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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jim interested in asking his mother when he is released from Riker's Island Juvenile Reformatory?
(a) If she is happy.
(b) If she is proud of him.
(c) For some money.
(d) Who his godparents are.

2. Why does Jim say his hair is long?
(a) It gives him strength on the basketball court.
(b) He likes it that way.
(c) He is protesting the war.
(d) He cannot afford to get it cut.

3. Where does Frank Pinewater's mother take him in hopes of curing his drug habit?
(a) The Boys' Club.
(b) High Mass.
(c) To the desert.
(d) The emergency room.

4. What does Jim say will go up in smoke every time a page in his future book gets turned?
(a) Libraries.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) English classes.
(d) Police stations.

5. Why does Jim end up at Riker's Island Juvenile Reformatory?
(a) To visit a friend.
(b) For a part-time job.
(c) For a journalism assignment.
(d) For possessing drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Jim to 89th to find a dealer?

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

3. What school rule do Jim and his friends frequently break after lunch?

4. What place does Jim describe as the friendly neighborhood tavern?

5. Why does Jim suspect the three men in trench coats are narcotics cops, not basketball scouts?

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