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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 Jim bring on the train uptown to break his boredom?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A sports magazine.
(c) A deck of cards.
(d) A novel.

2. What does Jim's mother say when he calls her from Tom Miggrello's party?
(a) "You really did it this time."
(b) "Who won the game?"
(c) "You're drunk."
(d) "I'm glad you called."

3. How old does Jim say his dead friend looks?
(a) 16.
(b) 80.
(c) 35.
(d) 60.

4. What do Jim and his team want to do after their victory at Riverdale?
(a) Play a prank on Riverdale.
(b) Start a fight with some Riverdale fans.
(c) Break into an ice cream shop.
(d) Get drunk, do reefer, and sniff glue.

5. Where does Jim take his blind date, Melody?
(a) To a basketball game.
(b) To a coffee shop.
(c) Back to his place.
(d) To the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim say his eyes feel like when sniffing cleaning fluid?

2. Who does Jim offer a joint to in the winter of 1964?

3. What does Jim say the "old cigar chomping Garden regulars" love to see?

4. Where does Brother G. punish the student in class for cheating?

5. What is Jim's motivation for getting along with his cousin's friends in Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim feel Gums's family is being dramatic about him leaving for the Army?

2. Why does Jim feel he has to watch himself in the woods?

3. Why is Jimmy Mancole behaving strangely, after he and Jim knock on every door and check every street corner looking for drugs?

4. What does Jim tell the principal's secretary when he calls in sick?

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

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

7. Why does Jim say the train toward 137th St. suddenly smells like a cattle car?

8. What prank does Mancole play on a neighbor?

9. Why does Jim suspect his family receives the Catholic News?

10. How does Jim manage to hide his report card from his parents?

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