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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Asa love about playing baseball?
(a) Singing the national anthem.
(b) Wearing the uniform.
(c) Getting ice cream after the game.
(d) Being on deck.

3. Which sport does Dave not think much of when Asa asks him to help him?
(a) Golf.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Rugby.

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

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

6. What happens to the car when Dave is driving Asa and his mother to Raleigh?
(a) The windshield is hit by a rock.
(b) The car is side-swiped.
(c) The car gets a flat tire.
(d) The engine overheats.

7. Dave says that he did not love Asa at first because __________________.
(a) he was angry.
(b) he didn't know how.
(c) he had to.
(d) he was jealous of him.

8. Asa has been in his current school for how many years?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

9. What is Asa's mother shocked to see on his body?
(a) A bruise.
(b) A scar.
(c) A tattoo.
(d) A cut.

10. What reason does Asa think that Dave does not want Asa to have the room in #106?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) It offers Asa some privacy.
(d) It is too dark.

11. Who is the catcher on the team in #103 who taunts Asa when he is up to bat?
(a) James Hall.
(b) James Neal.
(c) James Norton.
(d) James Hill.

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

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

14. What does Jean say to Asa when he mentions the items in #176?
(a) I meant every word.
(b) Me too.
(c) Thank you.
(d) What hearts.

15. Why do Asa and his mother have to return home instead of going to Raleigh?
(a) Asa's mother forgot some of her clothes.
(b) The tire for the car won't be available until tomorrow.
(c) Dave forgot about a meeting he has tonight.
(d) Asa has the flu and needs to go to bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who practices baseball with Asa when he and Dave no longer go together?

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

3. What does Asa smell in the house when he returns home from school?

4. Where does Asa find Jean alone so that he can tell her that he loves her?

5. What does Asa's mother let him do to try to help the car situation?

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