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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. From what illness does Asa's mother suffer?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Clinical depression.
(d) Muscular Dystrophy.
2. Dave always walks into Asa's room without knocking as though expecting to catch Asa ___________________.
(a) doing something wrong.
(b) changing clothes.
(c) napping.
(d) working on model airplanes.
3. Why can Dave and Asa not fix the car themselves?
(a) The spare tire is also flat.
(b) They don't know how to change a tire.
(c) They do not have a tire jack.
(d) There is no spare tire.
4. What is Asa's mother shocked to see on his body?
(a) A bruise.
(b) A cut.
(c) A scar.
(d) A tattoo.
5. How old is Asa in this story?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.
Short Answer Questions
1. What grade is Asa in at the beginning of this story?
2. Why does Asa's mother not want to take her pills anymore?
3. Asa thinks Dave is like a/an ____________________ when it comes to parenting.
4. Who is Jean's best friend?
5. What is Dave holding when he enters Asa's room unannounced one Saturday morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the name of Asa's Little League team and who are they playing in the game in Chapter 3?
2. What is Asa's mother's psychological condition and what responsibility does Asa have for her on a daily basis?
3. How does Asa's mother try to kill herself in one night?
4. How does the story, "Out" begin and what is the content of the story?
5. How does the author let the reader have some sympathy for Dave as a result of his relationship with Asa's mother?
6. Who gives Asa the candy hearts and how is the loving mood broken by the teacher's announcement?
7. Why does Asa love Jean and how has loving her changed his life?
8. What grade is Asa in in "What Hearts" and who is the girl he loves?
9. In what area do Asa and Dave build some sort of relationship?
10. How does Dave injure Asa during baseball practice and what does Asa do to retaliate?
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