COMPREHENSION 1
Chapter one takes place in the ____.
a) past
b) present
Present
Who is Rusty-James's girlfriend?
Patty
Which character is very intelligent but also violent?
Motorcycle Boy
Chapter 2 provides the beginning of the main story. Rusty James and his friends are all hanging out at their favorite pool hall. What is the name of this setting?
Benny's
I didn’t say it was the SLUMS.
A SLUM is an area that is highly populated and stricken with ______.
Poverty
What does Coach Ryan, the gym teacher, offer Rusty James during gym class?
He offers him $5 to beat up another student.
Who does Rusty-James think is the "coolest person" in the world?
The Motorcycle Boy
Which character is shy and emotional with a better home life than the other characters?
Steve
Gloomy, dark, and dreary describe this literary element.
Mood
They put me in SOLITARY once.
If you are placed in SOLITARY, it means you are ______.
Secluded or isolated
What name does Rusty-James' father call him?
Russel-James
What happened to Rusty-James's mother?
She left the family
Which character is college-educated but also a drug addict?
Cassandra
Rusty-James refers to his brother when he says, "And I was going to be just like him."
This is an example of ____.
Foreshadowing
He just wanted to CROW about winning.
When someone CROWS about something, they are ____.
Bragging or boasting
Where did the Motorcycle Boy go when he left town?
California
How did the fight between Rusty-James and Biff end?
Motorcycle Boy showed up and broke Biff's wrist.
Which character is tough but also vulnerable and lonely?
Rusty-James
What is Rusty-James afraid of?
Being alone
She had always seemed STUCK-UP.
Someone who is STUCK-UP thinks they are ______to or than others.
Superior, better
Being low on cash, what does Rusty James decide to do in chapter 4?
He tries to steal hubcaps off a car.
What's going on in Steve's home life?
His mother is sick; she had a stroke.
Which character is a law school graduate but also an alcoholic?
Father
During which era does the story take place?
1970's
He was mouthy just to get on people’s nerves. A real OBNOXIOUS kid.
An OBNOXIOUS person is one who is ____.
Unpleasant and offensive.