The Basketball Diaries Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Basketball Diaries Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do Jim and his friends see on the sidewalk on their way to breakfast at Ratner's?
(a) A library book.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) A naked woman.
(d) A lost dog.

4. How does the daily drug use make Jim's eyes feel?
(a) Heavy and wet.
(b) Wide open.
(c) Loose.
(d) Like glue.

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

6. What does everyone at headquarters chip in to buy after Willie Bender's death?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A wreath.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) A pizza.

7. What does Jim say is the newest thing on the "junk scene"?
(a) Wearing arm bands.
(b) Overdosing.
(c) Looking sickly.
(d) Puking.

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

9. What does the Frank O'Hara poem "Music" remind Jim of?
(a) Jazz.
(b) The Plaza Hotel.
(c) His friends.
(d) Peace marches.

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

11. What one thing does Jim experience with peyote he never experienced with acid?
(a) Cold sweats.
(b) Crying.
(c) Hallucination.
(d) Headache.

12. Why does Joe Slapstick tell Jim he should run the offense?
(a) Because he is the team captain.
(b) Because Porter is too dumb.
(c) Because he would make a good coach.
(d) Because Porter lost his voice.

13. What does Jim leave in the basement where he shoots up?
(a) His keys.
(b) His math book.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His belt.

14. What does Jim think about more than Karl Marx?
(a) Russians.
(b) Cops.
(c) A fire truck.
(d) A-bombs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim go to play in the National High School All-Star Basketball game?

2. Why does Jim walk up sixteen flights of stairs to Benny's apartment?

3. What does Bobby Blake give away on the street that draws a crowd?

4. What is Jim looking for when he opens a door to find a young German couple on the floor?

5. Why do Jim's moves stick out in the championship game?

(see the answer keys)

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