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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. When is Henry first exposed to other children?
(a) Kindergarten
(b) Preschool
(c) As a toddler playing with the neighbor children
(d) When his mother starts babysitting

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

3. What was odd about his parents when Henry visited his grandfather?
(a) They were always berated by his grandfather.
(b) They never got out of the car.
(c) They refused to make eye contact with his grandfather.
(d) They would call his grandfather nasty names.

4. What does Henry's father do when he arrives at the hospital?
(a) Blames Henry for getting in trouble at school and thus getting hit by a car
(b) Berates Henry for getting hit by a car
(c) Cheers that he won't have to care for Henry any longer
(d) Yells at the doctor for treating Henry

5. Why does the doctor say that Big Henry should not blame Henry for the car accident?
(a) The driver swerved to miss an animal and hit Henry instead
(b) The car malfunctioned
(c) The driver was drunk
(d) Henry was inside a building when it happened

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Henry do when he hears his father beating his mother after the confrontation?

3. What does Lila ask Henry?

4. Why doesn't Henry go with the class to see the personal appearance by President Hoover?

5. What does Henry tell the principal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the pool that causes Red to move away from Henry without a word of goodbye?

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

3. What happens when Henry asks to be excused from dinner because he is in too much pain to eat?

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

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

6. What sins does Henry make up when he can't think of anything he's done wrong during confession?

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

8. What does Henry's father overreact to after Henry completes the assigned lawn chores and what punishment does he give to Henry?

9. How does Henry begin to be included with the neighborhood boys?

10. What does Henry witness when he walks David home and then waits for him outside?

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