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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four, The Left Stuff.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hugh's new baseball nickname that is given to him while pitching for the Tugboats?
(a) Smokey Toe.
(b) Old Man Smoke.
(c) Papa Toe.
(d) Old Toe.

2. What school office does Everett hold his senior year in High School?
(a) Senior Class President.
(b) Mascot.
(c) Student Body Secretary.
(d) Student Body President.

3. Why does Hugh get discharged honorably from the army four months early?
(a) He is injured playing ball for the army.
(b) He is able to bribe his superior.
(c) His mother, who is back home, pulls some strings.
(d) Because his superior recognizes his talent and sends him back to play baseball.

4. How does Irwin lose his rain slicker in Book Two?
(a) It is stolen from his locker after football practice.
(b) He gives it to a homeless person on his walk home.
(c) He loses it playing pool.
(d) He leaves it at the school.

5. What causes Everett to give up his baseball dream?
(a) Striking out four times in a play off opener.
(b) Hugh tells him to pursue school instead.
(c) No colleges offer him a scholarship.
(d) Coach Bunnell tells him he isn't talented.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Everett the Playboy magazines that Laura finds in his room?

2. What do the Chance boys call Grandawma's dog?

3. What religion is Julie, Peter's high school girlfriend?

4. What magazine publishes Everett's school paper "Junk Genius"?

5. How many different types of pitches does Hugh have according to Everett in Book One, Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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