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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) Get drunk, do reefer, and sniff glue.
(b) Start a fight with some Riverdale fans.
(c) Play a prank on Riverdale.
(d) Break into an ice cream shop.

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

3. What does Jim do on the eve of Halloween that leads to a beating?
(a) He breaks his curfew.
(b) He breaks windows.
(c) He gets caught stealing.
(d) He pukes on the new rug.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who does Jim's team play in the first game of the season?
(a) St. Luke's.
(b) St. Hilda's.
(c) St. Mary's.
(d) St. Patrick's.

10. 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.

11. Where does Jim hide while Mr. Bluster looks for students cutting class?
(a) Behind a bush.
(b) In a storage closet.
(c) In a locker.
(d) In a bathroom stall.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Jim say is a die-hard Marxist?

4. In the fall of 1964, what old friend of Jim's dies?

5. Where does Jim go after the game against Horace Mann?

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