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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. To what does Hey-Soos compare life?
(a) A play.
(b) A television series.
(c) A video game.
(d) An action movie.

2. What does Ben decide about companionship when he is talking to Hey-Soos?
(a) He thinks Hey-Soos will greet him on the other side.
(b) He likes having a spirit guide.
(c) He wants to meet any of Hey-Soos' friends.
(d) He wants someone real to talk with him.

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

4. What does Ben take Rudy?
(a) A poem about recovery.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A Bible.
(d) More supplements.

5. How many signatures has Ben garnered for his project by mid-January?
(a) 12.
(b) Just his own.
(c) Most of the town.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else besides Lambeer tries to change Ben's mind?

2. What does the coach do to prove a point about democracy?

3. What does Ben realize he does not want?

4. What examples does Ben use of prejudice and racism?

5. What does Ben notice at Coach's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Ben's first confrontation with Rudy's drinking?

2. Why does Ben go to see Rudy at three in the morning, and what does he find there?

3. What does Mr. Lambeer tell Ben about the school bond levy, what is Ben's response and what does Mr. Lambeer then do with Ben?

4. What does Cody say to Ben after he tells him of his illness?

5. What does Ben's family do for Thanksgiving?

6. What does Lambeer tell Ben about Ben's project and what is Ben's response?

7. How does Ben tell Dallas his secret, and what is her reaction?

8. Who is the first person Ben tells about his illness, what does he say to him and what is his response?

9. How does Ben feel about his secret on Christmas Eve, what does Hey-Soos tell him and what does Ben decide to do?

10. What does Ben tell Lambeer when the teacher asks him if he is going to change his project?

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