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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Everett given permission to go to summer camp at Wolverton Lake?
(a) He broke his arm in a baseball game, and Mama wants to cheer him up.
(b) Mama sends him because he has been a big help around the house after the birth of the twins.
(c) He earned money to go by picking raspberries.
(d) He was invited by the preacher, and Mama agreed.

3. What is the name of the dog that Irwin rescues in Book Two?
(a) Louie.
(b) Bingo.
(c) Sparkle.
(d) Shiner.

4. Who is the first to jump between Everett and Laura when Laura starts striking Everett in Book Two?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Kincaid.
(c) Peter.
(d) Irwin.

5. What book contains the story that Peter tells his brother at the hedge in Book Two?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Mahabharata.
(c) The Ramayana.
(d) The Grapes of Wrath.

6. Which child has contacted Doc Franken to bring him to the Chance home in Book Three?
(a) Irwin.
(b) Kincaid.
(c) Peter.
(d) Everett.

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

8. What does the Chance family call Hugh's practice in the shed?
(a) Pitching Practice.
(b) Shedball.
(c) Dreamball.
(d) Papa's prayin'.

9. What college does Everett attend on a work/study scholarship?
(a) Camas Community College.
(b) University of Washington.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Berkley.

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

11. What is a flicker?
(a) A type of snake.
(b) A mosquito.
(c) A small rodent.
(d) A type of woodpecker.

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

13. What nickname does Everett give the Psalms in Boot Two?
(a) Tall tales.
(b) Dinosaur dictums.
(c) Betty Crocker.
(d) Preacher's propaganda.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book Two, how many miles does Hugh start to run several times a week?

2. Where is Grandawma from?

3. Who encourages Laura to spy on her sons and go through their rooms looking for incriminating evidence?

4. What baseball position does Everett play in Book Two?

5. What was Hugh's father's profession?

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