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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim tell the cop is the reason he ran when they approached him in the park?
(a) His friends ran.
(b) He stole some basketballs.
(c) He was scared.
(d) He broke into the Park.

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

3. What does Jim say the "old cigar chomping Garden regulars" love to see?
(a) Players foul out of the game.
(b) Over time.
(c) Bill Russell have a bad game.
(d) Fights break out in the stands.

4. Who does Jim offer a joint to in the winter of 1964?
(a) His mom.
(b) Some older teens hanging out at the basketball court.
(c) A group of homeless men in an alley.
(d) Freddie C.

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

6. How old is Jim, when the story begins?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

7. What do Jim and his friends use to attack girls on the eve of Halloween?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Baseball bats.
(c) Socks with flour.
(d) Balloons.

8. What specialty does Jim say crooks on the Lower East Side have in common?
(a) Being sneaky.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Snatching handbags off ladies.
(d) Breaking into cars.

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

10. Who does Jim talk to about what he learns at the Communist Party meeting?
(a) His dad.
(b) His mom.
(c) His principal.
(d) His neighbor.

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

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

13. What does Jim do after History classes on his first day of school?
(a) He smokes in the locker room.
(b) He writes in his diary.
(c) He leaves school.
(d) He watches the football team work out.

14. What does Jim's mother say when he calls her from Tom Miggrello's party?
(a) "You're drunk."
(b) "You really did it this time."
(c) "I'm glad you called."
(d) "Who won the game?"

15. 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 thrift store.
(c) At a yard sale.
(d) At a basketball game.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jim plan to get drunk with in his new neighborhood?

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

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

4. What does Jim's gym class mainly do at Central Park?

5. Jim says, "I just want to be _____ and live in the _____."

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