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

2. In May, when does Danny say that two of his great aunts immigrated from Poland?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1913.

3. What day of the week do school board members come to observe Mrs. Baker's class in March?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

4. What does Mr. Bagio bake for Valentine's Day?
(a) Cream puffs.
(b) Sugar cookies.
(c) Brownies.
(d) Cupcakes.

5. When Holling, Doug, and Danny go back to school after the opening game of the Yankees, how many sixth graders ask Holling for his autograph?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of flower does Holling's sister have to wear to the presentation of the Businessman of 1967 Award?

2. During the presentation of the design for the junior high, how many minutes is each architect supposed to have to present his idea?

3. How does Holling get to the Port Authority to pick up his sister?

4. What song does Heather play after Bobby Kennedy is shot?

5. By June, how long has Mrs. Sidman been principal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Baker stay behind after the Yankees' opening game?

2. What is the camping spot like where Mrs. Baker takes her class?

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

4. How does Holling describe falling out of love?

5. Why does Holling find it frightening when Mrs. Sidman announces that Holling is on the varsity cross-country team?

6. What happens as Holling and his sister are arguing about wearing corsages to the presentation of the Businessman of 1967 Award.

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

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

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

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

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