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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Motorcycle Boy give to Rusty-James for not drinking?
(a) He does not like to lose control.
(b) He does not like the way it tastes.
(c) It makes him sick.
(d) He does not like the flavors.

2. Where do Motorcycle Boy and Rusty-James go after they cross the bridge?
(a) Into the river's waters.
(b) Into the city.
(c) Into the country.
(d) Into the school.

3. Why does Rusty-James' mother marry his father?
(a) Because it is fun.
(b) Because she is pregnant.
(c) Because she is sad.
(d) Because she is in love.

4. What does Steve fear while watching the movie?
(a) Getting hurt.
(b) Passing out from the alcohol.
(c) Getting kicked out.
(d) A police raid.

5. If there were still gangs, why does Smokey believe he would be president of a gang?
(a) He is a bigger boy.
(b) He is smarter than Rusty-James.
(c) He is a better fighter.
(d) He is wealthier.

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

7. What does Rusty-James' father say about Motorcycle Boy when Rusty-James asks if they are crazy?
(a) That Motorcycle Boy is not crazy.
(b) That Motorcycle Boy is like him.
(c) That Motorcycle Boy is happy most of the time.
(d) That Motorcycle Boy is crazy.

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

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

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

11. Back in the present on the beach, what does Steve tell Rusty-James he has learned?
(a) Make up your mind and work hard to get there.
(b) Give up and quit trying.
(c) Make up your mind and use people until you get what you want.
(d) Make life easy by giving in.

12. In what does Steve believe?
(a) Letting Fate decide.
(b) Working hard to overcome your environment.
(c) Stay quiet and doing nothing.
(d) Working hard and playing hard.

13. Once he leaves the bar, what does Rusty-James do to get home faster?
(a) He hails a cab.
(b) He jogs home.
(c) He steals a car.
(d) He takes short cuts through alleys.

14. What does Steve say Rusty-James would do to the people in the neighborhood if he went back?
(a) Beat them.
(b) Shoot them.
(c) Sue them.
(d) Give them a heart attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When he comes in after he and Motorcycle Boy get home from the pet store, what does Rusty-James ask his father?

2. After leaving the pet store, what does Motorcycle Boy do when he and Rusty-James get home?

3. What happens to Rusty-James when he discovers Motorcycle Boy is dead?

4. In the present, what does Steve invite Rusty-James to do as he stands on the beach?

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

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