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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. The grocery owner tells Rufus to do what as he stalls?

2. As the cop approaches Rufus and his sister, what name does Rufus provide as his identification?

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

4. When Rufus asks his mother if she was really married to Ernie Brown, what is her response?

5. Mr. Rubio inquires how Rufus feels about his father, and gets what reply?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. En route to the store, what quickly happens when Rufus Henry and his sister encounter a carload of gang members?

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

5. How does Rufus Henry remain safe when the members of the Gassers gang surround him in the alley?

6. In the meeting following his fight with Bantu Motley, what does Rufus Henry suggest regarding how the Moors should deal with the Gassers?

7. While still at the crafts center, what is Rufus Henry's response when Alex Robbins suggests the Moors elect a president for their social club?

8. At the beginning of Durango Street, what is it Rufus Henry's parole officer, Ed Travers, initially ensures?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapters 16-18 afford an exciting section to read. Frank Bonham offers details frugally as a means of creating suspense. What tidbits of information does the author supply to spark reader curiosity? What aspects does the reader wonder about in terms of the role they will play in the Moors' attack on the Gassers? What mysteries does the author leave in this section?

Essay Topic 2

What transpires during the questioning of the Moors gang members the morning after their attack on the Gassers near the freeway where Simon Jones' vehicle is set on fire? What new items does Sergeant Starkey learn as a result of his interview of the gang? What new items does Rufus Henry learn from the questioning? While the gang members remain close-lipped, what does Sergeant Starkey let the Moors know he is aware of? What is the outcome of the police questioning?

Essay Topic 3

Frank Bonham uses a literary archetype in the fight scene between Rufus Henry and Bantu. That is, Rufus as the noble warrior only hurting his opponent as necessary. Elaborate on Bonham's use of this technique. Consider why Rufus avoids use of a knife. What are the legal aspects? What position does emerging from the confrontation as the winner without inflicting severe harm symbolize? What does Rufus come out from the fight as in terms of leadership? What is Rufus truly deserving of from his fellow Moors?

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