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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. Which of the following homophones did Henry's father use in a joke?
(a) Flower and flour
(b) Carrot and caret
(c) Pee and pea
(d) Bear and bare

2. What does Henry tell the principal?
(a) I'll get you
(b) I hate you
(c) I'll kill you
(d) Leave me alone

3. What does Henry's mother give to Anna and her family?
(a) Money
(b) Blankets
(c) Peanut butter
(d) Food

4. What sport do Red and Henry play together?
(a) Kickball
(b) Soccer
(c) Football
(d) Baseball

5. What does Henry say that his father does wherever they are?
(a) Eat too much food
(b) Create scenes
(c) Get drunk
(d) Talk too much

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Henry say he dislikes the music David plays?

2. Why does the principal send a note home to Henry's parents?

3. Why do the other players say that Henry should play on the baseball team that plays teams from other schools?

4. What did Henry's family often do on Sunday's when his grandmother didn't visit?

5. What did Henry's grandfather give to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Henry learns about sex from one of his friends, what does he say repulses him about the idea of sex?

2. What happens between Mr. Knox and Henry when Henry is sent to the principal's office for fighting?

3. Why did Henry become obsessed with bathroom practices in kindergarten?

4. What is odd about the first afternoon that David and Henry walk home from school together?

5. Though Big Henry and Katherine have been married for a number of years, what new information did Katherine learn about her husband?

6. Why wouldn't Big Henry allow Henry's mother to give Aunt Anna money when they obviously needed some to buy food?

7. When Frank moves away with his mother what does he send back to Henry that they continue to exchange for awhile?

8. What does Henry talk about in relation to the boys at his grammar school?

9. What is Henry curious about in regards to Red and how does he satisfy it?

10. Why won't Big Henry's dream of moving to the South Seas and never working again be realized?

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