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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around midnight, what does Rusty-James do with Smokey and his cousins?
(a) Talk.
(b) Fight.
(c) Drink beer and swim.
(d) Play pool.

2. Who thinks he is tougher than Rusty-James?
(a) B.J.
(b) Midget
(c) Smokey.
(d) Steve.

3. 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."
(a) Parents.
(b) Friends.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Women.

4. Where does Rusty-James go at midnight?
(a) He goes to the lake with Smokey.
(b) He goes to Benny's.
(c) He goes to Patty's house.
(d) He goes out with the Motorcycle Boy.

5. What is one thing Rusty-James thinks he needs if he goes to Cleveland High?
(a) New clothes.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) Good grades.
(d) Books.

6. With whom does Rusty-James go to the lake?
(a) Motorcycle Boy.
(b) Biff.
(c) Steve.
(d) Smokey.

7. In Chapter 6, who does Rusty-James visit when he arrives at school?
(a) Patty.
(b) The principal.
(c) Mr. Harrigan.
(d) The nurse.

8. How does Rusty-James' father earn a living before his wife leaves him?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

9. Where does Biff want to meet Rusty-James?
(a) A vacant lot behinid the pet store.
(b) An alley behind the pet store.
(c) At his house.
(d) At school.

10. What does the lot in Chapter 3 smell like?
(a) The river.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Burning rubber.
(d) The pet store.

11. Where has Rusty-James spent five years?
(a) The city.
(b) The jail.
(c) The beach.
(d) The reformatory.

12. Where does Motorcycle Boy say he has been for the last two weeks?
(a) Reformatory.
(b) California.
(c) Church.
(d) Memphis.

13. Where does Rusty-James find Motorcycle Boy after he leaves Patty in Chapter 6?
(a) At the bridge.
(b) At a drugstore.
(c) At Benny's.
(d) At home.

14. What does Rusty-James have running down his side?
(a) A scar from a knife fight.
(b) Blood.
(c) Tan line.
(d) Dirt.

15. Why does Rusty-James allow Steve to say the things he does?
(a) Steve is his best friend.
(b) Steve is his cousin.
(c) Steve is his brother.
(d) Steve is always right.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rusty-James love for certain?

2. Who is quiet as they wait for Biff in Chapter 3?

3. Why does Rusty-James go to school the day after he is cut with a knife?

4. How old is Rusty-James at the onset of chapter two?

5. How does Motorcycle Boy get his name?

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