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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. Which of the players are drinking during the party in Chapter 16?
(a) Everyone except Henry.
(b) Everyone except Henry and Goose.
(c) None of them.
(d) Everyone.

2. How does Bruce respond to the passing of his mother?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is calm.
(c) He is upset.
(d) He is quiet.

3. How does Katie leave in Chapter 12?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Embarrassingly.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Quickly.

4. Besides his cowboy attire, which musical instrument does Piney have with him in Chapter 15?
(a) A banjo.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A harmonica.
(d) A mandolin.

5. In what way do the announcers react to the player(s) that offer(s) a jacket to Bruce?
(a) They are impressed.
(b) They are shocked.
(c) They are appreciative.
(d) They are confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Red's response to Henry's book?

2. How does Katie threaten Henry in Chapter 12?

3. How does Henry let off some steam while thinking about things after talking about Bruce with his father?

4. What is the name of the person that Henry is talking to in the elevator in Chapter 14?

5. What is Bruce doing in the hospital when he is visited by Henry and the coaches on the day after his last game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sid disappointed about the celebration from the night before in Chapter 16?

2. What happens when Katie takes Henry, Holly, and Bruce to dinner in Chapter 10?

3. What decision does Henry make about life at the end of the book?

4. Who is Mr. Rogers and which information does he have?

5. What does Dutch do when he finally discovers Bruce's condition in Chapter 14?

6. Why is it particularly significant that Henry chews tobacco with Bruce?

7. Which actions does Dutch take in an attempt to fix some of the Mammoth's problems?

8. Why is the doctor delayed at getting to Bruce in Chapter 11, and how does Henry find out that Horse also knows about Bruce's condition?

9. What is Bruce's reaction to the passing of his mother?

10. Despite having a good season, what are some of the problems that the Mammoths are having in Chapter 9?

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