Rumble+Fish-+Kala

1. The person who tells a fiction story is called the narrator. Who is the narrator in this book? The narraotor of this story 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 to each other and asking what they are doing at the beach.

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

4. Where has Rusty-James been for the past few years? Why doesn't he want to recall his past? For the past few years Rusty-James has been in the reformatory. He doesn't remember his past because he was only a little kid.

5. What is Rusty-James doing with his life at the present time? In the present time Rusty-James is keeping things simple.

6. What does he say on the first page that shows he has problems? On the first page Rusty-James said that his memory was screwed up some.

7. What kind of place is Benny's? Benny's is a bar and pool hall.

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

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

10. How does Rusty-James react when he hears about the fight? When Rusty-James hears about Biff wanting to fight him, he acts like he doesn't care.

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 efect on the reader when he does show up is that they are shocked that everyone still calls him Motorcycle Boy instead of his real name.

12. Describe Steve. Steve was the kind of guy who didn't like the rumbles and gang fights. He was glad those were gone. He was beat by his dad.

100-CP