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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Marla Dawson?
(a) Cody's girlfriend.
(b) A girl Ben wants to date.
(c) Ben's therapist.
(d) Ben's next door neighbor.
2. How much older is Ben than Cody?
(a) Two years.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) They are twins.
(d) Eleven months.
3. What does Dallas ask Ben at lunch in Chapter 7?
(a) Why he is reading Malcolm X's autobiography.
(b) When they are going out again.
(c) If he plans to stay on the football team.
(d) If he enjoyed sex with her.
4. Why does Ben's doctor call him after his appointment?
(a) The doctor does not call Ben.
(b) To let him know he is dying.
(c) To tell him to come see him.
(d) To set up an appointment with Ben and his parents.
5. What is the first thing Ben thinks about after hearing about his illness?
(a) Telling his brother.
(b) His mother's reaction.
(c) Finding a viable treatment.
(d) Finishing school.
6. Who is invited to the homecoming dance?
(a) Only the high school students.
(b) The entire town.
(c) The high school students and their families.
(d) The high school and middle school students.
7. What is the worse part to Ben about dying?
(a) Missing out on college.
(b) Possibly being in a lot of pain.
(c) Not having any children.
(d) How it affects the ones he loves.
8. Why do Ben and Cody want their team to do well at the Horseshoe Bend game?
(a) They are their traditional rivals.
(b) They have beat everyone this season.
(c) So the scouts see Cody in a good light.
(d) Their cousin plays for them.
9. Why is there no one home at Dallas's house after the dance?
(a) Her mother works the night shift.
(b) Her father is ill and in the hospital in another town.
(c) Her mother had to take Joe Henry out of town.
(d) Her mother and father are on a trip.
10. What does the doctor do after he tells Ben about his illness?
(a) Set up an appointment for treating Ben.
(b) Take another blood sample.
(c) Admit Ben to the hospital.
(d) Call Ben's parents.
11. How does Ben view dating Dallas Suzuki?
(a) It would be boring to date her.
(b) He has not desire to date Dallas.
(c) She is way out of his league.
(d) She is in the out crowd.
12. What does the coach remind the players of in his first talk to them?
(a) The rules on and off the field.
(b) That losing is not all bad.
(c) That football is more important than academics.
(d) That winning is everything.
13. How long does Dallas want Ben to stay when he goes to her house in Chapter 9?
(a) Until midnight.
(b) All night.
(c) Only a few minutes.
(d) Two hours.
14. What bothers Ben about his relationship with Dallas?
(a) Whether he is good enough for her.
(b) Leaving her.
(c) Wondering who her last boyfriend was.
(d) That she is so smart.
15. What does Ben's therapist encourage him to do?
(a) Talk to his parents.
(b) Joke a lot.
(c) Get treatment.
(d) Stay on task.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ben say is the reasons he plays football so well?
2. What does coach tell Ben about his truck?
3. What does Ben explain to Dr. Wagner?
4. Where does Ben go after he leaves Dallas's house?
5. What happens as the brothers are getting ready for the homecoming dance?
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