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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the hospital in which Bruce is staying?

2. Who does Henry typically sell insurance to?

3. How does Bruce respond to Henry's decision to leave the game in Chapter 8?

4. Who is wondering why Bruce is being played in the games?

5. What does Henry receive during the contract negotiations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry do when he and Bruce are temporarily separated while touring?

2. How does Henry convince Bruce that he is not dumb?

3. Which questions does Dutch ask Henry in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Henry leave a game of Tegwar in Chapter 8?

5. Which things does Henry discuss with Katie at the restaurant?

6. What happens when Bruce steals a base?

7. Who is Katie and why does she call Henry?

8. What does Henry do as he hears the phone ringing in Chapter 1?

9. How did Bruce start playing for the Mammoths?

10. Which activities is Henry doing while he waits for his contract negotiations in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the balance that Harris provides with the events in the book by describing three examples of how one event balances another. Also, explain what the balance of events adds to the plot, the characters, and the overall message of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Harris uses various techniques in the story's narration.

1) Explain the styles of dialogue that are used and how they add to the effectiveness of the narrative and the characters.

2) Describe three examples of how Henry speaks directly to the reader as if he were not a fictional character.

3) Compare Henry's narration of certain characters with his opinion of them.

4) Analyze how the line between fiction and reality is blurred in the book and why.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the contrast in subject matter and tone of Henry's narrative in Chapter 1 as the main characters are introduced. Also, provide an analysis of how the serious storyline is presented through the lighter thought process of Henry.

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