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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bruce ask Henry to send him?
(a) A scorecard from the games.
(b) His baseball cap.
(c) The book Henry is writing.
(d) His baseball uniform.

2. How long after the party is the game that the team loses in Chapter 16?
(a) The next week.
(b) Three days later.
(c) Two days later.
(d) The next day.

3. How does Holly react to Henry's idea of only pretending to change the beneficiary of Bruce's insurance?
(a) She agrees.
(b) She thinks there is another way.
(c) She disagrees.
(d) She is going to think about it.

4. Why does Henry think it is gloomy to play in Boston?
(a) The fans are not very nice there.
(b) There is bad weather at the park.
(c) There are not enough fans in the park.
(d) There is a longer distance to the plate for pitching.

5. How can Henry tell that Sid might know about Bruce's condition?
(a) Sid's kind attitude.
(b) The questions Sid is asking.
(c) Sid's quietness.
(d) Sid is unusually talkative.

6. Why does Katie say she wants to go to dinner with Henry privately in Chapter 12?
(a) To plan a surprise party.
(b) To plan the wedding.
(c) To discuss a personal issue.
(d) To discuss a business matter.

7. What type of trick is one of the players doing at the party in Chapter 16?
(a) Magic.
(b) Memory.
(c) Card.
(d) Handstand.

8. How long after the attack is Bruce's birthday?
(a) The next week.
(b) The next day.
(c) Two days later.
(d) Two weeks later.

9. Which month does Henry receive the phone call that Bruce has passed away?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) October.

10. How long has it been since Henry and Holly have been at Katie's house before Chapter 10?
(a) A few years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Many years.
(d) A year.

11. How does Henry indicate that everyone will find out about Bruce's condition?
(a) From Dutch.
(b) He does not know how other people will find out.
(c) From Joe's wife.
(d) From other players.

12. Who pays for the expensive dinner in Chapter 10?
(a) Katie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Holly.
(d) Bruce.

13. In baseball, which does Bruce like better, hitting or catching?
(a) He likes them both the same.
(b) Hitting.
(c) It is not mentioned.
(d) Catching.

14. Why is Sid outraged with the party that he was not informed about at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Because they did not throw a party for him when he was close to breaking a record.
(b) Because they did not throw a party for him when he broke a record.
(c) Because they only have parties when he is not there.
(d) Because they can never control the parties they have.

15. What is Red's response to Henry's book?
(a) He thinks it does not have enough about Henry.
(b) He thinks it does not have enough about baseball.
(c) He thinks it does not have enough about insurance.
(d) He thinks it does not have enough about Bruce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Katie ask Henry to meet with her in another attempt to get the insurance policy changed?

2. Who does Henry inadvertently tell about Bruce's condition in Chapter 9?

3. How does Katie leave in Chapter 12?

4. How does Katie threaten Henry in Chapter 12?

5. What is Henry trying to find out in Chapter 10?

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