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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. How old does Rusty-James say Steve behaves?
(a) 40.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

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

3. After going to the guidance office, where does Rusty-James go when he leaves school?
(a) Steve's.
(b) Home.
(c) Benny's.
(d) Bars.

4. Which character's face is beaten into a bloody pulp by Rusty-James in the fight in the lot?
(a) Smokey's.
(b) Motorcycle Boy's.
(c) Biff's.
(d) Steve's.

5. What one thing so worries Rusty-James that he cannot think about his future?
(a) Cars.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Money.
(d) Grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rusty-James meet from his past?

2. What do Rusty-James' father and Motorcycle Boy sometimes do that Rusty-James wishes they would not do?

3. What animal does Rusty-James say Steve looks like?

4. Who shows up white-faced at Benny's after school?

5. Where does Rusty-James go at midnight?

Short Essay Questions

1. After locating a former gang member, what important fact does Rusty-James learn about Motorcycle Boy?

2. What is the significance of Motorcycle Boy's comparing the gang violence to playing "Cowboys and Indians?"

3. Why does Rusty-James steal hubcaps?

4. How does Rusty-James settle his problems?

5. Why does Rusty-James not tell people that his father used to be a lawyer?

6. What is the importance of delaying the appearance of Motorcycle Boy until the third chapter?

7. Why is Motorcycle Boy hard of hearing and color blind?

8. Why does Rusty-James believe all the people he cares about "talk about weird things?"

9. Why is Rusty-James expelled from school?

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

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