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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lillian say as she tucks the kids into bed on Christmas Eve?
(a) Not to expect much as they had little money for presents this year.
(b) That the quicker they go to sleep, the quicker morning will arrive.
(c) That they were all bad and Santa Claus will not be coming.
(d) To go to sleep quickly so Santa Claus might come.

2. Who tells Ben she often thinks of dying?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Karen.
(d) Ansley.

3. What is the main topic of conversation in the locker room before the game?
(a) Grades.
(b) Religion.
(c) Play strategy.
(d) Sex.

4. What does Sister Loretta say is a form of self abuse and therefore a sin?
(a) Intercourse.
(b) Masturbation.
(c) Overeating.
(d) Athletics.

5. What does Mary Anne believe is Ben's motivation for the invitation?
(a) Pride.
(b) Pity.
(c) Revenge. It is grounds for a practical joke.
(d) Orders from Bull.

6. Who is Junior Palmer's cousin?
(a) Jim Don Cooper.
(b) Ben.
(c) Red Pettus.
(d) Sammy.

7. What does Ben say to Bull when he goes to bring him home?
(a) I love you.
(b) I hate you.
(c) I wish you were dead.
(d) You're a bad father.

8. What does Mr. Loring tease Ben about?
(a) His badly written essay.
(b) His inability to win a seat on the student council.
(c) His worn out clothing.
(d) His newfound fame after the basketball game.

9. What is Ben's biggest fear in regards to the try outs?
(a) That he will not make the team.
(b) That the football players will take over the team.
(c) That he will not do well.
(d) That his talent will go unnoticed.

10. What story does Mary Anne tell the kids while waiting to go to church on Christmas Eve?
(a) A story about past Christmases.
(b) A story about how Bull and Lillian met.
(c) A story about the religious significance of Christmas.
(d) A story about a time when the Meechams all shared one bathroom.

11. What does Ben think about while at church Christmas Eve?
(a) What he will get in his presents the following morning.
(b) Sister Loretta's warnings against masturbation.
(c) About the gifts he will give Mary Anne in the morning.
(d) About Ansley and how to break her up with Jim Don.

12. What does Sister Loretta say a human body is?
(a) A temple of the Holy Ghost.
(b) A sanctuary for the human spirit.
(c) A shell for the soul.
(d) A gift from God.

13. Who encourages Ben to injure an opposing player during the game?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Bull.
(d) The coach.

14. Who does Sister Loretta say is watching when someone masturbates?
(a) God, Jesus, Mother Mary, and all the angels.
(b) Our parents.
(c) The souls of our departed loved ones.
(d) The devil.

15. On the night of Ben's first basketball game, Lillian gathers the children to do what?
(a) Help Ben practice.
(b) Eat.
(c) Pray.
(d) Help Ben memorize his plays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben think about Mr. Loring's teaching style?

2. How do they defend Ben?

3. Who drags Sammy from his car on lover's lane?

4. Who do the children have to wait on before opening gifts on Christmas morning?

5. Who fights Bull?

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