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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. To what does Hey-Soos compare life?
(a) A play.
(b) An action movie.
(c) A video game.
(d) A television series.

2. What does Hey-Soos say about people?
(a) They are not always what you expect.
(b) They are only going to die in the end.
(c) They do not care about themselves enough.
(d) They are superficial.

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

4. What does Rudy confess to Ben?
(a) He is a child molester.
(b) He was kicked out of the priesthood for being gay.
(c) He was never a priest.
(d) He was raped by his uncle.

5. What does Ben decide about companionship when he is talking to Hey-Soos?
(a) He thinks Hey-Soos will greet him on the other side.
(b) He likes having a spirit guide.
(c) He wants someone real to talk with him.
(d) He wants to meet any of Hey-Soos' friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ben sent to the library for the rest of his class with Mr. Lambeer?

2. What assignment does the therapist give Ben?

3. Why does Ben say he will continue to visit Rudy?

4. What does Hey-Soos point out to Ben when Ben says he wants an ordinary senior year?

5. What does Rudy share with Ben?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cody say to Ben after he tells him of his illness?

2. Where does Ben go after school almost everyday and what does he do there? How does Dallas feel about what he says about Joe Henry?

3. How does Ben tell Dallas his secret, and what is her reaction?

4. What other school official becomes involved in the debate about Ben's project, what does this official do and what does Ben tell him?

5. What does Lambeer tell Ben about Ben's project and what is Ben's response?

6. Where does Ben stop after leaving Rudy's, and what does he find out there?

7. What does Rudy tell Ben is the reason he is an alcoholic?

8. What team beats Ben's football team in late November, and why might they have been beaten?

9. What does Rudy's note to Ben say and what is Ben's response?

10. What do Ben and Hey-Soos talk about in their first conversation after the Coach's demonstration?

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