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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. Asa knows that ______________ scrutinizes everything he does during a ballgame.
(a) Asa's mother.
(b) Dave.
(c) Coach Henderson.
(d) Mr. Chasen.

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

3. Dave always walks into Asa's room without knocking as though expecting to catch Asa ___________________.
(a) working on model airplanes.
(b) doing something wrong.
(c) napping.
(d) changing clothes.

4. Who is the catcher on the team in #103 who taunts Asa when he is up to bat?
(a) James Neal.
(b) James Hill.
(c) James Hall.
(d) James Norton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which sport does Dave not think much of when Asa asks him to help him?

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

4. What position does Asa play on his Little League Baseball team?

5. Asa finds a prescription bottle for _____________ on the bathroom floor.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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