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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers Jim a ride as far as 181st after his train breaks down?
(a) A news truck driver.
(b) Lang.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An Irishman.

2. Who does Jim attend a going away party for at a bar?
(a) Blueboy.
(b) Audie Murphy.
(c) Gums.
(d) Fat Eddie.

3. What activity does Jim say is helping him know he needs to write?
(a) Reading.
(b) Using drugs.
(c) Playing basketball.
(d) Sleeping.

4. What does the Frank O'Hara poem "Music" remind Jim of?
(a) Peace marches.
(b) His friends.
(c) Jazz.
(d) The Plaza Hotel.

5. How does the daily drug use make Jim's eyes feel?
(a) Loose.
(b) Like glue.
(c) Heavy and wet.
(d) Wide open.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Jim's summer league team use Lewie Alcindor?

2. Who does Jim go to Staten Island with?

3. What does the old lady on the bus tell Jim will happen in a month?

4. What place does Jim describe as the friendly neighborhood tavern?

5. Who does Jim see directing traffic at a six-way intersection?

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