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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After settling alone in his room, Rufus makes sure his Ernie Brown scrapbook is where?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) Between the mattress and the bedspring.
(c) On the floor under his dresser beneath the bottom drawer.
(d) On his top closet shelf.

2. Which problems does Rufus admit to Mr. Rubio?
(a) Acne.
(b) None.
(c) Narcotics addiction.
(d) Alcoholism.

3. The carload of Gassers youths all have red hair as a result of what?
(a) Straightening it with lye.
(b) Straightening it with gasoline.
(c) Straightening it with lye and gasoline.
(d) All being brothers or first cousins.

4. En route to the store, kids in a car with a "Gassers" sticker throw what at Rufus?
(a) A sack of broken bricks.
(b) A sack of empty bottles.
(c) A sack of dirty diapers.
(d) A sack of chains.

5. As Rufus sees the "Gassers" sticker car being stopped by the police, what does he do?
(a) Splits apart from his sister so the gangsters do not see them.
(b) Pulls his sister into a nearby store so the gangsters do not see them.
(c) Turns his sister around to walk back so the gangsters do not see them.
(d) Pulls his sister into the shadows so the gangsters do not see them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic does Mr. Rubio slyly try to introduce into the conversation?

2. What is the final tally in the vote regarding Rufus joining the Moors?

3. What does Rufus offer to buy with the money he gets when he leaves Pine Valley?

4. Who does Rufus threaten directly in the alley while defending himself with the broken bottle by putting the glass shard toward this individual's chest?

5. The cop stopping the Gassers car remembers seeing one of the boys at the station several times using what name?

(see the answer key)

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