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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the very talented football team they play in Chapter 13?
(a) Coral Ridge High.
(b) Mountain Laurel.
(c) Jamie C. Pashrock High.
(d) Timberline High School.

2. What does Lambeer ask Ben in early December?
(a) If he has considered changing his project.
(b) If he knows he is failing.
(c) If he has finished his project.
(d) If he wants to work on a group extra credit project.

3. What does Ben's new therapist threaten to do?
(a) Have Dr. Wagner investigated.
(b) Tell Ben's parents.
(c) Turn Ben in for refusing treatment.
(d) Have Ben's parents arrested.

4. What does Ben tell Dallas about the future?
(a) He does not think about the future.
(b) He will be there for her if something doesn't happen.
(c) He plans to attend a near-by college.
(d) He does not have a future.

5. What does Lambeer not realize about Ben?
(a) Ben is a very stubborn person.
(b) Ben is not doing this for attention.
(c) Ben does not care about a diploma.
(d) Ben knows more history than Lambeer.

6. What does Dallas ask Ben about him and her?
(a) If he wants to date in college.
(b) If he thinks they have a future.
(c) If he wants to go steady.
(d) If he is going a long way away for college.

7. What does Sylvia say about "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"?
(a) She thinks the whole class should study it.
(b) She loves the book and has her own copy.
(c) She doesn't think anyone should be allowed to read it.
(d) She has never heard of the book.

8. What does Dallas tell Ben about Joe Henry?
(a) Joe Henry is sick.
(b) Joe Henry is a genius.
(c) Joe Henry is her cousin.
(d) Joe Henry is her son, not her brother.

9. What does Ben's father see as a change in Ben?
(a) That Ben is more focused.
(b) That Ben seems to be fighting a lot of battles.
(c) That Ben seems depressed.
(d) That Ben is more moody.

10. Why does Ben say he will continue to visit Rudy?
(a) He hopes Rudy will change.
(b) He likes talking to Rudy.
(c) He thinks Rudy is a good person.
(d) Ben knows he is safe since Rudy was honest with Ben.

11. What assignment does the therapist give Ben?
(a) To tell his parents about his illness.
(b) To write down what he wants to do before he dies.
(c) To write a pro and con list for treatment.
(d) To talk to Dr. Wagner one more time.

12. What does the coach do to prove a point about democracy?
(a) Have an election.
(b) Burn a book.
(c) Burns a flag.
(d) Makes the class read The Gulag Archipelago.

13. Why isn't Ben's list serious?
(a) He is writing it to get rid of his therapist.
(b) He is afraid to hope.
(c) He is afraid to see what he'll be missing out on.
(d) He thinks if he doesn't take it seriously, it will not happen.

14. What does Ben regret on Christmas Eve?
(a) He did not buy his mother a present.
(b) His mother is in bed out of it for Ben's last Christmas Eve.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He did not tell anyone about his illness.

15. What does coach tell Ben about Lambeer's class?
(a) That Lambeer is too rigid to be a good teacher.
(b) That Lambeer is beginning to like Ben.
(c) That Ben is being talked about in the teacher's lounge.
(d) To be careful the man uses grades as weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dallas tell Ben she thinks makes people sick?

2. What factor does Mr. Lambeer mention to tell Ben he can't do his project?

3. What does Coach say about the question Ben asks?

4. Of what does Ben remind Mr. Lambeer?

5. What does Ben find when he visits Rudy?

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