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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 does Dutch do when he sees Piney wearing a gun belt?
(a) He confiscates the gun.
(b) He confiscates the gun, belt, and bullets.
(c) He removes the bullets.
(d) He confiscates the gun and belt.

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

3. What does Bruce eventually realize about the teasing from the other players?
(a) It is about neither him nor Henry.
(b) It is about both him and Henry.
(c) It is about him, not Henry.
(d) It is about Henry, not him.

4. 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 broke a record.
(b) Because they only have parties when he is not there.
(c) Because they can never control the parties they have.
(d) Because they did not throw a party for him when he was close to breaking a record.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are some players singing in the shower after the meeting in Chapter 9?

2. When does Bruce leave to go home to Georgia?

3. Which position did Red play before retiring?

4. Which inning is Bruce's last game called because of rain?

5. Why does Dutch bring in Piney?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Bruce leave the team to go back home?

2. How is the team doing with the new coaching and awareness of Bruce's condition?

3. What influence does Red's coaching have on the team?

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

5. 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?

6. Which question does Dutch repeatedly ask Bruce, and why?

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

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

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

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

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