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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim steal from the back of a truck in the summer of 1966?
(a) Knives.
(b) Wheaties.
(c) Wallets.
(d) Pocket combs.

2. What does Jim call himself, in reference to his feelings for older ladies?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Baby boy.
(c) Mr. Innocent.
(d) Oedipus.

3. Who does Jimmy Dantone tell Jim is after them?
(a) Jimmy's grandmother.
(b) Parents of a kid they corrupted.
(c) Some guys they sold phony acid to.
(d) The cops.

4. What does Jim tell the police officer he is doing, when he is spotted in his school blazer during the day?
(a) Looking for a job.
(b) He was on a field trip but lost his class.
(c) Minding his own business.
(d) Social work project.

5. What do "some dopey private school chicks" try to pass off as grass to Jim and Jimmy Mancole?
(a) Saw dust.
(b) Dill weed.
(c) Oregano.
(d) Potpourri.

6. What does Jim threaten to do if the person he robs yells for the cops?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Punch him in the gut.
(c) Run.
(d) Slit his throat.

7. What do Jim and his friends see on the sidewalk on their way to breakfast at Ratner's?
(a) A lost dog.
(b) A library book.
(c) A naked woman.
(d) A bag of money.

8. What does Bobby Blake decide to eat at Gussie's Soda Fountain?
(a) A pickle.
(b) Pizza slice.
(c) Hot dog.
(d) Grilled cheese sandwich.

9. Where does Jim go to play in the National High School All-Star Basketball game?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Florida.

10. How much time did Jim spend at Riker's Island?
(a) Six months.
(b) A month.
(c) Three months.
(d) A year.

11. Why does the coach tell Jim and Bax they cannot suit up for the game?
(a) The game has been postponed.
(b) They snuck out of the motel and did not return until midnight.
(c) They pulled a prank on another team.
(d) They were caught drinking in the locker room.

12. What does Jim think about more than Karl Marx?
(a) A-bombs.
(b) Russians.
(c) Cops.
(d) A fire truck.

13. At what point on Jim's trip to Rye, NY does he observe business men with "not a bit of class"?
(a) When he goes into the bathroom at Grand Central Terminal.
(b) On the train.
(c) At a Brooks Brthers store.
(d) At a Westchester book store.

14. What does Jim say when asked if he thinks Christ was God?
(a) "Yep."
(b) "Do you?"
(c) "No."
(d) "I guess not."

15. Why do Jim's moves stick out in the championship game?
(a) He is the only white player on the court.
(b) He is clowning around.
(c) He does not know the team's plays.
(d) The girls cheer whenever he has the ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches Bobby Blake on a stool at Gussie's Soda Fountain?

2. What does each person Jim meets at Blimpie's sandwich shop ask him?

3. Who beats Jim up at the Bucket of Blood?

4. Where does Jim go when he decides to skip school at the start of spring 1965?

5. What age does Jim recall that keeps returning to him one day in the summer 1965?

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