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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. What would Henry lose when he got through the afternoon fights with the other boys at school?
(a) The frustration from living with his father
(b) His homework
(c) The need to relieve himself
(d) His teeth

2. Where did Henry's grandmother live?
(a) Germany
(b) San Francisco
(c) Pasadena
(d) Los Angelos

3. How did Henry feel about his grammar school teacher?
(a) Hated her
(b) Respected her
(c) Was intrigued by her
(d) Loved her

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the doctor say that Big Henry should not blame Henry for the car accident?

2. What does David share with Henry?

3. How did the baseball game with Miranda Bell end?

4. What happens within the baseball game with Miranda Bell after several innings with no score?

5. What direction does Henry tell his father that they are traveling when asked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry's new teacher do with Henry's essay about the personal appearance of President Hoover?

2. Describe the relationship between Lila Jean and Henry and the things they do together.

3. What do Henry and Stanley agree upon that happens at school?

4. What happens when Henry's father drives to an orange grove to pick oranges?

5. What intrigues the group of boys about the spider and how is it ruined for them?

6. What does Henry's grandfather give him that is important to him?

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

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

9. What events transpired which led Henry to be sent to the principal's office?

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

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