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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. 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?

3. Rufus' winning his fight against Bantu without inflicting the severe damage a knife brings with it symbolizes what?

4. Rufus is wearing _________ as he leaves Pine Valley.

5. While holding the broken bottle in defense, what does Rufus say he is demanding the Gassers' car keys for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Rufus Henry offers to purchase groceries using the money he has been given upon leaving Pine Valley, what is his mother's response?

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

3. How is it that Rufus Henry is let into the Moors gang after the president of the gang initially says no to his request?

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

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

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

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

8. What transpires when Bantu Motley initially leaves jail and meets up with Moors members at the Happy Spot?

9. What transpires when Rufus Henry initially meets up with the other Moors members at the crafts room at the Walnut Street playground to meet Alex Robbins?

10. How is it that Rufus Henry displays his practical side when initially encountering the Gassers gang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the passage Frank Bonham presents in Chapters 22-24, the main subplot of Durango Street takes focus. What is Rufus Henry inclined to believe when his mother, earlier in the story, tells him a news article has gotten Ernie Brown's hometown wrong? What happens after he meets Ernie in terms of receiving no special treatment? What transpires once the connection between Rufus and Ernie is revealed to be untrue? Why would she make such a story up? Once Rufus' connection with Ernie is exposed to be false, Rufus recognizes he must do what?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Rufus Henry display his cleverness in retaliating against the Gassers for attacking his sister? What sort of trap does he set up? How does he get them to fall into that trap? What reward do the Moors achieve? What risk do they take? How wise is it on Rufus' part to take such a risk?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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