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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Benny's, who does Rusty-James ask to step outside to talk?
(a) B.J.
(b) Patty.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Midget.

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

3. When Rusty-James and Steve wake up after passing out at the bar, who has left them?
(a) Rusty-James.
(b) Motorcycle Boy.
(c) Steve.
(d) Patty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is referred to as "royalty in exile?"
(a) Biff.
(b) Steve.
(c) Motorcycle Boy.
(d) Rusty-James.

11. According to Steve, what "set off" his dad after he comes home at six in the morning?
(a) Steve's hangover.
(b) Steve's denial.
(c) The orange makeup on his shirt from the girl he met the previous night.
(d) Steve's attitude.

12. What does Motorcycle Boy tell Rusty-James scares him about their mother?
(a) That Rusty-James' mother is alive in California.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she will hurt him.
(d) That she will go away again.

13. Who drinks alcohol with Rusty-James when on the other side of the river?
(a) B.J.
(b) Steve.
(c) Midget.
(d) Smokey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Motorcycle Boy stop being a little kid?

2. What happens to Rusty-James during the last rumble?

3. What does Rusty-James like about being out in the city?

4. To whose house does Rusty-James go after leaving the drugstore?

5. After leaving the skin flick, to what kind of bar do Rusty-James, Steve, and Motorcycle Boy go?

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