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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. Who plans on teaching her students about sex?
(a) Mr. Loring.
(b) Sister Loretta Marie.
(c) Lillian.
(d) Mary Anne.
2. Why does Bull send Ben to his room?
(a) To study his basketball game strategies.
(b) As a punishment for rude behavior.
(c) To keep from making Bull more nervous than he already is.
(d) To rest before the big game.
3. To what does Ben invite Mary Anne to attend with him?
(a) A basketball game.
(b) A military ball.
(c) A movie.
(d) The prom.
4. Who is Junior Palmer?
(a) A local teacher.
(b) A local cop.
(c) A friend of Sammy's.
(d) A priest.
5. What does Ben think of Sammy's plan to blackmail Junior Palmer?
(a) Ben wants nothing to do with the plan.
(b) Ben thinks they should just forget it.
(c) Ben likes the idea of blackmailing Junior.
(d) Ben came up with the idea.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ben want to do when he first finds his father passed out on the Lawn?
2. What does Lillian say as she tucks the kids into bed on Christmas Eve?
3. What is Mess Night?
4. How did Ben's first coach die?
5. What does Mr. Loring tease Ben about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Ben the only one held after Sammy and Ben are arrested attempting to blackmail Junior?
2. What is significant about the sexual discussions in the locker room?
3. How is Mr. Loring different from the teachers Ben is used to? How does Ben feel about Mr. Loring?
4. Why is Arrabelle frightened for Toomer in the aftermath of the rape?
5. Why does Ben want to avoid the local hang-out after being thrown off the basketball team/.
6. What does Sammy see at lover's point? What does he hope to do with the information?
7. What is the significance of the story Mary Anne tells on Christmas Eve as the family waits for Bull to get ready for church?
8. Why does Ben injure a player from the opposing team during a basketball game?
9. Why does Ben go to Toomer's even after Bull refuses to allow him to go?
10. Sammy arranges a date with a college girl by using a fake name. What does this say about Sammy's attitude toward women?
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