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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. Why does Henry decide that he is finished teasing people?
(a) He understands that teasing does not change things.
(b) He knows that Bruce would want him to be nicer to people.
(c) He does not find it funny anymore.
(d) Life is short enough.

2. 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.

3. Where are Henry, Bruce, and Sid when Henry notices that Sid knows about Bruce's condition?
(a) A practice.
(b) A game.
(c) A car.
(d) A restaurant.

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

5. Who is Goose arguing with about the bullets in the gun at the party in Chapter 16?
(a) Piney.
(b) Horse.
(c) Henry.
(d) Dutch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dutch not at the practice in Chapter 14?

2. What day is it when Chapter 14 begins?

3. Which insect does Dutch compare the team's season to?

4. Which object does Goose shoot in Chapter 16 to find out if there are bullets in the gun?

5. How does Bruce respond to the passing of his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What causes Bruce to ask Henry to change his insurance policy?

4. How does Henry respond to Katie's threat and offer in Chapter 12?

5. Why are the players complaining about time, and how does Bruce respond to their complaints?

6. How does Dutch finally discover the truth about Bruce's condition in Chapter 14?

7. How does Henry describe Bruce's last hit?

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

9. 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?

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

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