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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the story that Henry tells Dutch, why did he and Bruce go to Bruce's parents' house?
(a) To go hunting.
(b) To get away from the city.
(c) To visit Bruce's parents.
(d) To help Bruce's parents with farm work.

2. What do Henry and Holly say when Henry calls collect from the road in Chapter 2?
(a) Code names.
(b) Their own names.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Ridiculous names.

3. Where does Henry have coffee with the stewardess in Chapter 1?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Fort Wayne.
(d) Dayton.

4. What is Dutch's reaction to Bruce's explanation of why he stole the base?
(a) He is impressed.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is surprised.
(d) He is confused.

5. What is Henry's initial reaction to what the doctors tell him about Bruce in Chapter 1?
(a) He is upset.
(b) He is quiet.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is nervous.

6. How long does Holly stay in Chapter 4?
(a) For the rest of the visit.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) One day.

7. Besides selling insurance and playing baseball, what does Henry do?
(a) He is writing a novel that will be published.
(b) He is writing a novel, but does not have a publisher.
(c) He writes for a sports magazine.
(d) He writes a sports column for a newspaper.

8. What do Bruce's parents do to pass the time while sitting on their front porch?
(a) Read books and drink water.
(b) Swat flies, read books, and drink water.
(c) Swat flies and read books.
(d) Swat flies and drink water.

9. Which position does Dutch have on the team?
(a) Assistant Manager.
(b) Manager.
(c) Batting Coach.
(d) Pitching Coach.

10. In what way does the group read and discuss each piece of mail in Chapter 4?
(a) Barely.
(b) Repeatedly.
(c) Carefully.
(d) Briefly.

11. How long does the group wait for the mail each morning in Chapter 4?
(a) One hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) A few hours.
(d) Several hours.

12. How are the rules of Tegwar invented?
(a) Before the game is played.
(b) As the game is played.
(c) Before the game is played and in the middle of the game.
(d) In the middle of the game.

13. What does Henry receive during the contract negotiations?
(a) A bonus.
(b) The team will pay his taxes.
(c) Extended vacation days.
(d) Exntended vacation days, a bonus, and the team will pay his taxes.

14. Which decades did Bruce help his father with farm work?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1920s and 1930s.
(d) 1930s and 1940s.

15. How does Holly react to Henry's joking when he tells her about Bruce's condition?
(a) She is appalled.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is surprised.
(d) She is confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which day does Henry receive the phone call in Chapter 1?

2. Who is wondering why Bruce is being played in the games?

3. Different from the earlier location given in the book, which of these is actually Bruce's hometown?

4. What does Henry label the doctors after hearing about Bruce's condition?

5. How is Henry pitching after gaining weight?

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