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

2. What does Rudy share with Ben?
(a) Rudy's beliefs.
(b) That Rudy believes Ben will live.
(c) Rudy's emotional pain.
(d) The name of Rudy's family.

3. Who else besides Lambeer tries to change Ben's mind?
(a) His brother.
(b) The librarian.
(c) His father.
(d) The principal.

4. What is Dallas doing when Ben goes to her house?
(a) Practicing her cello.
(b) Making spaghetti for Joe Henry.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What does Coach say about the Malcolm X project?
(a) Coach admires Ben for sticking to his beliefs.
(b) Coach wishes Ben would confine it to the English class.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Coach does not understand why Ben is being so stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lambeer ask Ben in early December?

3. What does Sylvia say about "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"?

4. What did Rudy think Ben was going to do earlier?

5. What does Coach say about the question Ben asks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ben ask Coach about his book report, how does one of the students respond and what does Coach do to demonstrate democracy to the class?

4. What does Ben's family do for Thanksgiving?

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

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

7. Why does Ben go to see Rudy at three in the morning, and what does he find there?

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

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

10. Who is the first person Ben tells about his illness, what does he say to him and what is his response?

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