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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Jim interested in asking his mother when he is released from Riker's Island Juvenile Reformatory?
(a) For some money.
(b) If she is proud of him.
(c) Who his godparents are.
(d) If she is happy.

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

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

5. Who does Jim get stuck with as a roommate during the National High School All-Star Basketball trip?
(a) Bobby Bellum.
(b) Bax Porter.
(c) Benny Greenbaum.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the diary, what does Jim say he just wants to be?

2. Why is there a party for Shlink at headquarters?

3. Who does Jimmy Dantone tell Jim is after them?

4. What is Ju-Ju Johnson's forte, according to Jim?

5. In the fall of 1965, what becomes a regular weekend activity for Jim and his friends?

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