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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. Which area of America is Gerald interested in?
(a) The West coast
(b) New York
(c) The East coast
(d) The South

2. What does Louie leave New York to do?
(a) Travel the world
(b) Join the military
(c) Play baseball
(d) Go straight

3. What reminds Piri of Trina?
(a) Meal times
(b) Laughter
(c) Winter days
(d) Sunny days

4. How much money does Brew offer the man to allow them to work on the ship?
(a) $40
(b) $30
(c) $20
(d) $50

5. What does James say has happened to Trina?
(a) She has gone insane
(b) She has married
(c) She has been murdered
(d) She has gone to England

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Piri hit the man in the car lot with?

2. Where does Piri start to work after he gets off the heroin?

3. What language does Gerald use to speak to Piri?

4. What meal does the family gather for the next day?

5. What kind of cafe does Piri enter in Mobile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Piri think the girl who rubbed against him on the train said to her friends?

2. What story does Brew tell Piri?

3. What work does Piri find in Section 7?

4. How does Piri become addicted to heroin?

5. What is Piri's sentence for shooting the policeman and for the robbery?

6. Why does Little say he did not throw more punches at Piri's midsection?

7. Why does Rocky want to fight with Piri?

8. Why does Brew think the term "boy" is acceptable?

9. What tragedy occurs when Piri returns to New York?

10. Describe the argument between Piri and his brother, Jose.

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