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

2. When does Ben decide he will wait to tell anyone about his situation?
(a) Until after football season is over.
(b) After his birthday in March.
(c) After Christmas.
(d) After the New Year.

3. What does Ben tell Rudy Ben appreciates?
(a) Rudy's wisdom.
(b) Rudy's point of view.
(c) Rudy's desire to harm no one.
(d) Rudy's honesty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben ask in Coach's class?

2. What does Ben decide about companionship when he is talking to Hey-Soos?

3. Why does Ben say he will continue to visit Rudy?

4. One does Sooner do to make the game more difficult?

5. What does Ben tell Hey-Soos about how he is feeling physically?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ben and Hey-Soos talk about in their first conversation after the Coach's demonstration?

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

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

4. How is Ben feeling about Hey-Soos at the beginning of Chapter 11, why does Ben feel that way and what does Hey-Soos advise?

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

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

7. What does Dallas tell Ben about Joe Henry and what does Dallas ask Ben? What is Ben's response?

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

9. What has changed in November for Ben with football, how is the team doing and what does Coach think about Cody? How does he feel about Ben and the team?

10. What other school official becomes involved in the debate about Ben's project, what does this official do and what does Ben tell him?

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