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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. What does the old lady on the bus tell Jim will happen in a month?
(a) The war will end.
(b) He will die.
(c) He will fall in love.
(d) She will see her grandchildren.

2. What does Jim call the annual Thanksgiving fast at school?
(a) A good idea.
(b) A farce.
(c) An opportunity to bond with classmates.
(d) A big deal.

3. In the spring of 1964, who does Jim describe as a saint?
(a) Father Kenny.
(b) Himself.
(c) An old man named Bill.
(d) His mom.

4. What does the newspaper call Jim and his friends?
(a) The Boys Club.
(b) The Basketball Gang.
(c) The Diaper Bandits.
(d) The Bad-Off Junkies.

5. Why does Jim punch Larry out in the school trophy room?
(a) Larry dares him to do it.
(b) Larry trips him.
(c) Larry insists he was reading Time magazine first.
(d) Larry makes fun of his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim to to attend a Communist Party meeting with Bunty?

2. Willie goes to the beach to wash what out of his hair?

3. Why do Jim and his friends laugh during the giant fire on Second Ave.?

4. Who finds Jim's nickel bag of marijuana?

5. How does Jim describe the guys in his new neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Ju-Ju think Jim can pass as his son?

2. What behavior puzzles Jim about his rich classmates?

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

4. Why does Jim call local trains lousy transit?

5. Describe Jim's performance in the basketball game he plays in New Jersey.

6. Why does Jim dread returning to a Catholic school?

7. How are the passersby responding to Freddie C., who is exposing himself, in the Bronx?

8. Why does Jim think the Thanksgiving fast is a bad idea?

9. In the winter of 1964, how does Jim try to prove he is not hooked onmarijuana?

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

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