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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When school lets out, where does Rusty-James wait for Patty?
(a) At the corner.
(b) At her house.
(c) At a bus stop.
(d) At the park.

2. What relationship does Biff have with Rusty-James' friends?
(a) They are family.
(b) They used to be rivals.
(c) They used to be friends.
(d) They used to be gang allies.

3. Where does Rusty-James find Motorcycle Boy after he leaves Patty in Chapter 6?
(a) At Benny's.
(b) At the bridge.
(c) At home.
(d) At a drugstore.

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

5. Where has Rusty-James spent five years?
(a) The reformatory.
(b) The beach.
(c) The jail.
(d) The city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose gang is waiting at the end of the vacant lot?

2. Which character's face is beaten into a bloody pulp by Rusty-James in the fight in the lot?

3. What happens to Rusty-James when he is at Patty's house?

4. What scares Rusty-James about Motorcycle Boy?

5. What does Rusty-James think the picture of Motorcycle Boy resembles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rusty-James believe all the people he cares about "talk about weird things?"

2. Why is Motorcycle Boy hard of hearing and color blind?

3. What sets Motorcycle Boy apart from the others?

4. Why does Motorcycle Boy's comment, "it looks like Rusty-James is always messed up, one way or the other," surprise Rusty-James?

5. Why does Rusty-James say that Coach Ryan likes him as he would a vicious dog?

6. After locating a former gang member, what important fact does Rusty-James learn about Motorcycle Boy?

7. What does Rusty-James' father do when he gets home in Chapter 5?

8. What does Rusty-James' bad grammar and slang tell the reader about his character?

9. In Chapter 2, with what does Steve try to get Rusty-James to confront and deal?

10. What does Motorcycle Boy mean when he tells Steve, "loyalty is his only vice?"

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