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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 is Asa's mood at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Happy.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

2. The girls in the room are wrapping themselves in _________________.
(a) bed sheets.
(b) towels.
(c) tablecloths.
(d) bathroom tissue.

3. What does Asa see when he runs into the apartment?
(a) Racks of clothes.
(b) His bike.
(c) It is empty.
(d) Boxes of dishes.

4. The poem Joel wants to recite is about _______________________.
(a) a pianist.
(b) a shepherd.
(c) a boy who dies.
(d) an artist.

5. Asa can see that the boys in class are waving __________________.
(a) their hands.
(b) flags.
(c) pinwheels.
(d) cardboard swords.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Asa's skills in making friends?

2. What color of trousers is Joel wearing?

3. What grade is Asa entering at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What does Asa first notice about Dave?

5. What color dress does Mrs. Brock wear on Show Night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Asa, and what is he doing as the novel begins?

2. What has Asa learned about making friends as a side benefit of his moving around so much?

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

4. What is Dave's demeanor after Asa's mother gets Asa off the roller coaster ride?

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

6. Explain the structure of the novel in terms of stories and characters.

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

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

9. How is Asa introduced to the class, and what is the first project he will work on with other boys?

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

(see the answer keys)

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