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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. Who does Marian meet for lunch in chapter two?
(a) Nick.
(b) Brian Glassic.
(c) Peter Sellars.
(d) Jackie Gleason.

2. Who buys Marvin's baseball from him?
(a) Manx.
(b) Nick.
(c) Brian.
(d) Marian.

3. Which character is Marian having an affair with?
(a) Richard.
(b) David.
(c) Marvin.
(d) Brian.

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

5. Who does the author call the voice of the Giants?
(a) Jackie Gleason.
(b) Russ Hodges.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Bill Waterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Big Sims say owns the Waste Containment company?

2. What does Matt think has happened to their father?

3. What kind of company does Nick work for?

4. Who hits the home run for the Giants?

5. In which state is Phoenix?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bobby Thompson's home run affect people?

2. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

3. How does Marian react to Nick's fling with Donna?

4. Why does Nick's wife like Nick's mother?

5. Why did sister Edgar stop hitting kids?

6. Why does Nick say his mother likes Jackie Gleason so much?

7. How does Cotter get into the baseball game without paying?

8. Who does Nick say Brian believes he is?

9. What does Sims say happened to Donnie Moore?

10. What does Nick think about meeting Klara after all these years?

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