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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 time is it when Henry receives the phone call in Chapter 1?
(a) One a.m.
(b) Ten p.m.
(c) Ten a.m.
(d) One p.m.

2. What causes Henry to think that Bruce's father knows about his condition?
(a) Specific things he says in conversation.
(b) He saw the telegram from the hospital.
(c) The amount of money he is willing to give during a game.
(d) He saw him reading the medical letter.

3. What is the weather like when Henry is flying to Minnesota in Chapter 1?
(a) It is raining.
(b) There is a snowstorm.
(c) It is sunny.
(d) It is a lot of fog.

4. How does Dutch react to the clause that Henry insists on including in his contract?
(a) He is ambivalent.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is offended.
(d) He is confused.

5. Besides selling insurance and playing baseball, what does Henry do?
(a) He is writing a novel, but does not have a publisher.
(b) He writes for a sports magazine.
(c) He writes a sports column for a newspaper.
(d) He is writing a novel that will be published.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main thing that Sid is known for thinking about?

2. Which of the following is the name of the insurance company that Henry sells insurance with?

3. What do Henry and Holly say when Henry calls collect from the road in Chapter 2?

4. What is it about Henry's story that Dutch discusses with him on the train?

5. What decision does Henry make about Bruce's illness in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bruce call Henry in Chapter 1?

2. How does Henry respond to the information that the doctors are telling him at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What description does Henry give for the small town country life of Mill, GA?

4. Who is Katie and why does she call Henry?

5. What does Henry do as he hears the phone ringing in Chapter 1?

6. Which things does Henry discuss with Katie at the restaurant?

7. What happens on Henry's trip to Rochester?

8. What side note does Henry make before leaving in Chapter 1?

9. What clause does Henry insist be included in his contract?

10. Which questions does Dutch ask Henry in Chapter 7?

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