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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the story that Henry tells Dutch, why did he and Bruce go to Bruce's parents' house?
(a) To help Bruce's parents with farm work.
(b) To visit Bruce's parents.
(c) To get away from the city.
(d) To go hunting.

2. What title is Henry given as he begins playing baseball again?
(a) Player Representative.
(b) Team Representative.
(c) Pitching Captain.
(d) Team Captain.

3. Which things does Bruce remember when he thinks about the times he put his life at risk?
(a) Doing dangerous work, playing in unsafe places, and going to War.
(b) Doing dangerous work, participating in sports, and going to War.
(c) Doing dangerous work, participating in sports, and playing in unsafe places.
(d) Playing in unsafe places, participating in sports, and going to War.

4. Where does Bruce fight in World War II?
(a) Japan.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

5. What is it about Henry's story that Dutch discusses with him on the train?
(a) The lack of evidence.
(b) The complexities.
(c) The inconsistencies.
(d) The lack of details.

6. What do Bruce's parents do to pass the time while sitting on their front porch?
(a) Swat flies, read books, and drink water.
(b) Swat flies and read books.
(c) Read books and drink water.
(d) Swat flies and drink water.

7. What do Henry and Holly say when Henry calls collect from the road in Chapter 2?
(a) Their own names.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Code names.
(d) Ridiculous names.

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

9. How does Dutch react to the clause that Henry insists on including in his contract?
(a) He is ambivalent.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is offended.

10. Where is Bruce showing Henry places that correspond to the stories of his youth?
(a) All over the county.
(b) In a small part of the county.
(c) In most of the county.
(d) In half of the county.

11. What decision does Henry make about Bruce's illness in Chapter 2?
(a) Not to talk about it until after Bruce is in Georgia.
(b) Not to talk about it until Bruce is ready.
(c) To avoid talking about it with Bruce.
(d) To try to talk about it with Bruce.

12. Which Georgia town is Bruce from?
(a) Bainbridge.
(b) Cedartown.
(c) Vidalia
(d) Douglas.

13. How does Bruce explain the way he knew he could steal the base?
(a) He uses an analogy.
(b) He uses logical reasoning.
(c) He references previous stolen bases.
(d) He references the playbook.

14. Which of the following aspects of the country life amazes Henry in Chapter 4?
(a) The lack of clocks.
(b) The abundance of food.
(c) The topics of conversation.
(d) The feeling of independence.

15. What do the letters of the game, Tegwar, stand for?
(a) The Exciting Game With Added Rules.
(b) The Elaborate Game Without Any Rules.
(c) The Exciting Game Without Any Rules.
(d) The Elaborate Game Without Added Rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Henry say he will be back from his trip in Chapter 1?

2. What does Henry keep track of when he and Bruce are separated?

3. Which of the following do Bruce and Henry start doing in Chapter 4?

4. Where does Bruce seem to know a lot about nature?

5. How many courses has Henry taken about selling insurance?

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