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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 sarcastic.
(b) She is thrilled.
(c) She seems scared.
(d) She is cruel.

2. 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.

3. In terms of interacting with Asa, Dave can best be described as ___________________.
(a) a mentor.
(b) a bully.
(c) a saint.
(d) a hero.

4. On what part of Asa's body does Dave aim the baseball pitch?
(a) His arm.
(b) His leg.
(c) His head.
(d) His ribs.

5. How does Asa retaliate for Dave's throwing a baseball at him?
(a) He refuses to get in the car.
(b) He spills his Coke in Dave's car.
(c) He throws a ball at Dave's ribs.
(d) He hits a fast ball over Dave's head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean's friend give to Asa, wrapped in a napkin?

2. Why is Jean happy when Asa calls her?

3. Asa tells Dave that he keeps his bedroom door closed because ____________________.

4. Why can Dave and Asa not fix the car themselves?

5. Who is the boy who has declared his love for Jean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Asa's mother's psychological condition and what responsibility does Asa have for her on a daily basis?

2. Why does Asa have to pack his things on the day he tells Jean he loves her?

3. In what area do Asa and Dave build some sort of relationship?

4. What grade is Asa in in "What Hearts" and who is the girl he loves?

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

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

7. How does the story, "Out" begin and what is the content of the story?

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

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

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

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