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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets upset when Jim answers questions in class with, "Yah," instead of, "Yes, sir?"
(a) Mr. Brothers.
(b) Mr. Belt.
(c) Eggie Blaumgarden.
(d) Fat Eddie.

2. Where does Jim go after the game against Horace Mann?
(a) Headquarters.
(b) Home.
(c) To the woods.
(d) To a bar.

3. Who does Jim talk to about what he learns at the Communist Party meeting?
(a) His dad.
(b) His principal.
(c) His mom.
(d) His neighbor.

4. Who catches Bobby Blake on a stool at Gussie's Soda Fountain?
(a) Jim.
(b) Gussie.
(c) Bobby's girlfriend.
(d) Two cops.

5. What does Jim do on the train to Rye to calm his paranoia?
(a) Eat a sandwich.
(b) Pretend to read.
(c) Write in his diary.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim stay after school until 4:30 on the day of his friend's wake?

2. In the spring of 1964, who does Jim describe as a saint?

3. How does Jim know Steve Malone?

4. What does Jim do on the eve of Halloween that leads to a beating?

5. How does Jim describe the guys in his new neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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