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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. What bothers Ben about his relationship with Dallas?
(a) Wondering who her last boyfriend was.
(b) Leaving her.
(c) Whether he is good enough for her.
(d) That she is so smart.

2. What does Ben think when he sees everything in a new light at the dance?
(a) He is ready to die.
(b) It may end up being the best night of his life.
(c) He wants to start treatments.
(d) He wants to get Dallas pregnant.

3. How does Ben fear about dying?
(a) Deeply depressed.
(b) Curious and slightly fearful.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Excited.

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

5. What subject does Mr. Lambeer teach?
(a) Geography.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) U.S. government and current events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben's father do for a living?

2. Why is there no one home at Dallas's house after the dance?

3. What does the song Ben hears on his player say about dying?

4. Why does Ben go to the doctor about a month before his senior year begins?

5. What does Dr. Wagner say about Ben not starting treatment right away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ben find when he stops at Rudy's and what does Ben find out there? What does Rudy show him?

3. 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?

4. What does the coach ask Ben at the luncheon and what does he say Ben needs to do?

5. What is happening to Ben in Lambeer's class, what project does Ben decide upon and what is Lambeer's opinion of the project?

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

7. How does Ben find out he might have a serious physical illness, and how does Ben insist he learn about this illness?

8. What does Ben want from his teachers in his senior year, what teacher is going to be a problem with his goal, and why might the teacher be an impediment?

9. How does Ben act when he receives the information from the doctor, and what is his first thought about the information?

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

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