The Basketball Diaries Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Basketball Diaries Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Willie and Jim leave their pipe after their night of smoking and drinking?
(a) Under some rocks and leaves.
(b) In Willie's attic.
(c) They bury it in a hole.
(d) In an abandoned car.

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

3. In the spring of 1964, where does Jim spend summer nights alone?
(a) On his roof.
(b) Under a bridge.
(c) In the woods.
(d) At headquarters.

4. Why does Jim have trouble communicating to one of the police officers who stop him in the park?
(a) Steve doesn't speak English very well.
(b) Jim is stoned.
(c) There is too much noise for them to hear each other.
(d) Jim is trying to talk to someone else at the same time.

5. How does Chris explain Willie's injury to the police officer who stops them?
(a) He says it was a sledding accident.
(b) He says they found him that way.
(c) He says he was attacked by a dog.
(d) He says he fell down some stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands up for Pedro about the teasing from Herbie about his parents?

2. Who does Jim say is a die-hard Marxist?

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

4. What does Jim ask his mom for that makes her angry?

5. What does the newspaper call Jim and his friends?

(see the answer key)

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