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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) There is no treatment available.
(c) It is all right to take a few weeks to decide.
(d) Treatment can be started almost right up to death.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes the Horseshoe Bend game on the day of the game?

2. Why does Ben's doctor call him after his appointment?

3. What does Hey-Soos say is a big thing to Ben?

4. What is Cody and Ben's mother doing when they get home in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lambeer find out what Ben is reading and what does he say about it?

2. What does Ben say about having a terminal illness at such a young age?

3. What do Ben and Cody find when they get home, what does it tell them and what does their father say about the situation?

4. Where does Dr. Wagner take Ben to learn more about his illness, what does he learn, and what does Ben decide to do for treatment?

5. What does Ben do about the Horseshoe Bend game, and why?

6. What does the doctor tell Ben and what does the doctor do to be certain about his information?

7. What does Dallas ask Ben when he sees her after the Horseshoe Bend game and what does she tell him?

8. What sport does Ben try out for, and what do the other players think about him playing that sport?

9. What does Ben ask his father about his mother and what is his father's response?

10. What happens to Ben's second date with Dallas?

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