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

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

4. Where does Ben tell Dallas he is planning to go?
(a) To his grandparents' house.
(b) To UC Davis.
(c) To her volleyball game.
(d) To the lake.

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

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

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

8. In what state in the United States does Ben live?
(a) California.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Utah.
(d) Wyoming.

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

10. What is the reason Dallas gives Ben for her having had sex with him?
(a) She has no reason for it.
(b) She wants his baby.
(c) She wanted to see if she was capable of having sex.
(d) She does not want to graduate a virgin.

11. What does Ben tell his therapist he is starting to feel?
(a) A lot of fear.
(b) Some grief.
(c) Deliriously happy.
(d) Some pain.

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

13. What does Ben tell Dr. Wagner about his parents?
(a) He will tell them in a couple of weeks.
(b) He will tell them that night.
(c) He does not want them to know about his illness.
(d) Dr. Wagner can meet with them.

14. When did Cody become the school quarterback?
(a) In his junior year.
(b) In his sophomore year.
(c) In his senior year.
(d) He is not the quarterback.

15. What is wrong with Ben's mother?
(a) She is an alcoholic.
(b) She is a schizophrenic.
(c) She has early dementia.
(d) She is manic-depressive.