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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jean react when Asa declares his love?

2. What does Dave say to Asa when Asa sees him in the backyard?

3. What beverage has Dave made in the middle of the night?

4. When are Asa and his mother moving out of the house?

5. What color of eyes does the girl in #140 have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Asa's mother start practicing baseball with Asa and what is she shocked to see when Asa's is shirtless one day?

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. Why do Asa and his mother not end up moving into the apartment in Raleigh?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Asa. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Asa's method of making friends when he goes to a new school. What tricks does Asa employ to learn about new people? What does Asa know about how to treat people that most other kids his age do not know?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Bruce Brooks' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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