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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is everyone treated to as the regatta is about to begin?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Donuts.
(c) Cinnamon rolls.
(d) Coffee.

2. In Chapter 13, how large does a newspaper article say the Great Appalachian Bear was?
(a) 390 pounds.
(b) 715 pounds.
(c) 475 pounds.
(d) 600 pounds.

3. What type of candy does Early grab when he gets upset in Chapter 9?
(a) Jelly beans.
(b) Candy bar.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Gummy worms.

4. How did Jack's mother die?
(a) Bad fall.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Tumor.
(d) Brain aneurysm.

5. What branch of military service is Jack's father in?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

6. Where is Jack from?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Iowa.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Kansas.

7. What is the center of everything in Jack's hometown?
(a) Baseball diamond.
(b) Ice cream shop.
(c) School.
(d) Church.

8. How often does Early go into town when all the boys are given day passes?
(a) Every couple months.
(b) Never.
(c) About once a month.
(d) Once in a while.

9. What is Morton Hill Academy's shrine?
(a) Boathouse.
(b) Chapel.
(c) Gym.
(d) Field house.

10. What happened to the boy who graduated in 1943 and who wore Number 67?
(a) Died in Germany.
(b) Died in the Philippines.
(c) Died in Japan.
(d) Died in France.

11. Where was Fisher Auden and his companions when they died?
(a) In a trench.
(b) Barn.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) Church.

12. How long is the Dinosaur Log?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

13. What does Jack do when he first sees the ocean?
(a) Screams.
(b) Runs in the waves.
(c) Hides his eyes.
(d) Throws up.

14. What does Early sing when his frog dies?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "Rock of Ages."
(c) "Day is Done."
(d) "Up a Lazy River."

15. What color jacket is Early wearing in Chapter 13?
(a) Blue.
(b) Camouflage.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack's grandfather's military rank?

2. How lond did Jack's parents know one another before they got married?

3. In Chapter 13, who does Early think Billie Holiday would have been friends with?

4. In Chapter 7, where will Professor Stanton present his theory about pi?

5. In "Plights and Perils," what stalked Pi for days?

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