RF+Erica

1. The person who tells a fiction story is called the narrator. Who is the narrator in this book? The narrator in book is Rusty-James.

2.Where does the first chapter take place? What are the boys doing there? Th first chapter takes place at the beach. Rusty-James lived there and Steve was on vacation.

3. Which boy is in college? Steve is in college.

4. Where has Rusty-James been for the past few years? Why doesn't he want to recall his past? Rusty-James was at the reformatory and doesn't want to recall his past because he doesn't like talking about it.

5. What is Rusty-James doing with his life at the present time? He said that he is just bumming around.

6. What does he say on the first page that shows he has problems? Rusty-James says his memory is screwed up a bit.

7. What kind of place is Benny's? Benny's was the hangout for high schoolers, but turned into the junior high hangout.

8. What is Rusty-James doing there? Rusty-James was playing pool.

9. Why does Biff want to fight Rusty-James? Biff wants to fight him because Rusty-James said something to his girlfriend at school.

10. How does Rusty-James react when he hears about the fight? Rusty-James missed his shot in pool, but seemed clam when he talked about the fight.

11. Motorcycle Boy's name is mentioned 8 times before he appears in the story. What is the effect on the reader when he does appear? When the Motorcycle Boy does appear, he is thought to be tough, strong, a leader, and widely known.

12. Describe Steve. Steve doesn't act like any of the other boys, is smart, doesn't like to break the rules, and has been best friends with Rusty-James since they were little.

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