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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What area of New York does Piri move to in this chapter?
(a) Bronx
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Harlem
(d) Queens

3. How does Piri take the heroin?
(a) Injects it
(b) Eats it
(c) Snorts it
(d) Smokes it

4. What is the name of the gang Piri gets involved in?
(a) TNT
(b) Miles and Gil
(c) Piccolo
(d) Long Island Boys

5. What does Piri see the store owner opening when they go to another store?
(a) A packet of cocaine
(b) A safe
(c) A packet of heroin
(d) A sack of money

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Piri think his father will be when he arrives home?

2. Where do Trina and Piri go after the candy store?

3. Where does Piri decide to move back to?

4. What does Piri tell the Jolly Rogers he is going to get from home to get rid of them?

5. What drug does Piri smoke at the faggots' apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Piri's job as a shoeshine boy.

2. How does Piri ensure that he becomes part of the TNT gang?

3. What problems does the family face in the opening section?

4. Describe Piri's relationship with Betty.

5. How do Marcia and her friends react to Piri's asking Marcia to dance?

6. How do Piri and his mother react differently to Paulie's death?

7. Describe Piri's time with Pane and his sister, Lorry.

8. What problems does Piri face when he has to move to a new neighborhood?

9. Why does Marcia claim she cannot dance with Piri?

10. Describe the way of life in Harlem.

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