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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Ben and his siblings at the airfield?
(a) They are arriving home after a trip.
(b) They are waiting for a distant relative to arrive.
(c) They are waiting for Bull to come home.
(d) They are getting ready to go on a trip.

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

3. Why does the barber give the boys a military buzz cut?
(a) The barber does it as a practical joke.
(b) The barber does not know how to give another type of hair cut.
(c) The barber insists on following the colonel's instructions.
(d) The barber thinks the boy's are new recruits.

4. Who does Bull declare is the best pilot in the squad?
(a) The older pilots.
(b) Himself.
(c) The younger pilots.
(d) The Ivy League pilots.

5. What does Bull goad Ben into doing at the Officer's Club?
(a) Steal a car.
(b) Play darts.
(c) Have an alcoholic drink.
(d) Get into a fight.

6. Who addresses Bull's squad before the Cuba mission?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Hedgepath.
(c) Varney.
(d) Hobie.

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

8. Where has Bull been for the past year?
(a) Deployed on a carrier in the Mediterranean.
(b) Deployed on an Army base in Germany.
(c) Sick in the hospital.
(d) Visiting relatives.

9. Who throws a shot put at Bull?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Ben.
(c) Karen.
(d) Matthew.

10. What is unusual about the lawyer Bull befriends at Hobie's?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He only has one leg.
(c) He is bald.
(d) He only has one hand.

11. What does Lillian give Ben on his birthday?
(a) A new car.
(b) A handmade scarf and mitten set.
(c) A letter outlining all his best qualities.
(d) A new basketball.

12. What is the center of Ravenel's gossip community?
(a) Hobie's Grill.
(b) The library.
(c) The post office.
(d) Mac's Diner.

13. Why does Bull refuse to tell Lillian more about his mission over Cuba?
(a) The mission is classified.
(b) Bull does not want to worry Lillian.
(c) The mission details are unknown even to Bull.
(d) Bull does not believe women should worry about that sort of thing.

14. Who is Ben Meecham?
(a) Bull's grandson.
(b) Bull's cousin.
(c) Bull's nephew.
(d) Bull's son.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who dies first in the game?

3. Who ambushes Ben after school?

4. Where do Ben and Toomer go the Saturday after they meet?

5. Where does Bull take Ben after breakfast?

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