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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lieutenant Baker was hiding in the jungle near Khesanh, what did he eat?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Insects.
(c) Chocolate bars.
(d) MREs.

2. In March, how many Marines are cut off and can only get supplies by air at Khesanh base?
(a) 4,500.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 5,500.
(d) 5,000.

3. In March, when Mr. Vendleri comes to fix the ceiling tiles in Mrs. Baker's room, whose shoe is found?
(a) Doug's.
(b) Doug Swieteck's brother's.
(c) Meryl Lee's.
(d) Danny's.

4. Who takes Holling to the opening Yankee game?
(a) Doug's father.
(b) Mrs. Baker.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. After Holling's sister leaves, what vegetables are no longer served at his house?
(a) Lima beans.
(b) Peas.
(c) Broccoli.
(d) Green beans.

6. On opening day, what team do the Yankees play?
(a) Cincinnati Reds.
(b) St. Louis Cardinals.
(c) Detroit Tigers.
(d) California Angels.

7. When does Mr. Hoodhood miss the evening news because he is preparing for the presentation of the Businessman of 1967 Award?
(a) First Friday in February.
(b) First Monday in February.
(c) Third Monday in February.
(d) Second Friday in February.

8. How does Mrs. Baker's husband go missing in action?
(a) Destroying villages.
(b) Downed helicopter transport.
(c) Taking a hill.
(d) Combing the jungle.

9. How far does Holling and his running mates run when Mrs. Sidman has to send a bus after them?
(a) The river.
(b) The high school.
(c) Jones Beach.
(d) The highway.

10. When did Mrs. Baker win an Olympic medal?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1954.

11. What character does Holling think his father is like after he gets the contract for the junior high?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Andromache.
(c) Shylock.
(d) Banquo.

12. How much money does Holling have left over from Valentine's Day?
(a) 64 cents.
(b) 48 cents.
(c) 81 cents.
(d) 79 cents.

13. Where does Holling's sister say she is going to college?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yale.

14. What types of trees do Holling and his classmates see when the maples thin out?
(a) Evergreens.
(b) Aspens.
(c) Spruce.
(d) Birches.

15. What is the prize for the Long Island Junior High School Cross-Country Meet?
(a) $25 savings bond.
(b) $100 savings bond.
(c) $50 savings bond.
(d) $150 savings bond.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the spring break in April, what type of car does Holling's sister's new friend drive?

2. In May, how long does the local newspaper report that the Yankee Stadium job will take?

3. After spring break, by how much does Coach Quatrini want the cross-country team to beat Holling's tryout time with the rats?

4. What falls in February when Holling and his sister talk about flushing their flowers down the toilet what falls?

5. How many days after Danny's bar mitzvah does Lieutenant Baker come home?

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