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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim do on the eve of Halloween that leads to a beating?
(a) He pukes on the new rug.
(b) He breaks his curfew.
(c) He gets caught stealing.
(d) He breaks windows.

2. What does Jim call the annual Thanksgiving fast at school?
(a) A farce.
(b) An opportunity to bond with classmates.
(c) A good idea.
(d) A big deal.

3. In the fall of 1964, what old friend of Jim's dies?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Carson.
(c) Kevin Dolon.
(d) Bobby Sachs.

4. Where does Jim's basketball team go for the play-off series?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The lower east side.
(d) Long Beach.

5. Who applauds for Jim after he jumps into the Harlem River?
(a) Some girls swimming nearby.
(b) Danny and John.
(c) Fat Eddie.
(d) Sightseers on a boat.

6. How does Jim play on a league out of his age range?
(a) His position on the team is based on his skills.
(b) The coach gives him a fake birth certificate.
(c) Jim does not know his real age.
(d) Jim's birthday is close enought to the cut-off date.

7. Who finds Jim's nickel bag of marijuana?
(a) Jim's dad.
(b) Jim's mom.
(c) Mikey.
(d) Brother G.

8. Why does Jim call Chris the "spiller"?
(a) Chris pretends to be drunk but pours out most of the drinks.
(b) Everyone else calls him that.
(c) Chris's last name rhymes with "spiller."
(d) Chris knocks things over when he is drunk.

9. What does Melody say about marijuana users?
(a) They are a waste of time.
(b) They frighten her.
(c) There is a time and a place for what they do.
(d) They do strange things.

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

11. Who blows his cool in the locker room at half time in the game against Horace Mann?
(a) Coach Doolittle.
(b) Marc.
(c) Jim.
(d) Lang.

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

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

14. Who do Willie and Jim look for on the beach in Long Beach?
(a) The Celia sisters.
(b) Tom McNulty.
(c) Tom Miggrello.
(d) Benny Greenbaum.

15. Which friend does not manage to get a seat on the train?
(a) Muffy.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Poo.
(d) Yogi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Willie goes to the beach to wash what out of his hair?

2. What do Jim and Ronnie wear to Alexander's department store?

3. Who does Jim's team play in the first game of the season?

4. How old does Jim say his dead friend looks?

5. When does Jim say his parents go to church?

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