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

2. What falls in February when Holling and his sister talk about flushing their flowers down the toilet what falls?
(a) Bed.
(b) Chair.
(c) Ceiling.
(d) Antique vase.

3. In April what does Mr. Kowalski say that Martin Luther King Jr. asked to be played just before he died?
(a) A Mighty Fortress.
(b) Precious Lord, Take My Hand.
(c) In the Garden.
(d) Amazing Grace.

4. How much faster was Holling than any of the eighth graders who made the varsity cross-country team?
(a) About 30 seconds.
(b) 18 seconds.
(c) Almost 1 minute.
(d) 1 minute and 4 seconds.

5. After spring break, by how much does Coach Quatrini want the cross-country team to beat Holling's tryout time with the rats?
(a) 35 seconds.
(b) 45 seconds.
(c) 25 seconds.
(d) 15 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Holling's sister working for in March?

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

3. In April, where does Meryl Lee think that she might move?

4. Who takes Holling to the opening Yankee game?

5. When Lieutenant Baker was hiding in the jungle near Khesanh, what did he eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Meryl Lee and Holling fight after Valentine's Day?

2. What does Mr. Hoodhood want his daughter to do in March?

3. How does Holling describe Lieutenant Baker's homecoming?

4. How does Holling help his sister get back home?

5. What does Holling learn when he calls his father's office to see why is father is late to take him to the Yankees' opening game?

6. In May, how are the eighth graders on the cross-country team treating Holling?

7. How does Mrs. Sidman react when the rats fall into her lap when she and other board members are visiting Mrs. Baker's classroom?

8. During the spring break in April, who is Holling's sister's friend and what do they do together?

9. How does Holling describe Mrs. Baker's cold in March?

10. What does Mrs. Baker do when an atomic bomb drill comes during a Wednesday afternoon when all the other children are gone except Holling?

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