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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim go after the game against Horace Mann?
(a) To a bar.
(b) To the woods.
(c) Headquarters.
(d) Home.

2. What does Jim wear to gym class at the park to feel less self-conscious?
(a) Blue jeans.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) A sweat shirt.
(d) A baseball cap.

3. Who at school does Jim decide to steal from?
(a) The wrestling team.
(b) Mr. principal.
(c) The teachers.
(d) Ravi.

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

5. Where does Jim have a summer job?
(a) At Yankee Stadium.
(b) At school.
(c) At Central Park.
(d) At the Boys' Club.

6. What does Jim call the apartment of Brian and John Browning?
(a) BJB.
(b) Headquarters.
(c) The Place.
(d) The Browning.

7. Who stops Jim in the bushes at Central Park?
(a) Two horse-patrol cops.
(b) The school principal.
(c) A tourist asking for directions.
(d) Mr. Doolittle.

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

9. What does the old lady on the bus tell Jim will happen in a month?
(a) He will die.
(b) She will see her grandchildren.
(c) The war will end.
(d) He will fall in love.

10. Why does Jim punch Larry out in the school trophy room?
(a) Larry dares him to do it.
(b) Larry makes fun of his hair.
(c) Larry insists he was reading Time magazine first.
(d) Larry trips him.

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

12. What does Jim say his eyes feel like when sniffing cleaning fluid?
(a) Bowling balls.
(b) A roaring fire.
(c) A cloud.
(d) Needles.

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

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

15. What TV show do Willie and Jim make fun of at their party in the woods?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) The Galloping Gourmet.
(c) The Addams Family.
(d) Superman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fat Eddie introduce Jim to when he arrives at his house?

2. What substance does Jim try that he thinks is non-addictive?

3. Who does Jim say was gunned down at a ballroom near 163rd?

4. Who does the Boys' Club have a memorial service for?

5. Why does Jim stay after school until 4:30 on the day of his friend's wake?

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