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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the police show up at Shlink's party?
(a) There is a noise complaint.
(b) They make a drug bust.
(c) They are invited.
(d) They are looking for a missing girl.

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

3. What do Deborah and Ned do that the cops find unusual?
(a) They keep fainting on each other.
(b) They finish each other's sentences.
(c) They keep laughing.
(d) They pull each other's hair.

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

5. At the end of the spring 1965, who approaches Jim in a Bronx neighborhood?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A little girl.
(c) A drug dealer.
(d) A taxi driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fall of 1965, what becomes a regular weekend activity for Jim and his friends?

2. Where does Jim go when he decides to skip school at the start of spring 1965?

3. What event triggers Jim's war paranoia?

4. Who at school does Jim decide to steal from?

5. Who does Jim see by surprise on the "most crowded corner in the Bronx"?

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