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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rusty-James doing at the onset of the novel?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Napping.
(c) Sitting on the beach.
(d) Smoking.

2. What does Motorcycle Boy pour over Rusty-James' cut when they get home?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Mouthwash.
(d) Wine.

3. How does Rusty-James get Patty to cool off when she finds out he is going to fight Biff?
(a) He stays at her house.
(b) He lies to her.
(c) He leaves.
(d) He tells her he loves her.

4. How does Motorcycle Boy get a motorcycle?
(a) He steals it.
(b) He rents it.
(c) He buys it.
(d) He builds it.

5. What other character attends Cleveland High School?
(a) Steve.
(b) Biff.
(c) Midget.
(d) B.J.

6. What does Rusty-James buy at Benny's in Chapter 2?
(a) Chocolate milk.
(b) A beer.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Apple juice.

7. What does Coach Ryan offer Rusty-James?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) A pass to class.
(c) A passing grade.
(d) Ten dollars.

8. What is the name of the skinny, tall kid who tells Rusty-James that Biff is going to kill him?
(a) Steve.
(b) Benny.
(c) Midget.
(d) Smokey.

9. Who shows up white-faced at Benny's after school?
(a) Steve.
(b) Biff.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Patty.

10. What animal does Rusty-James say Steve looks like?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A lion.
(d) A cat.

11. What does Rusty-James find to eat in the apartment?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Bread.
(d) Sardines and crackers.

12. Who does Rusty-James love for certain?
(a) His father.
(b) The Motorcycle Boy.
(c) Steve.
(d) Patty.

13. Who joins Rusty-James at the site to fight Biff?
(a) Smokey and B.J.
(b) Patty.
(c) Motorcycle Boy.
(d) Benny.

14. How much does someone offer Motorcycle Boy to kill someone?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Four hundred dollars.

15. What is Motorcycle Boy doing when Rusty-James finds him at the drugstore?
(a) Stealing candy bars.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Looking at a magazine.
(d) Eating candy bars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the coolest person in the world to Rusty-James?

2. Who is in the reformatory with Rusty-James?

3. What kind of story is "Rumble Fish?"

4. How does Motorcycle Boy get his name?

5. To what is Rusty-James referring when he says, "...Just one...I like to keep things simple, and God knows even one can be complicated enough."

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