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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before getting off the bus from Pine Valley, where is it Rufus imagines running away to?
(a) Alabama.
(b) South America.
(c) Africa.
(d) Alaska.

2. What topic does Mr. Rubio slyly try to introduce into the conversation?
(a) Fullbacks.
(b) Quarterbacks.
(c) Halfbacks.
(d) Centers.

3. At his new job repairing tires, Rufus does not like it when the boss, Mr. Wells, does what?
(a) Uses the terms "boy" and "jailbird" to refer to him.
(b) Uses the terms "lowlife" and "scum" to refer to him.
(c) Uses the terms "scum" and "jailbird" to refer to him.
(d) Uses the terms "jailbird" and "riffraff" to refer to him.

4. Mr. Rubio inquires how Rufus feels about his father, and gets what reply?
(a) He was told the man died in an accident.
(b) He does not ever recall meeting the man.
(c) He was told the man died in war.
(d) He was told the man left home when Rufus was an infant.

5. What is Pine Valley Honor Camp?
(a) A summer camp for inner city youths.
(b) A Boy Scout camp.
(c) An adult detention center.
(d) A juvenile detention center.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the kid with red hair leaves the grocery, what does Rufus tell his sister to do?

2. After settling alone in his room, Rufus makes sure his Ernie Brown scrapbook is where?

3. Durango Street offers hope that a dangerous gang is able to become a benign social organization how?

4. As Rufus sees the "Gassers" sticker car being stopped by the police, what does he do?

5. Who are Rufus' siblings who greet him?

(see the answer key)

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