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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ben and Mary Anne see Red Pettus doing in the hall at school?
(a) Teasing Matt for being a military brat.
(b) Teasing Toomer for his stutter.
(c) Torturing a young Jewish boy.
(d) Torturing Karen.

2. What first does Bull pour for Ben?
(a) His first mug of beer.
(b) His first tumbler of whiskey.
(c) His first glass of wine.
(d) His first cup of coffee.

3. Where is the family moving to?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(c) Ravenel, South Carolina.
(d) New York City, New York.

4. What does Bull give Ben for his birthday?
(a) A new basketball hoop.
(b) A new car.
(c) Bull's first fighter pilot jacket.
(d) Bull's first set of wings.

5. Where have the Meecham children been living for the past year?
(a) With their grandmother in Atlanta.
(b) With their aunt in Mississippi.
(c) With their mother in Ravenel.
(d) With their cousins in New York.

6. What does Ben get in trouble for during Catechism class?
(a) Objecting to Sister Loretta Marie's opinions.
(b) Not reading the Bible.
(c) Using offensive language.
(d) Passing funny notes with Mary Anne.

7. Why does Ansley dislike the car Ben is driving?
(a) Ben is driving Toomer's cart and Ansley believes it is below her station in society.
(b) Ben is driving his mother's station wagon, which is filled with Ben's brother and sister's toys and things.
(c) Ben is driving his bicycle and Ansley thinks it is childish.
(d) Ben is driving Bull's squadron car and it is covered in glow-in-the-dark stickers with the squadron's name on them.

8. What is Bull's real first name?
(a) James.
(b) Wilbur.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Robert.

9. Where does Bull have breakfast every morning?
(a) Mac's Diner.
(b) Hobie's Grill.
(c) Home.
(d) The base.

10. Who does Lillian encourage Bull to play around with?
(a) His children.
(b) The neighborhood kids.
(c) His buddies.
(d) His friends at Hobie's.

11. For whom does Bull arrange a date?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Ben.
(c) Arrabelle.
(d) Matt.

12. Who does Ben leave with?
(a) Jim Don Cooper.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Toomer.
(d) Sammy Wertzburger.

13. With whom does Bull meet after the ceremony in Chapter 12?
(a) His family.
(b) His old buddies from boot camp.
(c) The officers of his squad.
(d) His fellow squad leaders.

14. What does Toomer sell?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Hardware.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Pottery.

15. What does Bull want his sons to become?
(a) Pilots.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Engineers.
(d) Writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bull goad Ben into doing at the Officer's Club?

2. What does Lillian deny Bull has ever done?

3. What does Ben really want to do when he grows up?

4. Where does Ben meet Bull the night of his eighteenth birthday?

5. Who addresses Bull's squad before the Cuba mission?

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