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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Dallas want Ben to stay when he goes to her house in Chapter 9?
(a) All night.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Until midnight.
(d) Only a few minutes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Dallas ask Ben at lunch in Chapter 7?
(a) If he enjoyed sex with her.
(b) If he plans to stay on the football team.
(c) When they are going out again.
(d) Why he is reading Malcolm X's autobiography.

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

12. What does Hey-Soos tell Ben about his time on earth?
(a) He will not finish his whole list.
(b) His time on earth was supposed to be longer.
(c) He will not die as quickly as the doctors think.
(d) He will have time to do what he needs to do.

13. What does Ben decide to do about his illness?
(a) Take supplements, eat healthy and sleep well.
(b) Start the treatments after Christmas.
(c) Start the treatments immediately.
(d) Go to a faith healer.

14. What does the song Ben hears on his player say about dying?
(a) Dying old and in bed.
(b) Dying young and getting a lot of attention.
(c) Waiting until you're too old to die young.
(d) The world is a rotten place so die young.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben do after he drives home from the doctor's office?

2. How does Cody and Ben's mother feel about the game?

3. Why does Ben think his relationship with Dallas is getting complicated?

4. Why do Cody and Ben come out of the Horseshoe Bend game heroes?

5. What subject does Mr. Lambeer teach?

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