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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alex Robbins asks the Moors if they would like to do what in reference to the local football team?

2. Rufus initially borrows a knife he purposely drops, while Bantu does what?

3. Concluding his fight with Bantu, Rufus calls for a Moors meeting to be held when?

4. Where is the new home Rufus' parole officer takes him to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Once safe at home following his confrontation with the Gassers in the alley, what is his mother's response when Rufus Henry asks her about her first marriage?

2. Why is it that members of the Gassers gang all have the same hair color?

3. At the beginning of the novel, during his weekly meeting with Rufus Henry, how does social worker Mr. Rubio attempt to let Rufus know he is aware of his Ernie Brown scrapbook?

4. How does the knife fight between Bantu Motley and Rufus Henry proceed?

5. In the opening chapters, what type of picture does author Frank Bonham paint of Rufus Henry's new environment in the Durango Housing Project?

6. What are some of the things Alex Robbins from the Group Service Council learns upon studying the Moors' police file on the morning following the call he receives from Ed Travers?

7. How does Rufus Henry deal with Idell subsequent to Rufus' fight with Bantu Motley?

8. Later on the evening that Rufus Henry accepts membership into the Moors gang, why is it that Ed Travers makes a call on Rufus' behalf?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the positives and the negatives of how Rufus Henry deals with Willie reportedly joining the Gassers gang? Is it wise to lead his gang members to find Willie to beat him out of the Moors? Is it noble on Rufus' part to stop the attack because he believed him, or simply useful because it was a convenient way to obtain a rifle? Is it wise on Rufus' part to seek out a firearm?

Essay Topic 2

To Frank Bonham, setting is very important. What sort of picture does he display in the opening chapters of Rufus Henry's new environment in the Durango Housing Project? Consider how Bonham presents the condition of the residences on Teagarden Street, the interior of Rufus' new home, and the alley providing his initial experience with the Gassers. How do these unpleasant surroundings contribute to Rufus feeling trapped?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the rifle is central within Chapters 25-27. How does Willie get the rifle Rufus Henry instructs him to obtain? What problem does Henry encounter with the gun when initially attempting to shoot it? How does Rufus inform Willie he is to resolve the matter? What plan of action does Rufus tell the Moors he intends for them to take with the weapon? What causes Rufus to change his mind regarding this plan? What steps does he take to avoid executing his plan?

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