Down These Mean Streets Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Down These Mean Streets Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who chases Piri out of the school?
(a) Miss Shepherd
(b) Mr. Coombes
(c) Rocky
(d) The principal

2. What item of Piri's clothing does the teacher grab?
(a) His t-shirt
(b) His sweater
(c) His trousers
(d) His shirt

3. Which of the following is not New York street slang?
(a) Stone
(b) Coolie
(c) Doobie
(d) Baby

4. What reason does Marcia give for not dancing with Piri?
(a) Tiredness
(b) A bad ankle
(c) A jealous boyfriend
(d) She is late

5. What does Piri call Irish people?
(a) Green people
(b) Patties
(c) Elves
(d) Paddies

6. What part of Piri's body did Rocky injure?
(a) His stomach
(b) His foot
(c) His back
(d) His eyes

7. Who unzips Piri's pants in this chapter?
(a) James
(b) Alberto
(c) Alfredo
(d) Concha

8. Why do Piri's parents want to move to Long Island?
(a) Cheaper
(b) Quieter
(c) More fun
(d) Better opportunities

9. What do Rocky and friends do when they see Piri is hurt?
(a) Call an ambulance
(b) Runaway
(c) Take him home
(d) Spit on him

10. What does Piri call white people when he shouts at Angelo?
(a) Devils
(b) Evil
(c) Grandad hearts
(d) Mother jumps

11. What does Piri add to the shoes to give them a good finish?
(a) Lanolin cream
(b) Ubik spray
(c) Spit
(d) Candle wax

12. What city did John Thomas grow up in?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Chicago

13. What nationality is Piri's father?
(a) Puerto Rican
(b) Argentinian
(c) Brazilian
(d) Cuban

14. What earns Piri applause on the baseball field?
(a) His strong arm
(b) A catch
(c) A homerun
(d) The winning run

15. Who takes Piri to the hospital?
(a) Jose
(b) His father
(c) James
(d) His mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stud that approaches Piri and his friends?

2. Who saves Piri from the principal?

3. In what part of the school is the music being played?

4. Who are the only people to make Piri and Betty feel comfortable in their relationship?

5. What hard drug does Piri take in the candy store?

(see the answer keys)

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