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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. What was the name of Asa's Little League team?
(a) Jaguars.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Sonics.
(d) Cougars.
2. Why does Asa get frustrated at working on a poem with Joel?
(a) Joel won't come away from his computer.
(b) Joel gets distracted by the TV.
(c) Joel has a hard time memorizing the lines.
(d) Joel just wants to crack jokes.
3. What does Asa learn about his parents?
(a) They are getting a divorce.
(b) They are getting married.
(c) They have bought a new house.
(d) They are going on vacation.
4. What does Asa get out of his mother's purse?
(a) Pen.
(b) Money.
(c) Candy.
(d) Airline ticket.
5. Who makes the ride operator stop the ride so Asa can get off?
(a) The carnival owner.
(b) Asa's mother.
(c) Dave.
(d) Asa.
Short Answer Questions
1. What makes it easy for Asa to get new friends?
2. About how many people are in the audience at Show Night?
3. What does Asa's mother insist that Dave buy for Asa?
4. Who surprisingly shows up at Show Night?
5. To whom does Asa try to give his school project vegetables?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the structure of the novel in terms of stories and characters.
2. What things has Asa brought home with him on the last day of school?
3. Where does Asa go in the middle of the night, and what does he do?
4. What helps Asa make new friends in his class?
5. Why is Asa so desperate to be liked by his classmates?
6. What news does Asa get from his mother when he returns home from school, and how does he respond to the news?
7. What problem does Joel have with the new poem?
8. What do Dave, Asa and Asa's mother do after dinner on their first night together?
9. Who does Asa see at the back of the auditorium as he is waiting backstage at Show Night?
10. What does it show about Asa's character when he decides to recite the old poem with Joel at his side?
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