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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 causes Everett to give up his baseball dream?
(a) No colleges offer him a scholarship.
(b) Hugh tells him to pursue school instead.
(c) Striking out four times in a play off opener.
(d) Coach Bunnell tells him he isn't talented.

2. Whom does Hugh telegram for help when he realizes he will not be able to free Irwin on his own?
(a) Everett.
(b) Laura.
(c) Peter.
(d) Bull Durham.

3. Who comes to take away Hugh's body?
(a) Uncle Marvin with his RV.
(b) The morgue.
(c) The ambulance.
(d) The fire department.

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

5. Which teacher mentors Peter in baseball at the high school?
(a) Coach Clay.
(b) Coach Gant.
(c) Coach Witzer.
(d) Coach Bunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Everett about his friends when he goes into hiding after burning his draft card?

2. For what sport does Irwin leave baseball?

3. What does Peter call his mental state while awaiting a pitch?

4. Who attends the opening night of Everett's play?

5. What does Kincaid find Hugh drinking after Laura has gone to Uncle Marvin's in Book Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Everett's 211 page letter eventually reach Natasha?

2. What do Hugh and Kincaid do to help them sleep the night before they are going to free Irwin in Book Six?

3. What position does Ty Daniels and the rest of the Portland Tug team take towards Hugh when he throws his last wild pitch and leaves the team?

4. What causes Winnifred, or Freddy, to become upset at Sunday School with Mrs. Babcock and to begin quoting Muhammad?

5. Why does Hugh go to Elder Babcock's house in Book Five?

6. What tradition do Peter and Everett have that was inspired by the Glass brothers in Salinger's novel Franny & Zooey?

7. Why is Everett so suited to activism?

8. Why does Major Keys think that Irwin is a difficult and stubborn case?

9. What does Kincaid dream about on their journey home in Book Six that startles and scares him?

10. What does Everett send to Irwin as a "homeopathic dose of sanity and antidote to Army Brain" in Book Five?

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