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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Dogmatomachy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the accident, who sends forty dollars to Hugh for him to use to buy himself a gift?
(a) His co-workers from the mill.
(b) His neighborhood pools money, and Roy sends it.
(c) The members of Laura's church.
(d) Gale Durham, manager of a baseball team.

2. What does Everett call Hugh's fastball?
(a) The scorcher.
(b) The sinker.
(c) The rocket.
(d) The heater.

3. Where do the Chance boys hide to watch their father's pitching attempts and philosophize together?
(a) A secret place in the hedge.
(b) Under the floorboards of the shed.
(c) The rafters of the shed.
(d) They look out the attic window of their house.

4. What do the Chance boys call Grandawma's dog?
(a) Marion.
(b) Gomorrah.
(c) Dog.
(d) Pullman.

5. According to Kincaid, what doe WP stand for?
(a) Winnie Peckers.
(b) Wild Pitches.
(c) Wombat Poops.
(d) Weirdo People.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Everett play the baseball position he does?

2. How does Mama react to Irwin's prayer at the supper table in Book Two?

3. Where does Hugh go to play ball in Book One?

4. What action does Hugh apologize for profusely at the end of Book One?

5. What is the name of the dog that Irwin rescues in Book Two?

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