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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 does the ride operator say when Asa returns to ride the roller coaster?
(a) What the hell.
(b) I'll be damned.
(c) Feeling brave.
(d) Wonders never cease.

2. What is the number of Dave's bungalow?
(a) #1-A.
(b) #15.
(c) #100.
(d) #10.

3. Why had Asa not liked the poem Joel had originally picked out?
(a) It didn't rhyme.
(b) It was too long.
(c) It had too many hard words.
(d) It was too baby-like.

4. What is Asa's last name?
(a) Hill.
(b) Hellman.
(c) Heller.
(d) Hall.

5. How old is Asa at the beginning of the story?
(a) 7.
(b) 17.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joel's mother says she will keep Joel at home and distract him with a game of _________________.

2. What makes it easy for Asa to get new friends?

3. Who surprisingly shows up at Show Night?

4. What is Bobby's last name?

5. What was the name of Asa's Little League team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Asa get from his mother when he returns home from school, and how does he respond to the news?

2. What is Dave's demeanor after Asa's mother gets Asa off the roller coaster ride?

3. What has Asa learned about making friends as a side benefit of his moving around so much?

4. Explain the structure of the novel in terms of stories and characters.

5. What is the poem Joel has selected to present on Show Night and how does Asa feel about it?

6. What does it show about Asa's character when he decides to recite the old poem with Joel at his side?

7. What helps Asa make new friends in his class?

8. What do Asa and Dave do while Asa's mother talks to Asa's father on the phone?

9. What city will Asa be leaving and where will he be going to live with his mother?

10. What is the purpose of Asa's imagining the second roller coaster ride?

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