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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. Why do Holling's parents not come to see him perform in the Shakespeare performance?
(a) They have the flu.
(b) They are having friends over.
(c) Bing Crosby is on television.
(d) Holling's sister is performing in the high school band.

2. In January, what does Doug Swieteck have when he returns to school after the holidays?
(a) Bruises all over his face.
(b) Broken arm.
(c) Broken ankle.
(d) Black eye.

3. What does Mrs. Bigio bake for the Wives of Vietnam Soldier's gathering in October?
(a) Apple pies.
(b) Cream Puffs.
(c) Turnovers.
(d) Doughnuts.

4. In November, what play does Mrs. Baker have Holling read?
(a) "Othello."
(b) "Macbeth."
(c) "The Tempest."
(d) "Julius Caesar."

5. How much time should there be between the end of the Shakespearean performance and the signing of baseball bats and balls on a Saturday night in December?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) An hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. In November what does Holling's mom give him one day for lunch?

2. In January, what do the Mets play Tom Seaver to play baseball?

3. What is Mrs. Baker's position in the Long Island Shakespeare Company?

4. What jersey number does the baseball player signing baseballs and bats at the Baker Sporting Emporium wear?

5. When does the "Home Town Chronicle" run a shot of Holling as Ariel in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holling do on the test Mrs. Baker gives him on "The Tempest"?

2. What does Holling see when he goes to school early to practice his curses in November?

3. What are the first things that Mrs. Baker has Holling do on Wednesdays when they are alone together?

4. How does Holling describe what his home and town look like in November?

5. What does Mrs. Bigio bring to Holling's class at lunch time, and why does Mrs. Baker give her share to Mai Thi?

6. Why does Danny Hupfer give his baseball to Mickey Mantle?

7. What does Meryl Lee do in music class in November?

8. What does Doug Swieteck's brother do the evening before he is to return to school?

9. What did Doug Swieteck do to Mrs. Sidman?

10. Who from Holling's class attends his Shakespeare performance, and how do they react to his performance?

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