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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Willie and Jim leave their pipe after their night of smoking and drinking?
(a) Under some rocks and leaves.
(b) They bury it in a hole.
(c) In Willie's attic.
(d) In an abandoned car.

2. Who does Jim say is a die-hard Marxist?
(a) Bunty Garden.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) Steve Malone

3. What does Jim ask his mom for that makes her angry?
(a) Tickets to a baseball game.
(b) New clothes.
(c) To make him dinner.
(d) $5.

4. In the fall of 1964, what old friend of Jim's dies?
(a) Kevin Dolon.
(b) Bobby Sachs.
(c) Carson.
(d) Buddy.

5. What is Jim's motivation for getting along with his cousin's friends in Manhattan?
(a) He is trying to impress his cousin.
(b) His family is moving to their neighborhood, and he will finish the school year with them.
(c) His mom will give him money if he makes a new group of friends.
(d) He believes he can sell stolen goods to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Jim say his dead friend looks?

2. Why doesn't Mr. Doolittle give Jim any trouble for breaking rules in gym class?

3. How does Jim know Steve Malone?

4. What specialty does Jim say crooks on the Lower East Side have in common?

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

(see the answer key)

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