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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 meetings Rufus has with Mr. Rubio transpire when?

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

3. Subsequent to the sack-throwing incident, a police officer pulls up and asks what of Rufus and his sister?

4. What does Rufus offer to buy with the money he gets when he leaves Pine Valley?

5. What does Rufus' mother tell him took place regarding her marriage to Ernie Brown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Expand on why neither Mrs. Henry nor Rufus Henry want to file a police report subsequent to the Gassers roughing up Janet Henry and cutting off one of her pigtails. What are the reasons Mrs. Henry does not want to file a complaint? What are the reasons Rufus does not want to? Why is it Rufus wants to settle the matter in his own way when it might get him into trouble and possibly eliminate his scholarship possibilities?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are the ways in which Frank Bonham demonstrates that Rufus Henry's maintenance of an emotionless façade is critical to him? How are sunglasses a significant symbol in this story? In what fashion does Rufus unnerve his opponents in fights? Why does Rufus attempt to hide his appreciation of Ernie Brown as a football hero, although the other youths are clearly his fans?

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