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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Piri say he hates?
(a) Teachers
(b) Black people
(c) Girls
(d) White people

2. What is the name of the leader of the TNT gang?
(a) Casper
(b) Waneko
(c) Brew
(d) Billy

3. What kind of job does Piri get at 15?
(a) Farm hand
(b) Car washer
(c) Pump assistant
(d) Shoe shiner

4. What city did John Thomas grow up in?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) Chicago
(d) London

5. What does Piri say he has to do when he moves to a new neighborhood?
(a) Find a new girlfriend
(b) Get good grades
(c) Build a new reputation
(d) Find new friends

6. What is the name of Pane's sister?
(a) Yike
(b) Lorry
(c) Truck
(d) Limpet

7. What does Piri say Betty understands about him?
(a) His sensitivity
(b) His confusion
(c) His roughness
(d) His hate

8. Why do Piri and his friend agree to go with Alfredo?
(a) He promises girls
(b) He offers money
(c) They don't want to punk out
(d) He has drink and drugs

9. What is the name of the gang Piri gets involved in?
(a) Long Island Boys
(b) Miles and Gil
(c) TNT
(d) Piccolo

10. Where had Piri and Angelo planned to go?
(a) The basketball park
(b) The soda shop
(c) The swimming pool
(d) The ice cream shop

11. Why is Crip nicknamed Crip?
(a) He is crippled
(b) His mother is crippled
(c) He once crippled a boy
(d) His surname is Criper

12. Who takes Piri to the hospital?
(a) His mother
(b) His father
(c) James
(d) Jose

13. Why does Piri not fight Waneko as hard as he could?
(a) He does not want to show him up
(b) He has hurt his arm
(c) He wants to give him a sense of false security
(d) It would be boring

14. What is Piri reading with his friends in this section?
(a) Novels
(b) Comic books
(c) Magazines
(d) The newspaper

15. What do some whites tell Crutch to crawl up?
(a) A sewage system
(b) A tree
(c) A fire escape
(d) A gutter

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl Piri meets at the hospital?

2. What reason does Marcia give for not dancing with Piri?

3. What team does Piri try out for in this chapter?

4. What is the name of the stud that approaches Piri and his friends?

5. Why do Piri's parents want to move to Long Island?

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