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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kincaid, what does POW stand for?
(a) Prisoners of Worship.
(b) Pirates of Wonder.
(c) Princes of Worship.
(d) Pilgrims of Work.

2. What does Kincaid's piggy bank resemble?
(a) Lou Gehrig.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) A horse.
(d) A pig.

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

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

5. What privilege does Hugh give the boys after his fight with Laura at the end of Book Two?
(a) Additional allowance money.
(b) The opportunity to watch him practice pitching.
(c) A later curfew.
(d) The choice to go to church or stay home.

6. What magazine publishes Everett's school paper "Junk Genius"?
(a) Sporting Digest.
(b) The Readers Digest.
(c) GQ.
(d) Time Magazine.

7. Who is Grandawma's hero?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Charles Dillon.

8. What does Irwin want to be when he grows up in Book One?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A preacher.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A farmer.

9. In Book One, which guest on The Ed Sullivan Show is liked by Laura and Irwin?
(a) Maurice Chevalier.
(b) A ventriloquist.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Perry Como.

10. Why does Brother Beal call Irwin, "Iron Man Irwin"?
(a) Irwin has an excellent memory for scriptures.
(b) Irwin is so stubborn.
(c) Irwin collects nails.
(d) Irwin is solemn and doesn't use many facial expressions.

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

12. What does the scarlet neon sign that hangs in Everett's room say?
(a) CLO.
(b) OPEN.
(c) VACANY.
(d) OLY.

13. How many different types of pitches does Hugh have according to Everett in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

14. In Book Two, how many miles does Hugh start to run several times a week?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

15. What is the name of the ladies' hair parlor that Marvin set up?
(a) The Sharp Spot.
(b) The Butee Bar.
(c) Marvin's Parlour.
(d) The Hair Shoppe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event prompts Hugh Chance to start smoking?

2. How do the Chance boys know their father's pitching is improving after his surgery?

3. What does Peter give his mother as part of an apology in Book Three?

4. Why does Hugh get discharged honorably from the army four months early?

5. To apologize to Laura in Book Three, what does Everett give her?

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