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1. The person who tells a fiction story is called the narrator. Who is the narrator in this book? The narrator of Rumble Fish 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 Rusty-James lives there and Steve is on vacation.

3. Which boy is in college? Steve is the boy who 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 a reformatory for fives years. He doesn't want to recall his past because he can barely remember it. He only remembers it if someone brings it up or says something about it.

5. What has Rusty-James been doing with his life at the present time? Rusty-James has been in a reformatory, and has been "bumming around" at the beach.

6. What does he say on the first page that shows he has problems? On the first page he says "My memory is screwed up some." This shows that he has problems.

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

8. What is Rusty-James doing there? Rusty-James was playing pool and he knows Biff Wilcox is looking to kill him.

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

10. How does Rusty-James react when he hears about the fight? Rusty-James reacted by acting irritated because he hates when someone is looking to kill him for a small reason. He also doesn't want to fight because the Motorcycle Boy said no more fights, and won't get to finish his game of pool. This also upsets him because he was winning and Smokey already owes him money.

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? The Motorcycle Boy's appearance gives the reader excitement because he just shows up out of no where to save Rusty-James, after the story said he would nevrer come back. It surprised me when he showed up at the fight just in time to help Rusty-James out right after he got cut.

12. Describe Steve. Steve is Rusty-James's best friend. Steve was always worrying about things, and he doesn't have much of a reputation. Steve never got into any trouble, and he liked reading. He was very cautious about things and didn't like fights. As the story goes on, Steve seems to change. He drank while he was with Rusty-James and the Motorcycle Boy. While he was drinking, he was very carefree of what he was saying to the Motorcycle Boy. Sometimes, you have to watch what you say around him. 100-CP