The Basketball Diaries Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Basketball Diaries Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim suggest as an alternative to speeches at the marches?
(a) Flinging bricks.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Having debates.
(d) Singing songs.

2. What does Jim describe climbing on the walls at Headquarters?
(a) Rats.
(b) Roaches.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Junkies.

3. What is Ju-Ju Johnson's forte, according to Jim?
(a) Stealing cars.
(b) Fake ID.
(c) Making up stories.
(d) Meeting girls.

4. What game do Sharron and Lou-Lou want to play with Jim and Kenny?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Tag.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Uno.

5. What does Jim say is the newest thing on the "junk scene"?
(a) Overdosing.
(b) Wearing arm bands.
(c) Looking sickly.
(d) Puking.

6. Why does Joe Slapstick tell Jim he should run the offense?
(a) Because Porter is too dumb.
(b) Because he is the team captain.
(c) Because he would make a good coach.
(d) Because Porter lost his voice.

7. At what point on Jim's trip to Rye, NY does he observe business men with "not a bit of class"?
(a) At a Westchester book store.
(b) At a Brooks Brthers store.
(c) When he goes into the bathroom at Grand Central Terminal.
(d) On the train.

8. Why does Jim proclaim the end of an LSD era?
(a) He gets arrested.
(b) He ends up at Bellevue.
(c) He has a bad trip.
(d) His is going to rehab.

9. When does Jim's dad get home from work each day?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

10. What does Jim call himself, in reference to his feelings for older ladies?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Mr. Innocent.
(d) Baby boy.

11. How much does Jim's medical treatment cost?
(a) $90.
(b) $200.
(c) $8.
(d) $165.

12. Where does Jim go to play in the National High School All-Star Basketball game?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Florida.

13. What does Jim say has the same smell as dope cooking?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Church incense.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Popcorn.

14. At the end of the diary, what does Jim say he just wants to be?
(a) Pure.
(b) A writer.
(c) Different.
(d) Alive.

15. How much time did Jim spend at Riker's Island?
(a) Three months.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim go to get treated for the clap?

2. What does Jim leave in the basement where he shoots up?

3. Where does Frank Pinewater's mother take him in hopes of curing his drug habit?

4. Who does Jim get stuck with as a roommate during the National High School All-Star Basketball trip?

5. What do Deborah and Ned do that the cops find unusual?

(see the answer keys)

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