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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lambeer say to Ben about Malcolm X's book?
(a) That Malcolm did not write the book.
(b) That Malcolm had very radical ideas.
(c) That is was a great book.
(d) That Malcolm was a liar.

2. What changes the Horseshoe Bend game on the day of the game?
(a) Ben is in the hospital.
(b) Cody has hurt his knee.
(c) The coach is sick.
(d) Sooner has a broken collarbone.

3. How much older is Ben than Cody?
(a) Eleven months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) They are twins.
(d) Two years.

4. What does the note say that Ben receives from his therapist?
(a) He wants Ben to go on anti-depressants.
(b) She is upping his sessions to twice a week.
(c) She can no longer handle her sessions with him.
(d) He will be out of town for two weeks.

5. Why does Ben's doctor call him after his appointment?
(a) The doctor does not call Ben.
(b) To tell him to come see him.
(c) To set up an appointment with Ben and his parents.
(d) To let him know he is dying.

6. What is Cody's nickname at school?
(a) Big Wolf.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Flash.
(d) Bull.

7. What does Ben talk to Hey-Soos about in Chapter 6?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His time with Dallas.
(d) His illness.

8. Why do Cody and Ben come out of the Horseshoe Bend game heroes?
(a) They make the winning touchdown.
(b) They run a play that seems impossible.
(c) They win an important argument with the referee.
(d) They keep the team together with the coach gone.

9. On what do Ben and Cody spend time before the Horseshoe Bend game?
(a) Watching videos of their games.
(b) Lifting weights.
(c) Planning strategies.
(d) Throwing the football.

10. What does Ben plan to win in his senior year?
(a) The annual golf tournament.
(b) A scholarship to Harvard.
(c) The most valuable player on the football teach.
(d) The state cross country meet.

11. How old is Ben at the beginning of this book?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) It is unknown.

12. Where do the players go after the coach talks to them?
(a) To his house for dinner.
(b) To the practice field.
(c) A special luncheon.
(d) Home.

13. Why did Ben's parents hold him back in school?
(a) He was not talking yet.
(b) He was sick when he was suppose to start school.
(c) So he could grow.
(d) He learned to read late.

14. What does Ben think when he sees everything in a new light at the dance?
(a) He is ready to die.
(b) He wants to start treatments.
(c) He wants to get Dallas pregnant.
(d) It may end up being the best night of his life.

15. What does Rudy show Ben when he stops by his room?
(a) Rudy's football trophy from high school.
(b) His journal that he writes in daily.
(c) That he has a copy of Malcolm X's book, too.
(d) His crucifix from being a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ben go to the doctor about a month before his senior year begins?

2. What does Ben tell Dr. Wagner about his parents?

3. What kind of vehicle did the coach give Ben?

4. What does Hey-Soos tell Ben about his time on earth?

5. What does Ben think about the news that he is dying?

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