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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. Who is sending Bruce false letters from the insurance company?
2. How does Holly react to Henry's idea of only pretending to change the beneficiary of Bruce's insurance?
3. How many games is the team playing in Boston in Chapter 17?
4. How can Henry tell that Sid might know about Bruce's condition?
5. How does Dutch's wife learn about Bruce's condition?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which question does Dutch repeatedly ask Bruce, and why?
2. When does Bruce leave the team to go back home?
3. Where is Henry when he learns that Holly is having the baby, and how does it inspire him?
4. What decision does Henry make about life at the end of the book?
5. What is Bruce's reaction to the passing of his mother?
6. Despite having a good season, what are some of the problems that the Mammoths are having in Chapter 9?
7. How does Dutch finally discover the truth about Bruce's condition in Chapter 14?
8. Why are the players complaining about time, and how does Bruce respond to their complaints?
9. What surprises does Bruce receive to celebrate his birthday?
10. How does Henry describe Bruce's last hit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Loyalty is a main theme in Bang the Drum Slowly.
1) Explain why loyalty is a strong theme for fictional literature.
2) Describe three examples of how Henry's loyalty for Bruce is displayed in the book.
3) Analyze the importance of loyalty, how it is earned, and what it represents for people.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Henry and Katie, their intentions, the influence they both have on Bruce, and their opposition to each other in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the relevance of perception vs. reality in the book by describing the reputation of three characters, how those characters would like to be perceived, and when/if the perception of a person is important in reality.
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