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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim consume to make the trip to Long Island to see Fat Eddie bearable?
(a) A bag of potato chips.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A pack of beer.
(d) Two bottles of cough syrup.

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

3. Why do Jim and his friends laugh during the giant fire on Second Ave.?
(a) The pizza man is on his knees begging the firefighters not to break his windows.
(b) They are telling jokes about the basketball coach.
(c) Jim has just tripped.
(d) There is a clown running down the street.

4. How old is Jim, when the story begins?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. What do Jim and Ronnie wear to Alexander's department store?
(a) School uniforms.
(b) Baseball uniforms.
(c) Baggy old coats.
(d) Top hats.

6. Where does Jim to to attend a Communist Party meeting with Bunty?
(a) Yankee Stadium.
(b) Webster Hall.
(c) Bunty's house.
(d) The Boys' Club.

7. Where does Jim go with his friends Kevin, Dolan, Yogi, Muffy, and Nardo Poo?
(a) A movie.
(b) A party.
(c) Ice skating.
(d) A Knicks game.

8. Jim says, "I just want to be _____ and live in the _____."
(a) Rich/city.
(b) Tough/streets.
(c) High/woods.
(d) Adored/now.

9. Where is Brother G. reported to be when he doesn't return to school?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) New Jersey.

10. What TV show do Willie and Jim make fun of at their party in the woods?
(a) The Lone Ranger.
(b) The Addams Family.
(c) The Galloping Gourmet.
(d) Superman.

11. Why doesn't Mr. Doolittle give Jim any trouble for breaking rules in gym class?
(a) Mr. Doolittle has given up on Jim.
(b) Mr. Doolittle is afraid of him.
(c) Mr. Doolittle does not notice when students break rules.
(d) Mr. Doolittle is the basketball coach.

12. What does Jim's gym class mainly do at Central Park?
(a) Gymnastics.
(b) Play soccer.
(c) Play touch football.
(d) Run.

13. What does Jim wear to gym class at the park to feel less self-conscious?
(a) Blue jeans.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A sweat shirt.

14. How does Jim describe the guys in his new neighborhood?
(a) Jocks.
(b) Hippies.
(c) All-American.
(d) Junkies.

15. Who do Willie and Jim look for on the beach in Long Beach?
(a) Tom McNulty.
(b) Benny Greenbaum.
(c) Tom Miggrello.
(d) The Celia sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Jim and Brian find codeine?

2. What does Rudy the foreman do after he chases Jim to the ramp at Yankee Stadium?

3. What fake name does Brian give when he purchases codeine?

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

5. In the fall of 1964, what old friend of Jim's dies?

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