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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Jim describe as alone?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

2. Why does Jim end up at Riker's Island Juvenile Reformatory?
(a) For a part-time job.
(b) To visit a friend.
(c) For a journalism assignment.
(d) For possessing drugs.

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

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

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

6. In the fall of 1965, what becomes a regular weekend activity for Jim and his friends?
(a) Taking LSD.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Getting ice cream.
(d) Getting drunk.

7. What does Jim say has the same smell as dope cooking?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Old newspapers.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Church incense.

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

9. Who does Jim get stuck with as a roommate during the National High School All-Star Basketball trip?
(a) Bax Porter.
(b) Benny Greenbaum.
(c) Bobby Bellum.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

10. What does Jim suggest as an alternative to speeches at the marches?
(a) Having debates.
(b) Singing songs.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Flinging bricks.

11. What does Willie do to Jim's soda that offends him?
(a) Wipes the top before he drinks.
(b) Puts alcohol in it.
(c) Sniffs it.
(d) Drops it.

12. What does Jim say the junkies shove in their mouths?
(a) Poison.
(b) Donuts and coffee.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Drugs.

13. What place does Jim describe as the friendly neighborhood tavern?
(a) The Bottle of Sunshine.
(b) Baby Joey's Bar.
(c) The Bucket of Blood.
(d) The Longshoreman.

14. As he nears his 15th birthday, why does Jim start feeling that he should quit drugs?
(a) School is starting soon.
(b) He can no longer afford a habit.
(c) He wants to please his parents.
(d) He is hoping to get a basketball scholarship.

15. What word does Mr. Bluster use in a letter to describe Jim?
(a) Enigma.
(b) Charming.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jim believe has ratted on him for taking drugs before basketball games?

2. Why does Jim suspect the three men in trench coats are narcotics cops, not basketball scouts?

3. What do "some dopey private school chicks" try to pass off as grass to Jim and Jimmy Mancole?

4. What do Jim and his friends see on the sidewalk on their way to breakfast at Ratner's?

5. Which friend from the Professional Children's School meets Jim before gym class?

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