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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. Suddenly Simon and the Gassers all fall down in pursuit, tripped by what?

2. After Rufus has told the Moors about the gun, they are next hanging out where?

3. How much will the band that the Moors are seeking to hire cost?

4. Rufus escorts his siblings where for safety on the day he plans a confrontation with the Gassers?

5. If he did not buy the gun for him, Willie threatens to expose the illegal dealings of an adult who goes by what name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rufus Henry sees that the Gassers' dates are no longer present?

2. What plan does Rufus Henry describe to the Moors as to how he intends to use the rifle?

3. What do Rufus Henry, Ernie Brown, and Alex Robbins say to each other on the ride home from the neighborhood field following Rufus fighting Simon Jones?

4. How do the Moors prompt the Gassers to chase them to the location they want the attack to take place that evening?

5. What happens when Simon Jones takes Rufus Henry's scrapbook from a bag and asks Ernie Brown to autograph it?

6. How do the Moors get the Gassers to the location where they trip and fall over?

7. What are some of Rufus Henry's observations when he arrives at the Marauders' training camp with his gang for the first time?

8. How does Rufus Henry gain possession of the Gassers' car and destroy it?

9. What happens when Willie takes the Moors to see the gun he has obtained?

10. What happens when Simon Jones tells Ernie Brown that Rufus Henry maintains a scrapbook on Ernie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because it will be too late in the semester for Rufus Henry to return to school when he moves back in with his mother, his parole officer arranges to obtain employment for him. Why does Rufus' job at Ace Tire and Retread terminate his first day at work? What are the monikers that his supervisor, Mr. Wells, uses in referring to Rufus? Prior to his going on a coffee break, what steps does Rufus take to ensure his employment by Mr. Wells will no longer be continued?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it that the Moors youths do not initially trust social worker Alex Robbins from the Group Service Council? Do they recognize that he understands the boys' fears? Do they understand that he means to be helpful? How do they display their distrust? Consider how positive attention, coming from this fatherly figure, surprises youths having no fathers in the picture.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Rufus Henry joins the Moors gang when his parole officer, Ed Travers, has advised him that one stipulation of Rufus' parole is that he is required to stay unassociated with any gangs. Is it a necessary move on Rufus' part? What negative impact might it have? What alternate routes might Rufus have taken?

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