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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rusty-James do the morning after he has gone to the lake with Smokey?
(a) Drinks a cup of coffee.
(b) Sleeps until noon.
(c) Eats breakfast.
(d) Changes clothes.

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

3. According to Rusty-James, in what kind of classes is he enrolled?
(a) Advanced classes.
(b) The dumb classes.
(c) College prep classes.
(d) Algebra classes.

4. How old is Motorcycle Boy?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 25.

5. What does Patty's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a cop.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She is a waitress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is Steve pursuing?

2. What does Rusty-James think he is going to do when Patty breaks up with him?

3. Which character's face is beaten into a bloody pulp by Rusty-James in the fight in the lot?

4. Why does Rusty-James not want to talk about the good old days?

5. In Chapter 5, when Rusty-James arrives home the next morning, whom does his father say has gone looking for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rusty-James' father believe that Motorcycle Boy is not crazy?

2. Why does Smokey believe he would be president of a gang and Rusty-James would be a lieutenant?

3. What does Rusty-James' father mean when he says, "Our marriage was a classic example of a preacher marrying an atheist, thinking to make a convert?"

4. What is important about Steve's behavior in the city in Chapter 7?

5. What is the significance of Rusty-James' paying back money he has borrowed?

6. What does Rusty-James think about Biff's declaration that he is going to kill him?

7. What does Rusty-James recognize about Motorcycle Boy when he sees some of Motorcycle Boy's old gang members?

8. How does Rusty-James settle his problems?

9. What is important about the river?

10. Why does Rusty-James feel that gangs are good despite what Steve and Motorcycle Boy tell him?

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