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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 is unique about Hugh's last pitch?
(a) He throws a wild pitch in honor of Irwin.
(b) He hits the batter.
(c) He throws the fastest ball of his career.
(d) His pitch does not even reach the batter.

2. What unexpected event ends Irwin's career as a track star?
(a) A shoulder injury.
(b) An eye injury.
(c) A hand injury.
(d) A knee injury.

3. Who offers the prayer at Hugh's wake?
(a) Durham.
(b) Laura.
(c) Peter.
(d) Irwin.

4. What causes Peter to vomit during a family vacation down the Oregon coast?
(a) A war announcement over the radio.
(b) A sign about cows and steaks.
(c) Car sickness.
(d) The sight of Kincaid's bloody nose.

5. Who recites the Lord's Prayer and several scriptures after Hugh's death?
(a) Laura.
(b) Peter.
(c) Irwin.
(d) Kincaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event causes Everett to spiral into depression and misery in Book Five?

2. What does Everett name the goat he tends to in Book Five?

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

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

5. What ultimatum does Laura give her congregation in Book Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter refuse to buy back his manuscripts in Book Five?

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

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

4. What is the one positive thing that Irwin writes to Bet about during his first week in Vietnam?

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

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

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

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

9. What reason does Natasha give to Everett for not wanting to sleep after their coffee date in Book Four?

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

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