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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fall of 1963, who is the neighbor taken away for mental health problems?

2. What does Jim consume to make the trip to Long Island to see Fat Eddie bearable?

3. What does Jim's mother say when he calls her from Tom Miggrello's party?

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

5. What TV show do Willie and Jim make fun of at their party in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event makes Jim wonder where his life is heading?

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

3. How are the passersby responding to Freddie C., who is exposing himself, in the Bronx?

4. Why is Jimmy Mancole behaving strangely, after he and Jim knock on every door and check every street corner looking for drugs?

5. Why do the junkies in the tavern start ordering beer after the cops arrive?

6. Why does Jim run out of the theater during the movie?

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

8. Why is Jim embarrassed during the game against St. Hilda's?

9. Why does Jim feel uneasy walking through Harlem with his friends?

10. Why isn't Jim going to tell anyone he was in a baby powder commercial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why might basketball be the chosen sport for Jim? What factors make this a popular sport with boys in his community?

Essay Topic 2

How is Jim a loyal friend? What decisions does he make that show this quality?

Essay Topic 3

How does Jim express his confidence over the course of the book? How does he show or hide his weakness?

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