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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two teams are competing for the World Series in this section?
(a) The 49ers and the Runners.
(b) The Redskins and the Mets.
(c) The Dodgers and the Giants.
(d) The Bears and the Orioles.

2. Where is Nick living in this section?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What has Marvin hired people to examine in order to find out what happened to the baseball?
(a) The celebrations on the field after the game.
(b) Photos of the left field stands.
(c) Photos of people leaving the stadium.
(d) Different baseballs from the 1950s.

4. Where does Nick's brother live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) New York.

5. What is the name of Klara's recently deceased husband?
(a) Colin.
(b) Albert.
(c) David.
(d) Jackie.

6. What is the child taping in chapter one?
(a) A rape.
(b) A birthday.
(c) A homocide.
(d) A wedding.

7. What are Klara and her friends doing in the desert?
(a) Camping.
(b) Writing poems.
(c) Painting old aircrafts.
(d) Painting the sunset.

8. What does Nick think has happened to his father?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is living in LA.
(c) He is painting in France.
(d) He is homeless.

9. What is the cargo ship that has been sailing for two years carrying?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) Nuclear explosives.
(d) Toxic waste.

10. What is the name of the Bruegel painting Hoover sees in the magazine?
(a) Dark Nights.
(b) The Triumph of Death.
(c) The Execution.
(d) Looking Inside.

11. What is the name of the woman the man driving is going to see?
(a) Klara.
(b) Marian.
(c) Petra.
(d) Denise.

12. What does Cotter find at the end of the game?
(a) A wallet.
(b) A severed arm.
(c) The match ball.
(d) A baseball bat.

13. Who drives Alma to the friary?
(a) Sister Grace.
(b) Sister Diane.
(c) Siter Ethel.
(d) Sister Theresa.

14. Who does Glassic say has the baseball from the Bobby Thomson game?
(a) Marian.
(b) Himself.
(c) Cotter.
(d) Nick.

15. How does Nick daughter's life change in this section?
(a) She gets married.
(b) She buys a house.
(c) She has a baby.
(d) She finds a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nick uses his mother's surname rather than his father's surname?

2. Who does the author call the voice of the Giants?

3. What kind of car is the man driving across the desert?

4. What is the name of the Giant's manager?

5. Where does Richard work?

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