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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jim say his hair is long?
(a) He cannot afford to get it cut.
(b) He likes it that way.
(c) He is protesting the war.
(d) It gives him strength on the basketball court.

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. Who does Jim attend a going away party for at a bar?
(a) Audie Murphy.
(b) Gums.
(c) Blueboy.
(d) Fat Eddie.

8. Who does Jim believe has ratted on him for taking drugs before basketball games?
(a) The team manager.
(b) His parents.
(c) The coach.
(d) His teammates.

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

10. How much time did Jim spend at Riker's Island?
(a) A month.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Three months.

11. Who is the kleptomaniac, speed-freak Jim sees on the train to school?
(a) Bobby Blake.
(b) Gussie.
(c) David Lang.
(d) Jack.

12. Where does Jim go to play in the National High School All-Star Basketball game?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Florida.
(d) Connecticut.

13. Why is there a party for Shlink at headquarters?
(a) He is going to be a father.
(b) He is moving away.
(c) He is going into the army.
(d) It is his birthday.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim go when he decides to skip school at the start of spring 1965?

2. Where does Jim go to get treated for the clap?

3. What does Jim threaten to do if the person he robs yells for the cops?

4. What place does Jim describe as the friendly neighborhood tavern?

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

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