a friend.
(d) Seeing his brother.

4. Who sits down and talks to Rusty-James before going into Benny's?
(a) Steve.
(b) Midget.
(c) B.J.
(d) Motorcycle Boy.

5. 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 Motorcycle Boy again.
(c) It is like seeing his best friend again.
(d) It is like seeing his dad again.

6. To whose house does Rusty-James go after leaving the drugstore?
(a) Smokey's.
(b) Patty's.
(c) His own home.
(d) Steve's.

7. What does Rusty-James steal from the drugstore?
(a) Candy.
(b) Food.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Beer.

8. What kind of movie does Motorcycle Boy buy for Steve and Rusty-James to see?
(a) An action movie.
(b) A science fiction movie.
(c) A drama.
(d) A skin flick.

9. 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) Cassandra.
(b) California.
(c) His mother.
(d) Rusty-James.

10. What does Motorcycle Boy take to the river?
(a) A raft.
(b) The fish.
(c) Bottles.
(d) The trash.

11. Where does Rusty-James spend the rest of the day after he leaves Steve's?
(a) At school.
(b) At home.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At Benny's.

12. What does Rusty-James hope will happen if he does not see Steve again?
(a) He will sleep better.
(b) He will forget.
(c) He will remember more.
(d) He will miss him.

13. Who does Rusty-James say he will look like when he gets older?
(a) His mother.
(b) James Dean.
(c) His father.
(d) Motorcycle Boy.

14. What does Motorcycle Boy classify as dope?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Downers.
(d) Soda.

15. Who subs at Rusty-James ' school?
(a) Coach Ryan.
(b) His father.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Weston McCauley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Steve say is "just like a ball in a pinball machine?"

2. What does Steve's father do when Steve comes home after 10 o'clock?

3. What does Rusty-James take with him when he walks across the bridge?

4. What does Motorcycle Boy tell Rusty-James the strip's colors look like to him?

5. Once he leaves the bar, what does Rusty-James do to get home faster?

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