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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 stands up for Pedro about the teasing from Herbie about his parents?

2. Why does Jim have trouble communicating to one of the police officers who stop him in the park?

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

4. What does Jim tell the cop is the reason he ran when they approached him in the park?

5. Who helps Jim and Brian find codeine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Chris's story about Willie's injury unlikely?

3. What behavior puzzles Jim about his rich classmates?

4. Why does Jim predict a gang war soon?

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

6. Why does Jim think Melody, his blind date, is strange?

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

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

9. How does Jim react to seeing his friend Bobby Sachs's dead body?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do priests and brothers show their power at Jim's school? How do the students interact with them?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How is Jim a loyal friend? What decisions does he make that show this quality?

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