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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. In March, who is the best sentence diagrammer in the seventh grade?
(a) Doug.
(b) Holling.
(c) Meryl Lee.
(d) Mai Thi.

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

3. By June, how long has Mrs. Sidman been principal?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 4 months.

4. At the beginning of February, what Shakespearean play does Mrs. Baker assign Holling?
(a) "As You Like It."
(b) "Taming of the Shrew."
(c) "The Winter's Tale."
(d) "Romeo and Julie."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In March, how many tissues does Meryl Lee say that Mrs. Baker uses per class?

2. After the cross-country team won the Salisbury Park Race, how many practices does Coach Quatrini give them off to celebrate?

3. In June, how many nights is Holling's class going to spend camping?

4. In March when Coach Quatrini has everyone try out for the cross country team, how many miles does he have them run at tempo?

5. How much money does Holling have to take Meryl Lee somewhere for Valentine's Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Danny doing for Valentine's Day?

3. In April what does Mrs. Baker learn when she receives a phone call from the United States Army?

4. What announcement does President Lyndon B. Johnson make in April?

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

6. At the beginning of March, what is happening at the Marine base at Khesanh base in Vietnam?

7. What story does the local newspaper report on May 3?

8. What does Holling do with his sister when Bobby Kennedy is shot?

9. How does Holling describe falling out of love?

10. What does Holling's father's concept of the new junior high look like?

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