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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. Who tells Henry to stop playing the piano?
(a) Henry's mother
(b) Henry's grandmother
(c) Henry's father
(d) Henry's grandfather

2. What does Henry do which makes Chuck, Eddie, Frank and Gene upset with him for a few weeks?
(a) Refuses to go to church
(b) Kicks the spider web
(c) Kicked the dog
(d) Steals their football

3. What did Henry's family often do on Sunday's when his grandmother didn't visit?
(a) Go for a ride and picnic
(b) Stay at home and do chores
(c) Play music together
(d) Go for a long walk together

4. Where do Henry and Red go together occasionally?
(a) School
(b) Pool
(c) Neighbor's house
(d) Baseball field

5. What does Henry become obsessed with in Kindergarten?
(a) His teacher
(b) Math facts
(c) Writing his letters
(d) Bathroom practices

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Henry lose when he got through the afternoon fights with the other boys at school?

2. What do Frank and Henry see that they say won't be able to go to Heaven?

3. Why does Henry dislike David?

4. Why did Henry's family come to America?

5. Why does Henry decide he can't run away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry's father overreact to after Henry completes the assigned lawn chores and what punishment does he give to Henry?

2. What intrigues the group of boys about the spider and how is it ruined for them?

3. What happens at the pool that causes Red to move away from Henry without a word of goodbye?

4. Why did Henry become obsessed with bathroom practices in kindergarten?

5. How does Henry begin to be included with the neighborhood boys?

6. Though Big Henry and Katherine have been married for a number of years, what new information did Katherine learn about her husband?

7. What does Henry's new teacher do with Henry's essay about the personal appearance of President Hoover?

8. What does Big Henry say he will do once the doctor tells him that the driver who hit Henry was drunk?

9. Describe the relationship between Lila Jean and Henry and the things they do together.

10. What does Henry's grandfather give him that is important to him?

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