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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. The peeling red light bulbs on the rides remind Asa of what?
(a) Balloons.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Pool balls.
(d) Radishes.

2. What does Asa do in his determination to make Dave like him?
(a) Stays really still in the car.
(b) Does not talk unless he is asked a question.
(c) Offers to wash his car.
(d) Tells him imaginative stories.

3. What does Asa realize is hiding inside him?
(a) A past.
(b) Fear.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Hurt feelings.

4. With whom is Asa teamed to read a poem for Show Night?
(a) Sam.
(b) Joel.
(c) Mark.
(d) Max.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Asa not liked the poem Joel had originally picked out?

2. What has Mrs. Brock named the classroom for Show Night?

3. Why does Joel's mother call Asa?

4. How can Asa tell the spirit of a classroom?

5. What is Bobby's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Asa get from his mother when he returns home from school, and how does he respond to the news?

3. Who is Asa's fourth grade teacher and why does he like her?

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

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

6. What problem does Joel have with the new poem?

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

8. Why is Asa so desperate to be liked by his classmates?

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

10. What is Show Night, and who is Asa teamed with to do a presentation?

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