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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim's basketball team go for the play-off series?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Long Beach.
(d) The lower east side.

2. What do Jim and Ronnie wear to Alexander's department store?
(a) Top hats.
(b) Baggy old coats.
(c) Baseball uniforms.
(d) School uniforms.

3. Why does Jim stay after school until 4:30 on the day of his friend's wake?
(a) He joins the math club.
(b) He is waiting for a ride home.
(c) There is a meeting for the basketball team.
(d) He has to clean desks for cutting class.

4. In the spring of 1964, who does Jim describe as a saint?
(a) Himself.
(b) Father Kenny.
(c) An old man named Bill.
(d) His mom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the spring of 1964, where does Jim spend summer nights alone?

2. Who do the cops tell Jim they are looking for in the park?

3. What does Bobby Blake give away on the street that draws a crowd?

4. Where does Jim to to attend a Communist Party meeting with Bunty?

5. Who confronts Brother G. about his punishment in class?

(see the answer key)

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