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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. Where is Piri sent for five to fifteen years of hard labor?
(a) Bellvue
(b) Sing Sing
(c) The Louvre
(d) Gordon's

2. What language does Gerald use to speak to Piri?
(a) Spanish
(b) Czech
(c) German
(d) French

3. Where are Billy and Danny from?
(a) Newark
(b) Louisville
(c) Babylon
(d) The Bronx

4. What kind of blood does Piri say they all have?
(a) Negro blood
(b) White blood
(c) Puerto Rican blood
(d) Angel blood

5. What do the prisoners call Ricardo?
(a) Nut
(b) Dope
(c) Tico
(d) Freaky

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Little not keep hitting Piri in the mid section?

2. What does Brew suggest the man can donate the money to?

3. What does Louie do when he hears his sentence?

4. Who does Piri wish could see inside him?

5. How much money does Brew offer the man to allow them to work on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the system the gang uses to rob bars and stores.

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

3. What is Piri's sentence for shooting the policeman and for the robbery?

4. How does Piri get off heroin?

5. How does Piri feel about Trina marrying another man?

6. Describe the argument between Piri and his brother, Jose.

7. What do Piri and his family say to each other the next morning?

8. How does Piri become addicted to heroin?

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

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

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