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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 does Grandawma give Hugh as a get well gift after this thumb transplant?
(a) A new bed.
(b) A new baseball mitt.
(c) A two thousand dollar cashier's check.
(d) A new car.

2. How much did Irwin weigh at birth?
(a) 7 pounds 6 ounces.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 4 pounds.
(d) 12 pounds 10 ounces.

3. Where does Hugh get transferred to after he is injured playing for the Chicago White Sox?
(a) A minor league team in Oklahoma.
(b) A minor league team in Washington.
(c) He is immediately transferred to the U.S. Army team.
(d) He is fired and plays just for fun for a city league.

4. According to Kincaid, what event signals the real beginning of the Sixties?
(a) The Martin Luther King Assassination.
(b) The release of the Beatle's first album.
(c) The election of Nixon.
(d) The Kennedy Assassination.

5. Who is the grammar teacher that has each of the Chance kids for class?
(a) Del Hergert.
(b) Roy Hallston.
(c) Virginia Lewis.
(d) Gale Durham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Hugh compare "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to in Book Two?

2. What ongoing activity does Irwin begin with Doc Franken while the Chance boys work on landscaping his lot?

3. What is the name of Everett's weekly column for the university's newspaper?

4. What relaxation technique does Peter practice in his closet in Book Three?

5. What is Irwin's nickname among his family?

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