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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the school nurse solve most ailments, according to Jim?
(a) With a nap.
(b) With aspirin.
(c) With a Band-Aid.
(d) By sending students home.

2. What do Jim and his friends have to buy at the all-night deli for their morning sandwiches?
(a) Bread.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Baloney.
(d) Cheese.

3. When does Jim say his parents go to church?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) When they are invited to weddings.
(d) Every Sunday.

4. How does Bobby Blake get into Gussie's Soda Fountain?
(a) He throws an old refrigerator door in the glass door.
(b) He climbs through a back window.
(c) He has a key.
(d) He pays someone to let him in.

5. What does the old lady on the bus tell Jim will happen in a month?
(a) She will see her grandchildren.
(b) He will die.
(c) He will fall in love.
(d) The war will end.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who applauds for Jim after he jumps into the Harlem River?

2. Why does someone run for Brother Kenneth during Billy's seizure?

3. What fake name does Brian give when he purchases codeine?

4. What does Jim wear to gym class at the park to feel less self-conscious?

5. Who gets beat in the winter of 1964 for cheating on a religion quiz?

(see the answer key)

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