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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 which city is Dodger Stadium?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

2. Who does Nick remember at the end of the chapter who has been dead for years?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Jackie Gleason.
(c) His father.
(d) Russ Hodges.

3. What does Brian want to talk about instead of baseball?
(a) Cuba.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) Football.
(d) The Second World War.

4. Where does Richard work?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A car lot.
(c) A phone store.
(d) A grocery store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marvin tell Brian he has searched for from the Dodger Giants game?

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

3. What passion do Eddie and Albert share?

4. What does Nick think has happened to his father?

5. How does Cotter Martin get into the Giants Dodger game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Edgar Hoover have with his appearance?

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

3. Why does Marian say she takes heroin?

4. Who does Nick say Brian believes he is?

5. Why did sister Edgar stop hitting kids?

6. What does this section say about the Texas Highway Killer?

7. How do Matt and Nick's views on their father differ?

8. Why is Nick upset with Marian before he leaves for work?

9. Who was Albert Bronzini?

10. Why does Nick have his mother's surname instead of his father's?

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