View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Lillian about Bull's plane crash?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Ben.
(c) Varney.
(d) Hedgepath.

2. Who heckles Ben from the stands during his first basketball game?
(a) Ansley.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Bull.

3. Why does Bull restrict Ben to just bread and tea before the game?
(a) As a weight loss tool.
(b) As punishment.
(c) To keep him from getting weighed down with unhealthy carbs.
(d) To help prepare him for the game.

4. Why does Bull send Ben to his room?
(a) To rest before the big game.
(b) As a punishment for rude behavior.
(c) To keep from making Bull more nervous than he already is.
(d) To study his basketball game strategies.

5. Who does teach the boys?
(a) Lillian.
(b) A local doctor.
(c) Sister Loretta.
(d) A local nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Causey want Bull to have done to a black ace in his squad?

2. Who is Junior Palmer with?

3. What does Sister Loretta say is a form of self abuse and therefore a sin?

4. What does Ben want to do when he first finds his father passed out on the Lawn?

5. How does Sammy prepare for his date?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the story Mary Anne tells on Christmas Eve as the family waits for Bull to get ready for church?

2. What is Ben's biggest fear as he tries out for basketball?

3. Sammy's date is brutally raped after he is forced out of his car. What impact will this episode have on Sammy and the people of Ravenel?

4. Why is Arrabelle frightened for Toomer in the aftermath of the rape?

5. Who is Junior Palmer?

6. How is Mr. Loring different from the teachers Ben is used to? How does Ben feel about Mr. Loring?

7. Why does Ben invite Mary Anne to the prom?

8. Why does Bull restrict what Ben can eat on game day?

9. Why does Ben go to Toomer's even after Bull refuses to allow him to go?

10. What is significant about the sexual discussions in the locker room?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,317 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample