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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. What does Jim do after History classes on his first day of school?
(a) He leaves school.
(b) He smokes in the locker room.
(c) He watches the football team work out.
(d) He writes in his diary.

2. What does Jim call the annual Thanksgiving fast at school?
(a) An opportunity to bond with classmates.
(b) A good idea.
(c) A big deal.
(d) A farce.

3. What does Jim do on the eve of Halloween that leads to a beating?
(a) He pukes on the new rug.
(b) He breaks windows.
(c) He gets caught stealing.
(d) He breaks his curfew.

4. Who does Fat Eddie introduce Jim to when he arrives at his house?
(a) His neighbor, Hal.
(b) Winkie and Blinkie.
(c) His parents.
(d) His cat, Cheetah.

5. Willie goes to the beach to wash what out of his hair?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Blood.
(d) Soda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jim offer a joint to in the winter of 1964?

2. Who helps Jim and Brian find codeine?

3. Who do Willie and Jim look for on the beach in Long Beach?

4. Who does Jim eventually give a joint to in the winter of 1964?

5. Who gets upset when Jim answers questions in class with, "Yah," instead of, "Yes, sir?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory about paying for food do Jim and his friends share while stoned?

2. How does Jim manage to hide his report card from his parents?

3. Why does Jim suspect his family receives the Catholic News?

4. Describe Jim's experience in chapel service on his first day of school.

5. Describe the plan Jim's friends execute to deter cops from driving on the paths at the park.

6. Why doesn't Jim like walking to gym class in Central Park?

7. Why does Jim dread returning to a Catholic school?

8. How do both teams win the summer league championship game?

9. Why does Jim get out of saying confession in the winter of 1964?

10. What does Jim say is the advantage of going to a private school?

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