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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Little League team has not scored a single run in the first four games of the season?
(a) The Quik-E-Freeze Cool Guys.
(b) The HotHead Burritos Hot Heads.
(c) The Portland Fire Department Flames.
(d) The Pins Bowling Alley Strikers.

2. Who does Asa telephone when he returns home?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Ace.
(d) Jean.

3. What book is Asa reading in his room one Saturday morning when Dave walks in unannounced?
(a) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

4. Asa thinks Dave is like a/an ____________________ when it comes to parenting.
(a) wimp.
(b) average guy.
(c) bulldog sergeant major.
(d) ghost.

5. What does Dave say to Asa when Asa sees him in the backyard?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He is glad he is leaving.
(c) He will always worry about him.
(d) He hopes he learned something from him.

6. Asa's mother tells him that being ______________ is as much a choice as anything else.
(a) being in love.
(b) being sad.
(c) being angry.
(d) being happy.

7. Who is the catcher on the team in #103 who taunts Asa when he is up to bat?
(a) James Hall.
(b) James Hill.
(c) James Norton.
(d) James Neal.

8. Who is in the stands watching Asa's Little League game?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His mother and grandmother.
(c) His mother and stepfather.
(d) His mother and grandfather.

9. What reason does Asa think that Dave does not want Asa to have the room in #106?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is too dark.
(c) It is too cold.
(d) It offers Asa some privacy.

10. Asa finds a prescription bottle for _____________ on the bathroom floor.
(a) Midodrine.
(b) Plavix.
(c) Paxil.
(d) Seconal.

11. Where does Asa find Jean alone so that he can tell her that he loves her?
(a) A hallway.
(b) A classroom.
(c) The auditorium.
(d) The soccer field.

12. Who is Asa's Little League coach?
(a) Coach Taylor.
(b) Coach Henderson.
(c) Coach O'Brien.
(d) Coach Prater.

13. Counting the new house in this story, how many houses has Asa lived in during his life?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

14. What happens to the car when Dave is driving Asa and his mother to Raleigh?
(a) The car gets a flat tire.
(b) The car is side-swiped.
(c) The engine overheats.
(d) The windshield is hit by a rock.

15. Asa wishes Dave would respect his __________________.
(a) intelligence.
(b) humor.
(c) artistic talent.
(d) athletic ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Asa's cousins do that bothers him?

2. What does Jean's friend give to Asa, wrapped in a napkin?

3. Dave always walks into Asa's room without knocking as though expecting to catch Asa ___________________.

4. What does Asa love about playing baseball?

5. Which room does Dave not want Asa to have when they move into the big house?

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