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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. Why did Baldy's father lose his license to be a surgeon?
(a) He is a drunk
(b) He killed one of his patients
(c) He can no longer see due to an accident
(d) No one can afford to pay, so he used violence to collect fees

2. Which of the following is not true about Harry?
(a) Is a very accomplished fighter
(b) Wears neat clothes
(c) Has the admiration of the girls
(d) Rumored to be a genius

3. Why does Henry get in trouble on his first trip when he arrives to do the restocking?
(a) He shows up late because he has to work
(b) Elevator operator makes him wait while he goes to the bathroom
(c) He stopped to feed a starving dog
(d) He stopped to get into a fight on his way through the store

4. Who does Coach Wagoner say will be his next challenge to a fight?
(a) Morris
(b) Harry
(c) Henry
(d) Arnie

5. Which character introduces Henry to drinking alcohol?
(a) Arnie
(b) Harry
(c) Lilly
(d) Baldy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Henry become obsessed with and talk incessantly about?

2. What happens during the mock war exercises?

3. What do the doctors expose Henry to in hopes of treating the acne and boils?

4. What opinion does Henry have about most of the maneuvers in ROTC?

5. How many demerits do Baldy and Henry get when Wagoner sees them keeping watch for Lilly and Pete?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Henry describe the class of large boys who are in his classes at the Jr. High School?

3. What does Henry say he's discovered after Baldy introduces him to the drinking of alcohol?

4. Why does Henry believe he doesn't fit in to his new school called Chelsey High?

5. Why does Henry believe that he was hired for the job at Mears-Starbuck over the job at the airplane factory?

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

7. Why does Henry believe that Lilly is an evil woman who will send them all to hell?

8. What insights does Henry have about Baldy while he continues to walk him home each day?

9. Why does Henry indicate that even though he is going to get in trouble for ruining his shirt for fighting with Gibson, it is still a good day?

10. Describe the interaction Henry has with Clare, Jimmy's mother, after Jimmy passes out from drinking too much.

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