R.F.Mikah

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

2.Where does the first chapter take place? What are the boys doing there? The first chapter takes place at the beach. The boys are talking about old times.

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 has been in the reformatory for the past few years. He doesn't want to recall his past, because it brings back the memories of the fight and why he has his scar.

5. What is Rusty-James doing with his life at the present time? At the present time, Rusty-James is bumming around.

6. What does he say on the first page that shows he has problems? He says that his memonry is scerwed up some, and he didn't recognize Steve.

7. What kind of place is Benny's? Benny's is a hangout for junior high kids.

8. What is Rusty-James doing there? Rusty-James is playing pool at Benny's.

9. Why does Biff want to fight Rusty-James? Biff wants to fight Rusty-James, because he said something to Anita at school.

10. How does Rusty-James react when he hears about the fight? Rusty-James was ready to fight Biff when he heard that he wanted to kill him.

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? X

12. Describe Steve. Steve is the good type of guy. He goes to college. He doesn't like getting involved in fights. Steve also doesn't smoke. He is Rusty-James bestfriend. They knew eachother for a long time and when Rusty got in the fight that caused him to get stabbed, he hadn't seen him for five or six years since he was in prison. After they ran into eachother, they started hanging out and became friends again.

92-CP