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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 Louie do when he hears his sentence?
(a) Shoots the judge
(b) Faints
(c) Laughs
(d) Cries

2. What color hair do both James and Jose have?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Brown
(d) Blonde

3. What meal does the family gather for the next day?
(a) Lunch
(b) Tea
(c) Dinner
(d) Breakfast

4. What job does Jose now have?
(a) Doctor
(b) Stockbroker
(c) Lawyer
(d) Paratrooper

5. What does Piri say before he leaves his parole hearing?
(a) I am innocent
(b) Goodbye
(c) Thank you
(d) Idiots

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bar Piri and Brew go to?

2. What do the prisoners call Ricardo?

3. Which of Piri's friends does he have a fight with?

4. Where does Piri throw the picture of his father's mistress?

5. What kind of blood does Piri say they all have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Piri and Brew's plans in Section 5?

2. Why does Rocky want to fight with Piri?

3. What does Piri think the girl who rubbed against him on the train said to her friends?

4. Describe Piri's routine at Sing Sing prison?

5. What tragedy occurs when Piri returns to New York?

6. Why does Brew think the term "boy" is acceptable?

7. What does Piri's father tell him in at breakfast in Section 5?

8. Describe the fight between Piri and his father in Section 7.

9. How do Brew and Piri ensure a job for themselves on a ship?

10. What are Brew and Piri's opinion of Gerald?

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