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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) Leaving her.
(b) Whether he is good enough for her.
(c) That she is so smart.
(d) Wondering who her last boyfriend was.

2. What does Ben explain to Dr. Wagner?
(a) That Ben always knew he was going to die young.
(b) That he is going to look for treatments.
(c) He doesn't talk to the doctor about dying.
(d) That he thought he would live to be a hundred.

3. What is Cody and Ben's mother doing when they get home in Chapter 6?
(a) Crying on the sofa.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Cleaning house.
(d) Making dinner.

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

5. What does Ben tell Dr. Wagner about his parents?
(a) Dr. Wagner can meet with them.
(b) He does not want them to know about his illness.
(c) He will tell them that night.
(d) He will tell them in a couple of weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Wagner take Ben in August?

2. For what is Mr. Lambeer known in his teaching?

3. What does Hey-Soos tell Ben about his time on earth?

4. What do the veteran football players think of Ben playing?

5. What talk does Ben's father mention to Ben?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the compromise between Ben and Dr. Wagner concerning Ben wanting to keep his illness a secret and what does the person tell him he goes to see?

5. Where does Ben go after he leaves Dallas's house and what is bothering him?

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

7. What does Ben want to do for his senior year, where does he live and how does he do in school?

8. What do they find out on the day of the Horseshoe Bend game, and how will this information affect the game?

9. 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?

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

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