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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fat Eddie introduce Jim to when he arrives at his house?
(a) Winkie and Blinkie.
(b) His parents.
(c) His neighbor, Hal.
(d) His cat, Cheetah.

2. Why does Jim get three raps across the hand at school?
(a) For getting a D for effort.
(b) For putting his elbows on the table at lunch.
(c) For throwing bricks.
(d) For talking back to a teacher.

3. In the fall of 1965, what becomes a regular weekend activity for Jim and his friends?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Getting drunk.
(c) Taking LSD.
(d) Getting ice cream.

4. What does Jim tell the police officer he is doing, when he is spotted in his school blazer during the day?
(a) Social work project.
(b) He was on a field trip but lost his class.
(c) Looking for a job.
(d) Minding his own business.

5. Why doesn't Mr. Doolittle give Jim any trouble for breaking rules in gym class?
(a) Mr. Doolittle does not notice when students break rules.
(b) Mr. Doolittle has given up on Jim.
(c) Mr. Doolittle is afraid of him.
(d) Mr. Doolittle is the basketball coach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jim play on a league out of his age range?

3. How does Bobby Blake get into Gussie's Soda Fountain?

4. In the spring of 1964, who does Jim describe as a saint?

5. What does Jim call the annual Thanksgiving fast at school?

(see the answer key)

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