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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many doctors inform Henry of Bruce's condition in Chapter 1?
(a) Several.
(b) Two.
(c) A few.
(d) Ten.

2. What is the name of the scout that recruited Bruce after college?
(a) Robert Violet.
(b) Robbie Red.
(c) Ron White.
(d) Ray Pink.

3. How many games each day does Bruce play with an amateur league?
(a) One or two.
(b) Only one.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Three.

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

5. What does Bruce tell his parents when they ask about the news from Minnesota?
(a) He says they are unsure what is wrong with him.
(b) He says that more tests are needed.
(c) He says they think he might have a curable disease.
(d) He says there is nothing wrong with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which decades did Bruce help his father with farm work?

2. What university recruited Bruce to play baseball?

3. How many years has Henry been playing baseball when the book begins?

4. What is Henry's initial reaction to what the doctors tell him about Bruce in Chapter 1?

5. How many baseball seasons did Bruce play in college?

(see the answer key)

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