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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 happens to end the baseball game that Henry talks Abe into playing with them?
(a) Abe breaks his arm
(b) Kitten is hit by a pitch
(c) Abe scores the winning pitch
(d) Henry breaks his arm

2. Why does Henry put out a lot of job applications?
(a) He needs money
(b) He is forced to by Big Henry
(c) He wants to find a job with his friends
(d) He doesn't want to live at home

3. What does Big Henry want Henry to be?
(a) Soldier
(b) Security guard
(c) Engineer
(d) Scientist

4. Why does Henry say that most of the guys joined ROTC?
(a) Parents make them
(b) They like it
(c) They have to to graduate
(d) They hate gym class

5. How do Jimmy and Henry get to the beach?
(a) They walk 15 miles to the beach
(b) They hitchhike 15 miles to the beach
(c) The bike 15 miles to the beach
(d) They take the bus 15 miles to the beach

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lilly get Mr. Stanhope to let them use their textbooks during the test?

2. What new job does Henry's father get?

3. What does Henry see ahead for him in his life?

4. What job does Henry imagine he will have?

5. What does Henry's grandmother believe is wrong with Henry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contradiction occurs within Henry after he wins at the ROTC competition?

2. Henry's mother is afraid that Abe's mother will call a lawyer after Abe's arm is broken playing baseball with Henry. How does this situation resolve itself?

3. When Henry asked his question and chose a small scroll from the box what did it say?

4. What does Pete ask Henry to do which eventually causes him to earn 1000 demerits?

5. Why does Henry reveal that he believes that Abe ruined his graduation day for him?

6. How does Big Henry feel about his new job?

7. Why do Henry and Baldy continue to go back to the same window over and over again?

8. Why does Henry say that he likes to be singled out as the bad guy?

9. Why does Big Henry tell Henry that he will be going back to school?

10. Why do you believe that Henry's parents want him to be more like Abe and less like himself?

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