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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 Mancole realize the man in Chinatown is selling?
(a) Opium.
(b) Watches.
(c) Donuts.
(d) Fireworks.

2. Why does Jim proclaim the end of an LSD era?
(a) He has a bad trip.
(b) His is going to rehab.
(c) He gets arrested.
(d) He ends up at Bellevue.

3. Why does Jim visit his girlfriend, Hedi, every Friday?
(a) She is in the hospital.
(b) Her family has parties on Fridays.
(c) Her parents are not home.
(d) Their favorite TV show comes on every Friday.

4. As he nears his 15th birthday, why does Jim start feeling that he should quit drugs?
(a) He wants to please his parents.
(b) School is starting soon.
(c) He is hoping to get a basketball scholarship.
(d) He can no longer afford a habit.

5. What does Jim observe in the country to decide if they are friendly or evil?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Trees.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Students.

6. Who offers Jim a ride as far as 181st after his train breaks down?
(a) A news truck driver.
(b) A police officer.
(c) An Irishman.
(d) Lang.

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

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

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

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

11. At the end of the diary, what does Jim say he just wants to be?
(a) A writer.
(b) Different.
(c) Alive.
(d) Pure.

12. Why do the police show up at Shlink's party?
(a) There is a noise complaint.
(b) They make a drug bust.
(c) They are looking for a missing girl.
(d) They are invited.

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

14. What does Jim forget about as he rolls in the dew in the country?
(a) School.
(b) His problems.
(c) His friends.
(d) His body.

15. Why does Jim suspect the three men in trench coats are narcotics cops, not basketball scouts?
(a) One of their badges falls on the floor.
(b) They look too geeky.
(c) They have a police car outside.
(d) Basketball scouts seldom hang out at the tavern.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who catches Bobby Blake on a stool at Gussie's Soda Fountain?

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

4. What does Willie do to Jim's soda that offends him?

5. At what point on Jim's trip to Rye, NY does he observe business men with "not a bit of class"?

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