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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the Chance boys know their father's pitching is improving after his surgery?
(a) He tells them of his improvement.
(b) They continue to hide in the hedge and watch him.
(c) They are invited into his shed to watch him practice.
(d) They can tell by the sound of his pitches.

3. What is Irwin's nickname among his family?
(a) Igor.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Toad.
(d) Ir-gin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Peter's reaction to the film shown at school about bombs?

2. What position does Hugh think that Everett should play?

3. What relaxation technique does Peter practice in his closet in Book Three?

4. What magazine publishes Everett's school paper "Junk Genius"?

5. Who gave Everett the Playboy magazines that Laura finds in his room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the Chance family use their heater in the Fortyford in Book One?

2. How did Papa lose his thumb?

3. According to Kincaid in Book One, what causes Papa to start up smoking again after he had quit?

4. Why does Laura take a job making fake meat from soy beans in Book One?

5. Why does Kincaid keep refusing to learn the memory verse in Book One?

6. What reason does Hugh give to the boys for Laura's devotion to her religion?

7. How does Laura react to the ultimatum that Hugh gives her at the end of Book Three about her treatment of Peter, Everett, and Kincaid?

8. What is Everett's opinion on miracles as described in Book One?

9. Why doesn't Kincaid go to church with his Mama and siblings in Book One, Chapter 2?

10. Why do some players call Papa "Smoke"?

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