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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave say to Asa when Asa sees him in the backyard?
(a) He hopes he learned something from him.
(b) He is glad he is leaving.
(c) He loves him.
(d) He will always worry about him.

2. Who is Jean's best friend?
(a) Linda.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Brenda.
(d) Susan.

3. What does Asa ask his mother one day after he comes home from school?
(a) If he can get a tattoo.
(b) What do you do when you're in love.
(c) What they are having for dinner.
(d) If she will go on a college visit with him.

4. What does Jean do when the teacher announces that Asa is leaving?
(a) She cries.
(b) She runs from the room.
(c) She curses him.
(d) She yells.

5. Who is Asa's Little League coach?
(a) Coach O'Brien.
(b) Coach Henderson.
(c) Coach Prater.
(d) Coach Taylor.

6. During the night, Asa's mother tries to hurt herself with ___________________.
(a) a gun.
(b) a knife.
(c) broken glass.
(d) more pills.

7. What does Asa notice about Coach Henderson when the coach is mad that Asa never noticed before?
(a) The coach is bald.
(b) The coach has a bulging vein on his forehead.
(c) The coach spits when he talks fast.
(d) The coach's teeth are crooked.

8. Why does Asa's mother not want to take her pills anymore?
(a) She thinks she is better now.
(b) She doesn't like the weight gain.
(c) She doesn't want to live in a fog.
(d) She doesn't like to spend the money on them.

9. What do Asa's cousins do that bothers him?
(a) Jump on his bed.
(b) Crease his comic books.
(c) Wear his clothes without asking.
(d) Use up his cell minutes.

10. What does Asa look at closely after he talks to Jean?
(a) A love letter.
(b) The candy hearts.
(c) Jean's picture.
(d) His shoes.

11. What is Jean's demeanor when Asa calls him?
(a) Glum.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Distracted.

12. Who is the girl Asa is in love with?
(a) Jeanette Dupree.
(b) Jeana Wilson.
(c) Jenny Connor.
(d) Jean Williams.

13. What do Dave and Asa's mother argue about as they are moving into the house?
(a) Whether or not they should have hired movers.
(b) Whether or not Asa should get the large upstairs bedroom.
(c) Whether or not they can replace the front door.
(d) Whether or not they will get pizza for dinner.

14. What does Asa tell Jean that will always mean something to him?
(a) The Christmas gift.
(b) Their phone calls.
(c) The hearts.
(d) The love letters.

15. Why can Dave and Asa not fix the car themselves?
(a) They do not have a tire jack.
(b) The spare tire is also flat.
(c) There is no spare tire.
(d) They don't know how to change a tire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dave always walks into Asa's room without knocking as though expecting to catch Asa ___________________.

2. Asa has been in his current school for how many years?

3. Who is the catcher on the team in #103 who taunts Asa when he is up to bat?

4. In what class did Asa first meet the girl in #140?

5. When are Asa and his mother moving out of the house?

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