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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Asa is surprised that the girl in #140 know what about him?
(a) That he is painfully shy.
(b) That he grew up in California.
(c) That he knows how to get to know people.
(d) That he knows how to ride a motorcycle.

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

3. Where had Asa's mother been for the last year?
(a) Visiting her mother.
(b) At his father's house.
(c) Vacationing with a friend.
(d) A psychiatric hospital.

4. Where does Asa find Jean alone so that he can tell her that he loves her?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) The soccer field.
(c) A hallway.
(d) A classroom.

5. What is the name of Asa's Little League team?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Flames.
(c) Hot Shots.
(d) Cool Guys.

6. Who is in the stands watching Asa's Little League game?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His mother and grandmother.
(c) His mother and stepfather.
(d) His mother and grandfather.

7. Why does Dave need Asa's help in the night?
(a) Because a friend needs a ride to the hospital.
(b) Because Asa's mother took an overdose of sleeping pills.
(c) Because the storm has knocked the power out.
(d) Because the basement is flooding.

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

9. Which of the following does NOT describe Asa's mother's demeanor since she is home?
(a) Serene.
(b) Composed.
(c) Frantic.
(d) Happy.

10. Which room does Dave not want Asa to have when they move into the big house?
(a) The basement room.
(b) The large upstairs bedroom.
(c) The small third floor room.
(d) The dormer room.

11. How old is Asa in this story?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

12. What position does Asa play on his Little League Baseball team?
(a) Catcher.
(b) Right field.
(c) Pitcher.
(d) Centerfield.

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

14. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Asa likes words?
(a) Words could rise away from circumstances.
(b) Words could take their meaning with them.
(c) Spelling words always came easy to him.
(d) Words could move right along with you.

15. How does Asa retaliate for Dave's throwing a baseball at him?
(a) He spills his Coke in Dave's car.
(b) He refuses to get in the car.
(c) He hits a fast ball over Dave's head.
(d) He throws a ball at Dave's ribs.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what part of Asa's body does Dave aim the baseball pitch?

2. What does Asa notice about Coach Henderson when the coach is mad that Asa never noticed before?

3. What is in the box that Asa hold on his lap during the ride from the old house to the new one?

4. What reason does Asa think that Dave does not want Asa to have the room in #106?

5. What is Asa's mother shocked to see on his body?

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