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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. Who does Asa see standing at the back of the room as he is on stage?
(a) Dave.
(b) Asa's neighbor.
(c) Joel's mother.
(d) Asa's father.

2. What is Show Night for the students?
(a) A movie outing.
(b) A PTA Membership drive.
(c) A Christmas pageant.
(d) An end-of-school program.

3. What does Asa get out of his mother's purse?
(a) Money.
(b) Pen.
(c) Candy.
(d) Airline ticket.

4. In what city does Asa currently live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Boston.

5. What does Asa have that he wants to show his parents?
(a) Uniform.
(b) Grade card.
(c) Trophy.
(d) Soccer ball.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What topic can Asa ascertain that the class is studying?

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

4. What was the name of Asa's Little League team?

5. What color of trousers is Joel wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dave behave with Asa around, and what does Asa's mother do to try to minimize Dave's bad behavior?

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

3. What helps Asa make new friends in his class?

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

5. Who is Dave and how do he and Asa get along at their first meeting?

6. What is the purpose of Asa's imagining the second roller coaster ride?

7. How does Asa try to keep the poem practices moving forward after Joel begins to miss practice sessions?

8. Where does Asa go in the middle of the night, and what does he do?

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 Asa's fourth grade teacher and why does he like her?

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