RumblefishJamie

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

2.Where does the first chapter take place? What are the boys doing there? The first chapeter takes place at a beach. Rusty James is at the beach 'bumming' around with one of his friend named Alex. Steve is on vacation and goes to college around the area.

3. Which boy is in college? The boy in college is in college to become a highschool teacher.

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 the past few years. he doesnt want to remeber his past because

5. Where has Rusty-James doing with his life at the present time? In Rusty James' present life he is practically a bum.

6. What does he say on the first page that shows he has problems? He says that his memory is screwed up because he couldn't rember anytrhing to show that he has problems.

7. What kind of place is Benny's? Benny's was a bar.

8. What is Rusty-James doing there? Rusty James is there pool hustling.

9. Why does Biff want to fight Rusty-James? Benny wanted to fight Rusty James becauses Benny's used to be the highschoolers hang out untill the Junior high students took over. In the novel, it says that he seemed pretty mad about it.

10. How does Rusty-James react when he hears about the fight? Rusty James seemed like he really didnt care that Biff wanted to fight him. Rusty James liked fights.

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? Motorcycle Boy's name appears so many times before he actually apears because Rusty James misses him. When I was reading this, and they mentioned Motorcycle Boy, i thought was had passed away, and when he came back to town , I was a little shocked to hear him back.

12. Describe Steve. I would describe Steve as a smart kid. He didnt like fights. He had brown hair.

100-CP