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The Basketball Diaries | Quiz

Jim Carroll
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The Basketball Diaries | Quiz

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1)

Who stops Jim in the bushes at Central Park? (from Part 4)

A tourist asking for directions.
The school principal.
Mr. Doolittle.
Two horse-patrol cops.
2)

What does Jim steal from the back of a truck in the summer of 1966? (from Part 10)

Wallets.
Pocket combs.
Wheaties.
Knives.
3)

Where does Jim go with his friends Kevin, Dolan, Yogi, Muffy, and Nardo Poo? (from Part 5)

A Knicks game.
A party.
A movie.
Ice skating.
4)

Where does Jim take his blind date, Melody? (from Part 4)

To a basketball game.
Back to his place.
To a coffee shop.
To the movies.
5)

Where does Jim to to attend a Communist Party meeting with Bunty? (from Part 5)

Bunty's house.
The Boys' Club.
Webster Hall.
Yankee Stadium.
6)

Who catches Bobby Blake on a stool at Gussie's Soda Fountain? (from Part 6)

Gussie.
Two cops.
Jim.
Bobby's girlfriend.
7)

What one thing does Jim experience with peyote he never experienced with acid? (from Part 10)

Cold sweats.
Crying.
Headache.
Hallucination.
8)

What is Ju-Ju Johnson's forte, according to Jim? (from Part 10)

Making up stories.
Stealing cars.
Fake ID.
Meeting girls.
9)

How does Bobby Blake get into Gussie's Soda Fountain? (from Part 6)

He has a key.
He climbs through a back window.
He pays someone to let him in.
He throws an old refrigerator door in the glass door.
10)

What does Jim say the "old cigar chomping Garden regulars" love to see? (from Part 5)

Over time.
Fights break out in the stands.
Bill Russell have a bad game.
Players foul out of the game.
11)

What event triggers Jim's war paranoia? (from Part 8)

An argument.
An explosion.
A news report.
A blackout.
12)

What does Jim tell the police officer he is doing, when he is spotted in his school blazer during the day? (from Part 6)

Social work project.
Minding his own business.
Looking for a job.
He was on a field trip but lost his class.
13)

Who does Jim say was gunned down at a ballroom near 163rd? (from Part 5)

Abe Lincoln.
Malcolm X.
Wilt Chamberlain.
James Bond.
14)

What happens at the bar after Jim and his friends order screwdrivers? (from Part 9)

The place is robbed.
There is a bar fight.
The boys play pool.
The lights go out.
15)

What does Jim say Melody looks like? (from Part 4)

A movie star.
A model.
A bad dream.
An antique doll.
16)

What does Jim forget about as he rolls in the dew in the country? (from Part 8)

His body.
His friends.
His problems.
School.
17)

What does Jim say will go up in smoke every time a page in his future book gets turned? (from Part 9)

The Pentagon.
Police stations.
Libraries.
English classes.
18)

Why do Jim's moves stick out in the championship game? (from Part 7)

The girls cheer whenever he has the ball.
He is clowning around.
He is the only white player on the court.
He does not know the team's plays.
19)

Why does Jim proclaim the end of an LSD era? (from Part 10)

He ends up at Bellevue.
He has a bad trip.
He gets arrested.
His is going to rehab.
20)

What does Jim say has the same smell as dope cooking? (from Part 10)

Cigars.
Church incense.
Popcorn.
Old newspapers.
21)

Who is the kleptomaniac, speed-freak Jim sees on the train to school? (from Part 6)

David Lang.
Jack.
Gussie.
Bobby Blake.
22)

What does Jim say just delays the little voice controlling his drug use? (from Part 7)

Taking downers.
Basketball.
Meditation.
Time.
23)

Who accompanies Jim to 89th to find a dealer? (from Part 6)

Marc.
Anton Neutron.
David Lang.
Bobby Blake.
24)

Which friend from the Professional Children's School meets Jim before gym class? (from Part 8)

Cecily.
Renee.
Lisa.
Wes.
25)

What does Jim call the annual Thanksgiving fast at school? (from Part 4)

A farce.
A big deal.
A good idea.
An opportunity to bond with classmates.
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