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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the spring 1965, who approaches Jim in a Bronx neighborhood?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A drug dealer.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A taxi driver.

2. What does Jim do on the train to Rye to calm his paranoia?
(a) Eat a sandwich.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Pretend to read.
(d) Write in his diary.

3. Where does Jim go when he decides to skip school at the start of spring 1965?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Headquarters.
(c) Times Square.
(d) Yankee Stadium.

4. What team does Benny Greenbaum invite Jim to join?
(a) The Diaper Bandits.
(b) The Flyers.
(c) The Knicks.
(d) The Shooters.

5. Who does Jim get stuck with as a roommate during the National High School All-Star Basketball trip?
(a) Benny Greenbaum.
(b) Allen Ginsberg.
(c) Bobby Bellum.
(d) Bax Porter.

6. In the fall of 1965, what becomes a regular weekend activity for Jim and his friends?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Getting ice cream.
(c) Taking LSD.
(d) Getting drunk.

7. What is Jim's new money-making scheme, in which he uses his lock slapping skills?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Dealing drugs.
(c) Stealing cars.
(d) Selling magazines.

8. What does Jim say has the same smell as dope cooking?
(a) Church incense.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Old newspapers.

9. Who accompanies Jim to 89th to find a dealer?
(a) Anton Neutron.
(b) Bobby Blake.
(c) Marc.
(d) David Lang.

10. Who does Jimmy Dantone tell Jim is after them?
(a) Some guys they sold phony acid to.
(b) The cops.
(c) Jimmy's grandmother.
(d) Parents of a kid they corrupted.

11. What does Jim say the junkies shove in their mouths?
(a) Donuts and coffee.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Poison.

12. What happens at the bar after Jim and his friends order screwdrivers?
(a) The place is robbed.
(b) There is a bar fight.
(c) The lights go out.
(d) The boys play pool.

13. Why do Jim's moves stick out in the championship game?
(a) He does not know the team's plays.
(b) He is the only white player on the court.
(c) He is clowning around.
(d) The girls cheer whenever he has the ball.

14. How does Bobby Blake get into Gussie's Soda Fountain?
(a) He climbs through a back window.
(b) He pays someone to let him in.
(c) He has a key.
(d) He throws an old refrigerator door in the glass door.

15. Why doesn't Jim's summer league team use Lewie Alcindor?
(a) Lewie decides to go to a karate tournament.
(b) Lewie shows up to the game without a uniform.
(c) Lewie is too tall.
(d) Lewie is a varsity player.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim say his hair is long?

2. What does Jim tell the police officer he is doing, when he is spotted in his school blazer during the day?

3. What one thing does Jim experience with peyote he never experienced with acid?

4. What does Jim forget about as he rolls in the dew in the country?

5. Who beats Jim up at the Bucket of Blood?

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