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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. Which teacher mentors Peter in baseball at the high school?
(a) Coach Gant.
(b) Coach Witzer.
(c) Coach Clay.
(d) Coach Bunnel.

2. Why have Irwin and Linda been unable to marry earlier in the novel?
(a) Linda needed parental permission.
(b) Irwin could not marry and keep his student elgibility.
(c) Laura forbade Irwin to marry.
(d) Linda was married to someone else.

3. What three things do Laura and Hugh fight about in Book One that prompts her to take the twins up to Spokane?
(a) Baseball, television, and money.
(b) Medical care, religion, and disciplining the boys.
(c) Laundry, money, and what color to paint the house.
(d) Money, religion, and beer.

4. Why does Everett miss the message about Irwin's wedding and draft into the army?
(a) He does not have a phone.
(b) He gets the message, but he forgets about it.
(c) His roomate doesn't give him the message.
(d) He is at a week long sit-in.

5. When Kincaid has a nightmare in Book One, how does Hugh help him get back to sleep?
(a) He gets Kincaid a glass of water.
(b) He lets Kincaid fall asleep watching the television.
(c) He tells Kincaid the trick of counting backwards from one hundred.
(d) He sings to Kincaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Peter have stolen from him in India?

2. What does Kincaid find Hugh drinking after Laura has gone to Uncle Marvin's in Book Four?

3. What event causes Everett to spiral into depression and misery in Book Five?

4. What is unique about Hugh's last pitch?

5. What does Irwin send to his mother when he believes he will not be coming home from Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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