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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 does the scarlet neon sign that hangs in Everett's room say?
(a) CLO.
(b) OLY.
(c) VACANY.
(d) OPEN.
2. What football position does Irwin play?
(a) Wide receiver.
(b) Kicker.
(c) Quarterback.
(d) Defensive tackle.
3. According to Hugh, what does it mean when a catcher "frames a pitch"?
(a) He moves his glove after he makes the catch.
(b) He drops the ball quickly after catching it.
(c) He calls two of the same pitches in a row.
(d) He mutters "strike" after a "ball" is thrown to confuse the umpire.
4. What do the Chance boys call Grandawma's dog?
(a) Dog.
(b) Pullman.
(c) Gomorrah.
(d) Marion.
5. Who is the first to jump between Everett and Laura when Laura starts striking Everett in Book Two?
(a) Irwin.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Kincaid.
(d) Peter.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Hugh plays ball as entertainment for the troops what does he not like about his situation?
2. Who invents the game "Famous Scientists"?
3. What event prompts Hugh Chance to start smoking?
4. To apologize to Laura in Book Three, what does Everett give her?
5. What does Grandawma give Hugh as a get well gift after this thumb transplant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What trade does Doctor Franken offer to make with the Chance family in Book Three?
2. What do the Twins do for Grandawma as a token of their love and affection after she dies?
3. What did Hugh wear while practicing pitching in the shed?
4. How do the boys name the pitches their father practices in Book Two?
5. According to Kincaid in Book One, what causes Papa to start up smoking again after he had quit?
6. How did Papa lose his thumb?
7. Why do some players call Papa "Smoke"?
8. Why does Hugh excuse Irwin from the room when he talks to the boys alone at the end of Book Two?
9. What political figure does Kincaid compare Laura and "her Bible" to in Book Three and why?
10. What is Everett's opinion on miracles as described in Book One?
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