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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cody doing on Christmas Eve?
(a) Arguing with his father.
(b) Helping his mother who is sick.
(c) Arguing with his girlfriend.
(d) Making plans for the future.

2. What does coach tell Ben about Lambeer's class?
(a) To be careful the man uses grades as weapons.
(b) That Lambeer is beginning to like Ben.
(c) That Lambeer is too rigid to be a good teacher.
(d) That Ben is being talked about in the teacher's lounge.

3. What does Ben take Rudy?
(a) A Bible.
(b) More supplements.
(c) A poem about recovery.
(d) A bottle of wine.

4. What does Ben realize he does not want?
(a) His brother to be heartbroken.
(b) Life to end suddenly.
(c) Everyone crying over his death.
(d) His mother to know about his illness.

5. What does Ben's father see as a change in Ben?
(a) That Ben is more focused.
(b) That Ben seems to be fighting a lot of battles.
(c) That Ben seems depressed.
(d) That Ben is more moody.

6. What does Ben say he is willing to do?
(a) Talk to the mayor about the project first.
(b) Take whatever grade he receives.
(c) Write his congress person about the project.
(d) Do a shortened version of the project.

7. What does Dallas tell Ben about Joe Henry?
(a) Joe Henry is a genius.
(b) Joe Henry is her cousin.
(c) Joe Henry is her son, not her brother.
(d) Joe Henry is sick.

8. About what does Ben ask Coach?
(a) About the Coach's dead son.
(b) About why the Coach allowed Ben on the team.
(c) His girlfriend who had died.
(d) About playing in an impromtu game of hoops.

9. What does Ben ask in Coach's class?
(a) If he can change his book.
(b) If Coach would teach a truth he doesn't like.
(c) If he can write a paper instead of do a project.
(d) If he can quit coming.

10. What does Sylvia say about "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"?
(a) She has never heard of the book.
(b) She doesn't think anyone should be allowed to read it.
(c) She loves the book and has her own copy.
(d) She thinks the whole class should study it.

11. How does the coach feel about school work?
(a) He pushes his players to do well.
(b) He thinks it is more important than football.
(c) He is indifferent to it.
(d) He thinks football is more important.

12. What surprises Rudy?
(a) That Ben would give Rudy alcohol.
(b) That Ben would give him a Bible.
(c) That Ben has come back to see Rudy.
(d) That Ben is not in school.

13. Of what does Hey-Soos remind Ben?
(a) Ben is an adult.
(b) Hey-Soos is not human.
(c) Ben made his own choices.
(d) It is not too late to seek treatment.

14. What does Ben's new therapist threaten to do?
(a) Have Ben's parents arrested.
(b) Have Dr. Wagner investigated.
(c) Turn Ben in for refusing treatment.
(d) Tell Ben's parents.

15. What reason does Ben give for not telling Coach sooner?
(a) His relationship to Coach might have changed.
(b) Ben was not sure if he could trust Coach.
(c) Ben would not have been allowed to play football.
(d) Coach might have accidentally told Cody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben tell Dallas about the future?

2. How does Coach offer to help Ben?

3. What kind of list does Ben make?

4. When does Ben share his secret with Coach?

5. Who else besides Lambeer tries to change Ben's mind?

(see the answer keys)

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