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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds the verses written between Uncle Marvin and Mary Jane?
(a) Laura.
(b) Elder Joon.
(c) Sister Harg.
(d) Kincaid.

2. What type of classes does Irwin sign up for at the community college after Hugh's death?
(a) Poetry classes.
(b) Art classes.
(c) Political science classes.
(d) Welding classes.

3. What job does Irwin get when he first begins college?
(a) Football water boy.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Grocery shelves stocker.
(d) Campus groundskeeper.

4. What does Natasha do after she receives Everett's letter in Book Six?
(a) Drives back to Shyashyakook.
(b) Drives straight to Camas.
(c) Sends a telagram to Everett in prison.
(d) Drives straight to California to Irwin's mental hospital.

5. Which country is the visiting preacher Kim Joon from in Book Five?
(a) China.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Japan.
(d) Korea.

6. How many PAC-10 teams offer a baseball scholarship to Peter?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

8. Who sends Peter all of his belongings from India?
(a) T Bar.
(b) Dessinger.
(c) Natu.
(d) Grayson.

9. Which family friend joins Irwin and Peter first in the woodstoves venture?
(a) Bull Durham.
(b) Elder Beal.
(c) Uncle Truman.
(d) Roy.

10. Who writes a letter regarding Irwin to his superiors that contributes to his being held apart from his family?
(a) Elder Babcock.
(b) Laura.
(c) Captain Dudek.
(d) Sergeant Felker.

11. What unexpected event ends Irwin's career as a track star?
(a) An eye injury.
(b) A knee injury.
(c) A hand injury.
(d) A shoulder injury.

12. What does Kincaid find Hugh drinking after Laura has gone to Uncle Marvin's in Book Four?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Cough Syrup.
(c) Coca Cola.
(d) Old Crow.

13. What do they serve for dinner at Everett's penitentiary when reporters come?
(a) Steak.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Lasagna.

14. What is the name of the woman whom Kincaid falls in love with in Book Five?
(a) Karen.
(b) Susy.
(c) Amy.
(d) Deborah.

15. After whom is Nash, the baby of Irwin and Linda, named?
(a) A famous baseball player.
(b) A relative of Linda's.
(c) Irwin's car where he was conceived.
(d) A character from a novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Everett burn after he struggles to recapture his joy of reading in Book Five?

2. What causes Everett to give up his baseball dream?

3. Why does Peter change from third class trains to first class compartments in his travels through India?

4. Who is the mastermind of operation squeeze?

5. What is the name of the British man who facilitates the robbing of Peter in India?

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