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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim consume to make the trip to Long Island to see Fat Eddie bearable?
(a) A pack of beer.
(b) Two bottles of cough syrup.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A bag of potato chips.

2. Where does Brother G. punish the student in class for cheating?
(a) In the principal's office.
(b) In the coat closet.
(c) In front of the class.
(d) In the hall.

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

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

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

6. What is Jim's motivation for getting along with his cousin's friends in Manhattan?
(a) He is trying to impress his cousin.
(b) He believes he can sell stolen goods to them.
(c) His mom will give him money if he makes a new group of friends.
(d) His family is moving to their neighborhood, and he will finish the school year with them.

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

8. Why do Jim and his friends laugh during the giant fire on Second Ave.?
(a) They are telling jokes about the basketball coach.
(b) There is a clown running down the street.
(c) The pizza man is on his knees begging the firefighters not to break his windows.
(d) Jim has just tripped.

9. Who does the Boys' Club have a memorial service for?
(a) Bro. Kenny.
(b) Bro. Wally Wade.
(c) Teddy Rayhill.
(d) Herbie Hemslie.

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

11. Why does Jim stay after school until 4:30 on the day of his friend's wake?
(a) He has to clean desks for cutting class.
(b) He joins the math club.
(c) He is waiting for a ride home.
(d) There is a meeting for the basketball team.

12. What do Jim and Ronnie wear to Alexander's department store?
(a) Baggy old coats.
(b) Baseball uniforms.
(c) School uniforms.
(d) Top hats.

13. Where do Jim and his friends tell Danny's mom they got the basketballs they bring home?
(a) At a church bazaar.
(b) At a yard sale.
(c) At a thrift store.
(d) At a basketball game.

14. Who does Jim plan to get drunk with in his new neighborhood?
(a) His mom.
(b) His cousin Kevin.
(c) A girl next door.
(d) A few weed-heads.

15. In the fall of 1963, who is the neighbor taken away for mental health problems?
(a) Mrs. McNulty.
(b) Bill Russell.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Steve McQueen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim go with his friends Kevin, Dolan, Yogi, Muffy, and Nardo Poo?

2. What is Jim required to do at school once a month?

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

4. Where does Jim hide while Mr. Bluster looks for students cutting class?

5. Who helps Jim and Brian find codeine?

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