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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old lady on the bus tell Jim will happen in a month?

2. Which friend does not manage to get a seat on the train?

3. Where does Jim go after the game against Horace Mann?

4. What do Jim and friends call the huge rock they jump off of in the Bronx?

5. What does Jim's mother say when he calls her from Tom Miggrello's party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory about paying for food do Jim and his friends share while stoned?

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 call local trains lousy transit?

4. Why does Pedro stay home from the basketball game?

5. What behavior puzzles Jim about his rich classmates?

6. How do the students at Jim's school support the poor and hungry blacks in the south?

7. Why does Jim believe Sloppy Eddie and Willie Appleears are able to steal milk and bread from the Grand Union?

8. What does Jim say is the advantage of going to a private school?

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

10. What event makes Jim wonder where his life is heading?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jim show his identity? How does his identity change over the course of his teen years?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jim's interactions with people of other cultures. How does he get along with them? What conflicts does he have? What type of language does he use to describe them?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Jim unwilling to hustle at Yankee Stadium, when he hustles on the street? Discuss the skills he uses in both of these worlds.

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