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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 favor does Irwin ask of his family while he is in Vietnam?
(a) He asks them to pay for Linda's college.
(b) He asks if Linda can move in with them.
(c) He asks them to adopt the baby he is expecting with Linda.
(d) He asks that they write him weekly and visit Linda in Seattle.

2. What is the name of the town where Everett settles?
(a) Ferney.
(b) Shyashyakook.
(c) Prakatitch.
(d) Vancouver.

3. What reason does Natasha give for leaving Everett?
(a) She had a dream that prompted her to return to check on her mom.
(b) She was pregnant and afraid.
(c) She thought Everett was no longer in love with her.
(d) She fell in love with someone else.

4. What are the "scriptures of baseball"?
(a) Sports columns.
(b) Baseball cards.
(c) Statistics.
(d) Game programs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What scheme does T Bar having for making millions of dollars?

2. When Peter goes to visit Everett in Seattle on his way back to Harvard, where do they meet?

3. How many pages is the letter Everett writes to Tasha and mails to her grandmother's address?

4. Which family friend joins Irwin and Peter first in the woodstoves venture?

5. What is the typical sentence for draft dodgers at the time of Everett's sentencing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Peter give Laura for taking a job at the mill in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Everett witness that causes his epiphany and prompts him to pack up everything and return to his family in Camas?

4. 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?

5. When Everett receives Natasha's letter proclaiming her love, how does he respond?

6. What event heals the relationship between Everett and his mother in Book Five?

7. What secret about Linda does Bet reveal to Kincaid in Book Five?

8. What piece of pitching advice does Freddy recite at Hugh's wake?

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

10. What secret does Bet confide to Everett in her first letter in Book Six?

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