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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 Patty breaks up with Rusty-James, what happens to his chest?
(a) His chest burns.
(b) His chest is fine.
(c) There is a tightening there.
(d) His chest hurts.

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

3. How does Rusty-James' father get money?
(a) He gets a check from the government.
(b) He works at a bar.
(c) He writes books.
(d) He steals it.

4. In Chapter 2, where does Rusty-James go after storming out of Benny's?
(a) The bridge.
(b) School.
(c) Home.
(d) The store.

5. What is the time frame when chapter two begins?
(a) Five years later.
(b) Six years later.
(c) Four years earlier.
(d) Six years earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rusty-James say will rot your guts?

2. What has Cassandra done previously at Rusty-James' school?

3. Where has Rusty-James spent five years?

4. What happens to Rusty-James when his attention is diverted from Biff?

5. What does Patty do when her mother is at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does it take Rusty-James longer than he thought to forget about Motorcycle Boy's death?

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

3. Why does Smokey believe that no one will follow Rusty-James into a knife fight?

4. Why does Rusty-James not understand that Patty is mad that he fooed around with another girl at the lake?

5. Why is it important for Rusty-James to be with crowds of people?

6. Why is Patterson watching Rusty-James and Motorcycle Boy when they leave the drugstore?

7. Why does Rusty-James steal hubcaps?

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

9. In Chapter 7, why is Rusty-James afraid of Motorcycle Boy?

10. What is the significance of Motorcycle Boy's comparing the gang violence to playing "Cowboys and Indians?"

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