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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. How does Jean react when Asa declares his love?
(a) She is thrilled.
(b) She is sarcastic.
(c) She seems scared.
(d) She is cruel.

2. Why is Jean happy when Asa calls her?
(a) She has been shopping for her prom dress.
(b) Another boy likes her.
(c) She is in love with Asa.
(d) She accepts a date with him.

3. Who is Asa's Little League coach?
(a) Coach Taylor.
(b) Coach Prater.
(c) Coach Henderson.
(d) Coach O'Brien.

4. Asa has been in his current school for how many years?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

5. Who does Asa telephone when he returns home?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Ace.
(c) Jean.
(d) Jerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean do when the teacher announces that Asa is leaving?

2. What does Asa notice about Coach Henderson when the coach is mad that Asa never noticed before?

3. What do Dave and Asa's mother argue about as they are moving into the house?

4. Asa thinks Dave is like a/an ____________________ when it comes to parenting.

5. What does Asa think is the problem with playing the second baseball game of the evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gives Asa the candy hearts and how is the loving mood broken by the teacher's announcement?

2. How does Dave injure Asa during baseball practice and what does Asa do to retaliate?

3. What is the name of Asa's Little League team and who are they playing in the game in Chapter 3?

4. How does the author let the reader have some sympathy for Dave as a result of his relationship with Asa's mother?

5. What sport does Dave not like very much but he agrees to help Asa practice so Asa can try out for a team?

6. Describe the encounter between Dave and Asa in the backyard on the night before Asa leaves?

7. Why does Asa find it impossible to tell Dave that he loves him?

8. How does Asa finally get the nice bedroom and why does Dave often walk in without knocking?

9. What are the conditions in which Asa does not force his mother to take her medication?

10. What position does Asa play on his Little League team and how good of a player is he?

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