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

2. What action does Hugh apologize for profusely at the end of Book One?
(a) Hitting Kinkaid.
(b) Wrecking his vehicle.
(c) Being late for work at the mill.
(d) Forgetting to pick up his friend Roy.

3. Why does Hugh get discharged honorably from the army four months early?
(a) Because his superior recognizes his talent and sends him back to play baseball.
(b) His mother, who is back home, pulls some strings.
(c) He is able to bribe his superior.
(d) He is injured playing ball for the army.

4. According to Kincaid, what doe WP stand for?
(a) Wombat Poops.
(b) Wild Pitches.
(c) Weirdo People.
(d) Winnie Peckers.

5. What was Hugh's father's profession?
(a) He was a professional baseball player.
(b) He was a mathematics professor.
(c) He was a mechanic.
(d) He was a baseball scout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school office does Everett hold his senior year in High School?

2. To what church does Laura belong?

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

4. What pitch does Durham teach Hugh during his tenure in Oklahoma?

5. What does Officer Hervano give to Irwin after he rescues the dog in Book Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Irwin cuss around Everett?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What is Peter's opinion on miracles?

7. How does Laura respond to the apology and gifts from Peter, Everett, and Kincaid in Book Three?

8. How did Papa lose his thumb?

9. Why does Hugh excuse Irwin from the room when he talks to the boys alone at the end of Book Two?

10. How do the boys name the pitches their father practices in Book Two?

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