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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben decide to do about his illness?
(a) Start the treatments after Christmas.
(b) Take supplements, eat healthy and sleep well.
(c) Go to a faith healer.
(d) Start the treatments immediately.

2. Why does Ben think his relationship with Dallas is getting complicated?
(a) Sooner used to date her.
(b) Cody likes her.
(c) He thinks he loves her.
(d) She might be pregnant.

3. What does Dallas ask Ben at lunch in Chapter 7?
(a) If he enjoyed sex with her.
(b) Why he is reading Malcolm X's autobiography.
(c) When they are going out again.
(d) If he plans to stay on the football team.

4. What does Ben talk to Hey-Soos about in Chapter 6?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His illness.
(d) His time with Dallas.

5. What does Ben think when he sees everything in a new light at the dance?
(a) It may end up being the best night of his life.
(b) He wants to start treatments.
(c) He wants to get Dallas pregnant.
(d) He is ready to die.

6. What affect does grueling practices have on the football team?
(a) The team is getting too tired.
(b) The players are becoming resentful.
(c) The team as a whole are making poor grades in school.
(d) They are winning their games.

7. What subject does Mr. Lambeer teach?
(a) U.S. government and current events.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Geography.

8. What does Ben explain to Dr. Wagner?
(a) He doesn't talk to the doctor about dying.
(b) That he is going to look for treatments.
(c) That Ben always knew he was going to die young.
(d) That he thought he would live to be a hundred.

9. Where does Dr. Wagner take Ben in August?
(a) New York.
(b) Provo, Utah.
(c) Denver.
(d) Salt Lake City.

10. How old is Ben at the beginning of this book?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) It is unknown.

11. What does Ben's father say about his wife's illness?
(a) He will leave after the boys leave.
(b) He is thinking about divorce.
(c) He may have to have her committed.
(d) He will stick by her to the end.

12. What does coach tell Ben about his truck?
(a) He needs to put on a new starter.
(b) It needs a new muffler.
(c) It looks good.
(d) It needs to be washed and waxed.

13. How does Ben view dating Dallas Suzuki?
(a) She is in the out crowd.
(b) She is way out of his league.
(c) It would be boring to date her.
(d) He has not desire to date Dallas.

14. What does Hey-Soos tell Ben about his time on earth?
(a) He will not finish his whole list.
(b) He will not die as quickly as the doctors think.
(c) He will have time to do what he needs to do.
(d) His time on earth was supposed to be longer.

15. When did Cody become the school quarterback?
(a) In his senior year.
(b) In his sophomore year.
(c) He is not the quarterback.
(d) In his junior year.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state in the United States does Ben live?

2. What does the coach remind the players of in his first talk to them?

3. What bothers Ben about his relationship with Dallas?

4. How long does Dallas want Ben to stay when he goes to her house in Chapter 9?

5. What does Ben say is the reasons he plays football so well?

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