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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jim walk up sixteen flights of stairs to Benny's apartment?
(a) He is trying to get in shape.
(b) He is afraid of elevators.
(c) The elevator is broken.
(d) Benny bet him he could not do it.

2. Who goes with Jim to get food at the hamburger place on 207th St.?
(a) Cal.
(b) Butch.
(c) Brian.
(d) Barry.

3. Why does the coach tell Jim and Bax they cannot suit up for the game?
(a) They snuck out of the motel and did not return until midnight.
(b) They pulled a prank on another team.
(c) The game has been postponed.
(d) They were caught drinking in the locker room.

4. What game do Sharron and Lou-Lou want to play with Jim and Kenny?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Tag.
(c) Uno.
(d) Doctor.

5. What school rule do Jim and his friends frequently break after lunch?
(a) They leave campus.
(b) They throw food at each other.
(c) They run in the halls.
(d) They smoke in the bathroom.

6. How much does Jim's medical treatment cost?
(a) $90.
(b) $165.
(c) $200.
(d) $8.

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

8. What does Jim say will go up in smoke every time a page in his future book gets turned?
(a) Libraries.
(b) English classes.
(c) Police stations.
(d) The Pentagon.

9. What place does Jim describe as the friendly neighborhood tavern?
(a) The Longshoreman.
(b) The Bottle of Sunshine.
(c) Baby Joey's Bar.
(d) The Bucket of Blood.

10. What is Jim looking for when he opens a door to find a young German couple on the floor?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) His friends.
(d) The roof.

11. What do "some dopey private school chicks" try to pass off as grass to Jim and Jimmy Mancole?
(a) Saw dust.
(b) Oregano.
(c) Dill weed.
(d) Potpourri.

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

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

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

15. Where does Jim go to get treated for the clap?
(a) The Board of Health.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) Tony's house.
(d) The emergency room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Frank O'Hara poem "Music" remind Jim of?

2. Where do Jim and his friends see Bobby Blake on their way to headquarters?

3. Why does Jim no longer want to attend peace marches?

4. What do Jim and his friends see on the sidewalk on their way to breakfast at Ratner's?

5. Who does Jim see directing traffic at a six-way intersection?

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