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

2. Why does Jim get three raps across the hand at school?

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

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

5. How does Chris explain Willie's injury to the police officer who stops them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are does Jim say his dad does everyday when he comes home from work?

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 clues make Jim suspect the three gentlemen in the tavern are narcotics cops?

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

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

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

8. Why does Jim call local trains lousy transit?

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

10. How does Jim end up playing on a new team at the summer league championship game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jim become disillusioned with the peace movement? Why does he believe that leaders are not needed? What type of change does he suggest?

Essay Topic 2

How does the abuse Jim experiences at Riker's compare to the harsh reality of his everyday life on the streets? What psychological problems might he face as a result of his experiences?

Essay Topic 3

How do Jim and his friends show respect for each other? Give an example from the text of one person reaching out to help another.

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