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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 does Bruce fight in World War II?

2. Which of the following is the name of the insurance company that Henry sells insurance with?

3. Where is Bruce showing Henry places that correspond to the stories of his youth?

4. How many courses has Henry taken about selling insurance?

5. How many baseball seasons did Bruce play in college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Henry respond to the information that the doctors are telling him at the end of Chapter 1?

4. How does Henry respond to Dutch's further questioning on the train?

5. What is Tegwar?

6. How does Dutch respond to Henry's contract negotiating?

7. How did Bruce start playing for the Mammoths?

8. Why does Henry think that Bruce's father knows about Bruce's condition?

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

10. What caused Bruce to join and leave World War II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of time is a theme of the book that has the ability to connect with readers on multiple levels.

1) Describe three of the references to time in the book along with their context.

2) Explain how time is unintentionally taken for granted by some people.

3) Analyze the concept of time for Bruce and the characters around him.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Henry and Katie, their intentions, the influence they both have on Bruce, and their opposition to each other in the book.

Essay Topic 3

In literature, actual events are sometimes referenced in order to make the story seem more realistic.

1) Explain three examples of real events that are mentioned in the book.

2) Describe how the technical side of baseball is included in the book, and how you think baseball fans and people who do not know as much about the game would respond to it.

3) Analyze the literary reasons for real events in a fictional story.

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