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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben's father do for a living?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Fireman.
(c) Mail carrier.
(d) Runs a small mail and freight business.

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

3. What does Ben's therapist encourage him to do?
(a) Joke a lot.
(b) Get treatment.
(c) Talk to his parents.
(d) Stay on task.

4. What kind of vehicle did the coach give Ben?
(a) A 1941 Chevy pickup.
(b) A land rover.
(c) A jeep.
(d) A Toyota.

5. Why did Ben's parents hold him back in school?
(a) So he could grow.
(b) He was not talking yet.
(c) He was sick when he was suppose to start school.
(d) He learned to read late.

6. What does Hey-Soos say is a big thing to Ben?
(a) That Ben stuck with Dallas when she told him about her uncle.
(b) That Dallas wants to marry Ben.
(c) That Ben can have a child with Dallas.
(d) That Ben will not die a virgin.

7. What does Rudy show Ben when he stops by his room?
(a) That he has a copy of Malcolm X's book, too.
(b) Rudy's football trophy from high school.
(c) His crucifix from being a priest.
(d) His journal that he writes in daily.

8. What does Lambeer say to Ben about Malcolm X's book?
(a) That Malcolm was a liar.
(b) That Malcolm did not write the book.
(c) That is was a great book.
(d) That Malcolm had very radical ideas.

9. What does Ben plan to win in his senior year?
(a) The annual golf tournament.
(b) The most valuable player on the football teach.
(c) A scholarship to Harvard.
(d) The state cross country meet.

10. What bothers Ben about his relationship with Dallas?
(a) Whether he is good enough for her.
(b) That she is so smart.
(c) Wondering who her last boyfriend was.
(d) Leaving her.

11. What does Ben want to do with his teachers in his senior year?
(a) Hold them accountable for the education he receives.
(b) Try to make them quit teaching.
(c) Get to know them as friends.
(d) Get them to be a little easier on the students.

12. In what state in the United States does Ben live?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

13. Where do the players go after the coach talks to them?
(a) A special luncheon.
(b) To the practice field.
(c) To his house for dinner.
(d) Home.

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

15. What does Ben say is the reasons he plays football so well?
(a) He played pro ball in a previous life.
(b) He does not think he plays all that well.
(c) He is highly focused.
(d) It is about strategy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ben tell Dallas he is planning to go?

2. What changes the Horseshoe Bend game on the day of the game?

3. Why do Cody and Ben come out of the Horseshoe Bend game heroes?

4. What does Coach want Ben to clear up before he plays football?

5. What does Ben do after he drives home from the doctor's office?

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