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

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

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

4. What color of eyes does the girl in #140 have?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

5. What is the name of Asa's Little League team?
(a) Cool Guys.
(b) Hot Shots.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Flames.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dave and Asa's mother do when they return home?

2. What stops Asa from initiating contact with Jean when he sees her?

3. How is Asa awakened in the middle of the night?

4. Who is the catcher on the team in #103 who taunts Asa when he is up to bat?

5. On what part of Asa's body does Dave aim the baseball pitch?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what area do Asa and Dave build some sort of relationship?

2. How well is the game going for Asa and his Little League team and what good plays does Asa make?

3. Why does Dave not want Asa to get the nice upstairs bedroom in the new house?

4. Why does Asa's mother decide that she no longer wants to take her antidepressant medication?

5. Why does Asa love Jean and how has loving her changed his life?

6. Where do Dave and Asa take Asa's mother after she tried to commit suicide and what event will Asa miss as a result?

7. What position does Asa play on his Little League team and how good of a player is he?

8. How does Asa finally get the nice bedroom and why does Dave often walk in without knocking?

9. What are the conditions in which Asa does not force his mother to take her medication?

10. Why does Asa find it impossible to tell Dave that he loves him?

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