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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does coach tell Ben about his truck?
(a) He needs to put on a new starter.
(b) It needs a new muffler.
(c) It needs to be washed and waxed.
(d) It looks good.

2. What does Dr. Wagner say about Ben not starting treatment right away?
(a) At some point it will be too late to start.
(b) Treatment can be started almost right up to death.
(c) It is all right to take a few weeks to decide.
(d) There is no treatment available.

3. What does Sooner do in the locker room?
(a) Slips and falls on the wet floor.
(b) Hits a locker with his fist.
(c) Breaks a bench when he jumps on it.
(d) Picks a fight with other players.

4. Where does Ben go after he leaves Dallas's house?
(a) To the lake.
(b) To the school.
(c) To an all night diner.
(d) To the mountains.

5. What does the doctor do after he tells Ben about his illness?
(a) Admit Ben to the hospital.
(b) Call Ben's parents.
(c) Take another blood sample.
(d) Set up an appointment for treating Ben.

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

7. What does Ben say is the reasons he plays football so well?
(a) He does not think he plays all that well.
(b) He played pro ball in a previous life.
(c) He is highly focused.
(d) It is about strategy.

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

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

10. What does Ben think about the news that he is dying?
(a) He is completely shocked.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He is not surprised.

11. What do the veteran football players think of Ben playing?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He is a great addition to the team.
(c) He is too small.
(d) He is very fast.

12. Who is invited to the homecoming dance?
(a) The high school students and their families.
(b) Only the high school students.
(c) The high school and middle school students.
(d) The entire town.

13. What does Ben's father do for a living?
(a) Fireman.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Runs a small mail and freight business.
(d) Mail carrier.

14. What does Ben want to do with his teachers in his senior year?
(a) Get them to be a little easier on the students.
(b) Get to know them as friends.
(c) Try to make them quit teaching.
(d) Hold them accountable for the education he receives.

15. What subject does Mr. Lambeer teach?
(a) History.
(b) Geography.
(c) English.
(d) U.S. government and current events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affect does grueling practices have on the football team?

2. What does the song Ben hears on his player say about dying?

3. What does Ben decide to do about his illness?

4. What project does Ben chose in Lambeer's class?

5. How much older is Ben than Cody?

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