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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Five, The Brothers K.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Hugh apologize for profusely at the end of Book One?
(a) Forgetting to pick up his friend Roy.
(b) Being late for work at the mill.
(c) Wrecking his vehicle.
(d) Hitting Kinkaid.

2. What pen name does Kincaid use for his poem "Why Apple Pie"?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Lewis Carroll.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) William Shakespeare.

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

4. Where is Irwin transferred to back in the United States?
(a) An army prison in Texas.
(b) A mental institution in Mira loma.
(c) A training facility in Miami.
(d) He is discharged to go home to Camas.

5. To what church does Laura belong?
(a) Jehovah's Witness.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Seventh Day Adventist.
(d) Roman Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Everett begin to study in order to become more appealing to Tasha?

2. What unexpected event ends Irwin's career as a track star?

3. How many pages is the letter Everett writes to Tasha and mails to her grandmother's address?

4. Why is Everett given permission to go to summer camp at Wolverton Lake?

5. What does Everett name the goat he tends to in Book Five?

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