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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 does Richard wish his mother had done?
(a) Let him shave his head.
(b) Let him go on the Senior trip.
(c) Volunteered as a homeroom mother.
(d) Told him more about Bobby's death.

2. Richard and Leslie discuss letting Dickie know about ___________________________.
(a) the new baby.
(b) their fights and marriage lessons.
(c) their plans to move.
(d) Richard's illness.

3. Richard suggest to Dickie that Dickie should run away from __________________.
(a) gangs.
(b) drugs.
(c) safety.
(d) greed.

4. Richard says that home to him is _______________________.
(a) a place to store your stuff.
(b) a house of horrors.
(c) full of bad memories.
(d) a place where he is known and loved.

5. Chapter 23 opens with a memory of Dickie and his brother, ________________.
(a) Steve.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Roy.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard do that improves his enjoyment of the event?

2. Dickie suggests that there is probably a philosophy of bowling and ___________________ in addition to flight.

3. Dickie wants Richard to talk to him like a __________________.

4. Dickie leaves Richard without _______________.

5. What advice does Richard give to Dickie regarding life's storms?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Richard and Leslie at cross purposes regarding what to tell Dickie about love and marriage?

2. What is a common theme in the book, and how does Richard use this factor to grow his character?

3. How does Richard mentally escape the charity ball in Chapter 20?

4. In what capacity was Dickie at the charity ball and why is Richard upset by Dickie's behavior there?

5. How does Richard use the metaphor of games to explain life to Dickie?

6. What does Richard recall about his brother, Bobby's, death?

7. What does Richard's attempts at getting Dickie to stay show about their relationship at this point?

8. What advice does Richard give Dickie about handling life's challenges?

9. What example of coincidence does Richard use to show Dickie that he should run away from safety?

10. How does Richard use arithmetic to teach Dickie about life?

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