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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim's gym class mainly do at Central Park?
(a) Run.
(b) Gymnastics.
(c) Play soccer.
(d) Play touch football.

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

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

4. What do Jim and friends call the huge rock they jump off of in the Bronx?
(a) The huge rock.
(b) Climbey.
(c) Big time.
(d) The cut.

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

6. Who do the cops tell Jim they are looking for in the park?
(a) A guy who molested a little girl.
(b) Someone with a gun.
(c) One of his classmates.
(d) A drug dealer.

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

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

9. Who confronts Brother G. about his punishment in class?
(a) Jim.
(b) Vinnie.
(c) Mikey.
(d) Brother Kenneth.

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

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

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

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

14. Who helps Jim and Brian find codeine?
(a) Muffy.
(b) Poo.
(c) Dolan.
(d) Johnny Murry.

15. What fake name does Brian give when he purchases codeine?
(a) Alexander Pope.
(b) Bill Russell.
(c) James Bond.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jim and his friends tell Danny's mom they got the basketballs they bring home?

2. In the fall of 1963, who is the neighbor taken away for mental health problems?

3. What does Jim check the almanac for when he gets home from school?

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

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

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