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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. 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?
(a) Simon.
(b) Rascal.
(c) Dukie.
(d) Tojo.

2. Rufus decides his new tire job will not work the first day, so what does he do?
(a) Contacts his parole officer.
(b) Ruins the tires.
(c) Ruins the retread machine.
(d) Ruins the air compressor.

3. Who tells Bantu the Moors have a new president?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Baby Gibson.
(c) Leeroy.
(d) Idell.

4. What does Rufus do to stall for time at the grocery?
(a) Talks with the clerk.
(b) Reads labels.
(c) Talks with the owner.
(d) Buys sodas to drink for his sister and himself.

5. Who are Rufus' siblings who greet him?
(a) Janet, Curtis.
(b) Janet, Custer.
(c) Janice, Curtis.
(d) Janet, Cutler.

Short Answer Questions

1. The meetings Rufus has with Mr. Rubio transpire when?

2. When Alex Robbins studies the Moors' file, he finds there are how many members, including Rufus?

3. What does Rufus ask the president of Baby's gang for?

4. After the Moors' initial contact with Alex Robbins, Rufus tells them to show up at the crafts center how?

5. Now that Ernie Brown will be nearby, Rufus has a fantasy that he will meet Ernie and what else?

Short Essay Questions

1. What procedure do the Moors members follow in allowing Rufus Henry into their gang?

2. Why is the house in the Durango Housing Project not one in which Rufus Henry will feel at home?

3. What happens when Rufus Henry learns that Ernie Brown will soon join the Marauders?

4. In the weekly conversation that social worker Mr. Rubio has with Rufus Henry where they discuss his Ernie Brown scrapbook, what news does he relay to Rufus?

5. How is it that Rufus Henry becomes leader of the Moors?

6. What does Rufus Henry do when Alex Robbins finds the Moors boys for the first time?

7. In Chapters 4-6, how is it that author Frank Bonham focuses upon crafting Rufus Henry's character?

8. After the police officer who pulls them over for questioning lets them go, what does Rufus Henry tell his sister as they continue to the grocery?

9. Before leaving the crafts center, how does Rufus Henry manage to embarrass himself when Alex Robbins attempts to find out if the Moors have an interest in watching the Marauders practice?

10. Why is it that Rufus Henry intentionally ruins tires he is working on at his new job in the repair shop?

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