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

2. What does Ben show Lillian to prove Bull's cruelty against her?
(a) A picture of her bruised face.
(b) A video tape.
(c) A hospital bill.
(d) A bloody T-shirt.

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

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

5. What class does Bull sign Ben and Mary Anne up for?
(a) Sexual Education.
(b) Baptismal Classes.
(c) Driver's Education.
(d) Catechism Classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the grandmother and the mother both beg the children to behave?

2. Bull becomes a regular at what diner?

3. Why does Ansley dislike the car Ben is driving?

4. What does Lillian say when Ben asks if she loves Bull?

5. What does Lillian deny Bull has ever done?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Bull do to wake his family? Why?

2. Why does Lillian defend Bull?

3. On the first day of school, who goads Ben into fighting with Red Pettus? Why?

4. Why does Bull take Ben out to Biddle Island Marine Training Depot?

5. Why does Ben challenge Bull to a basketball game?

6. Bull gives a speech to the officers in his new squad. What does Bull tell them?

7. What happens on Ben's date with Ansley?

8. Who is Arrabelle Smalls and why has she come to the Meecham home?

9. Who comes to Ben's aid after school when Red and his brothers attack him?

10. Why does Bull play war games with his children?

(see the answer keys)

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