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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. Asa thinks the beach bungalows look like __________________.
(a) Townhouse.
(b) Monopoly houses.
(c) Building blocks.
(d) Legos.

2. What was the name of Asa's Little League team?
(a) Sonics.
(b) Jaguars.
(c) Cougars.
(d) Tigers.

3. To whom does Asa try to give his school project vegetables?
(a) His mother.
(b) The bus driver.
(c) The crossing guard.
(d) His friend's mother.

4. Why does Asa decide to recite Joel's poem with Joel?
(a) He knows the program is running too long.
(b) He wants to keep Joel as a friend.
(c) He wants to take the easy way out.
(d) He wants to get a good grade.

5. What is the name of the poem Asa is to recite with the boy in #65?
(a) Onward and Upward.
(b) Easy Traveler.
(c) Homeward Bound.
(d) Little Boy Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes it easy for Asa to get new friends?

2. What is the name of the person in #8?

3. Why does Asa feel sad when he goes to Joel's house?

4. Asa had always assumed that _________________________.

5. Joel's mother says she will keep Joel at home and distract him with a game of _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What things has Asa brought home with him on the last day of school?

2. How old is Asa since the last story, and what is he doing as the story begins?

3. Who does Asa see at the back of the auditorium as he is waiting backstage at Show Night?

4. What do Dave, Asa and Asa's mother do after dinner on their first night together?

5. What is the poem Joel has selected to present on Show Night and how does Asa feel about it?

6. Why does Asa push ahead in line to perform earlier than scheduled when he sees Joel in the auditorium?

7. What city will Asa be leaving and where will he be going to live with his mother?

8. Why does Joel's mother call Asa, and what does she offer to do regarding Joel and the poem?

9. What does it show about Asa's character when he decides to recite the old poem with Joel at his side?

10. Who is Bobby Levy?

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