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

2. What do they serve for dinner at Everett's penitentiary when reporters come?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Steak.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Lasagna.

3. Where do they first find cancer in Hugh?
(a) His lymphatic system.
(b) His left lung.
(c) His liver.
(d) His prostate.

4. What action causes Irwin to be sent back home from Vietnam in a straitjacket, heavily sedated?
(a) He is caught sneaking food to orphaned Vietnamese children.
(b) He begins hitting himself.
(c) He attacks his captain with a tube of toothpaste.
(d) He claims to be seeing ghosts of Vietnamese and American soldiers.

5. What does Kincaid find Hugh drinking after Laura has gone to Uncle Marvin's in Book Four?
(a) Coca Cola.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Cough Syrup.
(d) Old Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hugh in Book Five, what does W.P. stand for?

2. Whom does Peter quote during his speech at the post season baseball banquet?

3. Whom does Hugh telegram for help when he realizes he will not be able to free Irwin on his own?

4. What event causes Irwin to feel as though his heart died in Chapter 3 of Book Five?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. After going into hiding after burning his draft card, which event causes Everett to question his identity and value?

10. How is Everett's attitude in regards to his imprisonment?

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