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

2. To what city do Dave and Asa drive Asa's mother?
(a) Portland.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Greensboro.
(d) Raleigh.

3. 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 Quik-E-Freeze Cool Guys.
(c) The Portland Fire Department Flames.
(d) The HotHead Burritos Hot Heads.

4. Why does Dave need Asa's help in the night?
(a) Because Asa's mother took an overdose of sleeping pills.
(b) Because the basement is flooding.
(c) Because a friend needs a ride to the hospital.
(d) Because the storm has knocked the power out.

5. Who practices baseball with Asa when he and Dave no longer go together?
(a) Asa's father.
(b) Coach Henderson.
(c) Asa's mother.
(d) Mr. Kiley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Asa and his mother have to return home instead of going to Raleigh?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Asa likes words?

3. What is in the box that Asa hold on his lap during the ride from the old house to the new one?

4. Dave says that he did not love Asa at first because __________________.

5. How does Dave feel about baseball?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Asa's mother try to kill herself in one night?

2. What is Jean's surprising reaction to Asa's phone call, and why does Asa not get down about it?

3. Where do Dave and Asa take Asa's mother after she tried to commit suicide and what event will Asa miss as a result?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Dave not want Asa to get the nice upstairs bedroom in the new house?

10. What is so unusual about Asa's being in the same school for three years and what has Jean observed about Asa during this time?

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