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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jim and his team want to do after their victory at Riverdale?
(a) Break into an ice cream shop.
(b) Play a prank on Riverdale.
(c) Get drunk, do reefer, and sniff glue.
(d) Start a fight with some Riverdale fans.

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

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

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

5. How does Chris explain Willie's injury to the police officer who stops them?
(a) He says he was attacked by a dog.
(b) He says it was a sledding accident.
(c) He says he fell down some stairs.
(d) He says they found him that way.

6. In the spring of 1964, where does Jim spend summer nights alone?
(a) On his roof.
(b) In the woods.
(c) At headquarters.
(d) Under a bridge.

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

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

9. What animal does Jim say exemplifies presence?
(a) Cow.
(b) Cheetah.
(c) Crow.
(d) Chimp.

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

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

12. Why does Jim have trouble communicating to one of the police officers who stop him in the park?
(a) Jim is trying to talk to someone else at the same time.
(b) There is too much noise for them to hear each other.
(c) Steve doesn't speak English very well.
(d) Jim is stoned.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim call the apartment of Brian and John Browning?

2. Why does someone run for Brother Kenneth during Billy's seizure?

3. How old is Jim, when the story begins?

4. What does the old lady on the bus tell Jim will happen in a month?

5. Who do the cops tell Jim they are looking for in the park?

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