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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets upset when Jim answers questions in class with, "Yah," instead of, "Yes, sir?"
(a) Fat Eddie.
(b) Mr. Brothers.
(c) Eggie Blaumgarden.
(d) Mr. Belt.

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

3. Who does the Boys' Club have a memorial service for?
(a) Bro. Kenny.
(b) Herbie Hemslie.
(c) Bro. Wally Wade.
(d) Teddy Rayhill.

4. How old does Jim say his dead friend looks?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 16.
(d) 35.

5. Where does Jim take his blind date, Melody?
(a) To a coffee shop.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To a basketball game.
(d) Back to his place.

6. What is Jim's motivation for getting along with his cousin's friends in Manhattan?
(a) He is trying to impress his cousin.
(b) He believes he can sell stolen goods to them.
(c) His family is moving to their neighborhood, and he will finish the school year with them.
(d) His mom will give him money if he makes a new group of friends.

7. Jim says, "I just want to be _____ and live in the _____."
(a) High/woods.
(b) Tough/streets.
(c) Adored/now.
(d) Rich/city.

8. When does Jim say his parents go to church?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) When they are invited to weddings.
(d) Every Sunday.

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

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

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

13. What does Rudy the foreman do after he chases Jim to the ramp at Yankee Stadium?
(a) Suggests they sit down and discuss what happened.
(b) Rips off his badge and orders him to get the ice cream.
(c) Tells him he will be permanently on popcorn duty.
(d) Demands he appologize to the fans.

14. What does the newspaper call Jim and his friends?
(a) The Basketball Gang.
(b) The Bad-Off Junkies.
(c) The Diaper Bandits.
(d) The Boys Club.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What TV show do Willie and Jim make fun of at their party in the woods?

2. Who stands up for Pedro about the teasing from Herbie about his parents?

3. Who blows his cool in the locker room at half time in the game against Horace Mann?

4. What do Jim and Ronnie wear to Alexander's department store?

5. Why do Jim and his friends laugh during the giant fire on Second Ave.?

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