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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. Who is Arrabelle Smalls?
(a) Arrabelle is Bull's sister.
(b) Arrabelle is Varney's wife.
(c) Arrabelle is the Meechams' new maid.
(d) Arrabelle is the Meechams' neighbor.

2. What is the center of Ravenel's gossip community?
(a) Hobie's Grill.
(b) The library.
(c) Mac's Diner.
(d) The post office.

3. Why does Ansley dislike the car Ben is driving?
(a) Ben is driving Bull's squadron car and it is covered in glow-in-the-dark stickers with the squadron's name on them.
(b) Ben is driving his bicycle and Ansley thinks it is childish.
(c) Ben is driving Toomer's cart and Ansley believes it is below her station in society.
(d) Ben is driving his mother's station wagon, which is filled with Ben's brother and sister's toys and things.

4. What does Lillian give Ben on his birthday?
(a) A handmade scarf and mitten set.
(b) A letter outlining all his best qualities.
(c) A new car.
(d) A new basketball.

5. Where is the family moving to?
(a) Ravenel, South Carolina.
(b) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(c) New York City, New York.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bull take Ben after breakfast?

2. How do the children react to Bull's injury?

3. What does Bull call Southerners?

4. Who does Ansley leave Ben to hang out with?

5. When does Lillian say she will leave Bull?

Short Essay Questions

1. Bull gives a speech to the officers in his new squad. What does Bull tell them?

2. Who comes to Ben's aid after school when Red and his brothers attack him?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Bull do to wake his family? Why?

4. How does Bull react when he loses the basketball game against Ben?

5. Why are the Meecham children less than enthusiastic about their father's return after a year's deployment?

6. Why does Mary Anne believe neither she nor Ben will ever be writers?

7. Why does Lillian defend Bull?

8. Why does Bull refuse to discuss with Lillian his assignment to fly over Cuba?

9. Why does a Naval officer threaten to file a conduct report against Bull?

10. Why does Bull take Ben out to Biddle Island Marine Training Depot?

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