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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jim describe the guys in his new neighborhood?
(a) Junkies.
(b) Hippies.
(c) Jocks.
(d) All-American.

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

3. What do Jim and friends call the huge rock they jump off of in the Bronx?
(a) The huge rock.
(b) Big time.
(c) Climbey.
(d) The cut.

4. Why do Jim and his friends laugh during the giant fire on Second Ave.?
(a) Jim has just tripped.
(b) There is a clown running down the street.
(c) They are telling jokes about the basketball coach.
(d) The pizza man is on his knees begging the firefighters not to break his windows.

5. Who does Jim offer a joint to in the winter of 1964?
(a) A group of homeless men in an alley.
(b) Some older teens hanging out at the basketball court.
(c) His mom.
(d) Freddie C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim check the almanac for when he gets home from school?

2. What substance does Jim try that he thinks is non-addictive?

3. Why does Jim get three raps across the hand at school?

4. What is Jim's motivation for getting along with his cousin's friends in Manhattan?

5. What do Jim and his friends use to attack girls on the eve of Halloween?

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