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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. Which Little League team has not scored a single run in the first four games of the season?
(a) The Pins Bowling Alley Strikers.
(b) The Portland Fire Department Flames.
(c) The Quik-E-Freeze Cool Guys.
(d) The HotHead Burritos Hot Heads.

2. Asa wishes Dave would respect his __________________.
(a) athletic ability.
(b) humor.
(c) artistic talent.
(d) intelligence.

3. What does Jean say to Asa when he mentions the items in #176?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Me too.
(c) I meant every word.
(d) What hearts.

4. Who is the boy who has declared his love for Jean?
(a) Raymond Prod.
(b) Richard Preston.
(c) Robert Pontiac.
(d) Randy Pickerel.

5. From what illness does Asa's mother suffer?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Muscular Dystrophy.
(d) Clinical depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asa knows that ______________ scrutinizes everything he does during a ballgame.

2. What book is Asa reading in his room one Saturday morning when Dave walks in unannounced?

3. What is the opposing team in Asa's Little League game?

4. What stops Asa from initiating contact with Jean when he sees her?

5. What is the name of the hospital where Asa's mother is being taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Asa love Jean and how has loving her changed his life?

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

3. What does Asa's mother tell him about love when he tells her that he is in love with someone?

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

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

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

7. What is the nature of Asa's mother's illness and what impact has it had on Asa's transient life?

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

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

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

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