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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who at school does Jim decide to steal from?
(a) Mr. principal.
(b) The wrestling team.
(c) Ravi.
(d) The teachers.

2. What do Jim and friends call the huge rock they jump off of in the Bronx?
(a) Climbey.
(b) Big time.
(c) The huge rock.
(d) The cut.

3. Who stops Jim in the bushes at Central Park?
(a) Two horse-patrol cops.
(b) A tourist asking for directions.
(c) Mr. Doolittle.
(d) The school principal.

4. What fake name does Brian give when he purchases codeine?
(a) Alexander Pope.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) Bill Russell.
(d) James Bond.

5. Who does Jim plan to get drunk with in his new neighborhood?
(a) A girl next door.
(b) A few weed-heads.
(c) His mom.
(d) His cousin Kevin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets beat in the winter of 1964 for cheating on a religion quiz?

2. Who do Willie and Jim look for on the beach in Long Beach?

3. What does Jim bring on the train uptown to break his boredom?

4. What do Jim and Ronnie wear to Alexander's department store?

5. Who does Fat Eddie introduce Jim to when he arrives at his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Jim like walking to gym class in Central Park?

2. Why do Jim and some of his teammates draw pills out of a hat before the game at Horace Mann?

3. Why does Jim run out of the theater during the movie?

4. Why does Jim say he never liked Bobo from the old Boys' Club bunch?

5. Why does Lefty leave his players in the Bronx?

6. Why is Chris's story about Willie's injury unlikely?

7. How do Jim and his friends end up with the keys to the American Legion?

8. According to Jim, how is the game "chickie" played?

9. Why does Jim get out of saying confession in the winter of 1964?

10. Compare Jim's basketball team to the team at Riverdale High.

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