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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 are the players doing differently as a result of discovering Bruce's illness?
(a) Being nice to Bruce, requesting more practices, ignoring old grudges, and donating money to charity.
(b) Being nice to Bruce and requesting more practices.
(c) Being nice to Bruce, requesting more practices, and ignoring old grudges.
(d) Being nice to Bruce and ignoring old grudges.

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

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

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

5. How does Dutch react when he realizes that he was fooled by Henry in the contract dealings?
(a) He is concerned.
(b) He apologizes to Henry.
(c) He offers to pay Henry more money.
(d) He is confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the party is the game that the team loses in Chapter 16?

2. Who is Goose arguing with about the bullets in the gun at the party in Chapter 16?

3. Who informs Henry that Bruce has passed away?

4. Who is playing Tegwar with Bruce in Chapter 13?

5. In baseball, which does Bruce like better, hitting or catching?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Henry hesitant to change Bruce's insurance policy?

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

3. Who selects the flowers to send to the funeral for Bruce's mother, and why?

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

5. What is significant about the games of Tegwar Bruce is playing in Chapter 13?

6. How is the title of the book explained in Chapter 15?

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

8. What happens after a rained out game when Bruce goes to the hospital?

9. Where is Henry when he learns that Holly is having the baby, and how does it inspire him?

10. What surprises the announcers during a game in Chapter 17?

(see the answer keys)

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