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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 Jim wear to gym class at the park to feel less self-conscious?

2. What substance does Jim try that he thinks is non-addictive?

3. Who at school does Jim decide to steal from?

4. What do Jim and his friends use to attack girls on the eve of Halloween?

5. Who does Jim say was gunned down at a ballroom near 163rd?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Jim going to tell anyone he was in a baby powder commercial?

2. Why does Jim call his abusive teacher "the fine Christian Brother"?

3. Why is Jim embarrassed during the game against St. Hilda's?

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

5. How are the passersby responding to Freddie C., who is exposing himself, in the Bronx?

6. How does Jim feel at the end of the diary?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

In the summer of 1965, what fuels Jim's fears about a bomb dropping on him? How does his location influence that fear? Might he feel differently if he was raised in a small town? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why might basketball be the chosen sport for Jim? What factors make this a popular sport with boys in his community?

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