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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 Dutch do when he sees Piney wearing a gun belt?
(a) He confiscates the gun, belt, and bullets.
(b) He removes the bullets.
(c) He confiscates the gun.
(d) He confiscates the gun and belt.

2. What idea does Henry get after the baby is born?
(a) To write a song.
(b) To play less games.
(c) To retire soon.
(d) To write a book.

3. Who does Henry inadvertently tell about Bruce's condition in Chapter 9?
(a) Kangaroo.
(b) Skeeter.
(c) Moose.
(d) Goose.

4. Who is Goose arguing with about the bullets in the gun at the party in Chapter 16?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Henry.
(c) Horse.
(d) Piney.

5. What does Bruce ask Henry to send him?
(a) The book Henry is writing.
(b) His baseball uniform.
(c) A scorecard from the games.
(d) His baseball cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dutch claim is the reason for the change in the team's playing?

2. In baseball, which does Bruce like better, hitting or catching?

3. How long after the attack is Bruce's birthday?

4. What is Bruce doing in the hospital when he is visited by Henry and the coaches on the day after his last game?

5. Based on Red's suggestion, what does Henry take the pills with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sid disappointed about the celebration from the night before in Chapter 16?

2. What decision does Henry make about life at the end of the book?

3. What is the difference in the way several players are treating Bruce since knowing about his illness?

4. What surprises does Bruce receive to celebrate his birthday?

5. Who selects the flowers to send to the funeral for Bruce's mother, and why?

6. Despite having a good season, what are some of the problems that the Mammoths are having in Chapter 9?

7. Why is the doctor delayed at getting to Bruce in Chapter 11, and how does Henry find out that Horse also knows about Bruce's condition?

8. Why is it particularly significant that Henry chews tobacco with Bruce?

9. How does Goose find out about Bruce's illness?

10. What causes Bruce to ask Henry to change his insurance policy?

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