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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Everett feel during his incarceration that surprises him in Book Six?
(a) Patience.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

2. What is the name of the town where Everett settles?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Prakatitch.
(c) Shyashyakook.
(d) Ferney.

3. Who comes to take away Hugh's body?
(a) Uncle Marvin with his RV.
(b) The fire department.
(c) The ambulance.
(d) The morgue.

4. Which teacher mentors Peter in baseball at the high school?
(a) Coach Gant.
(b) Coach Clay.
(c) Coach Witzer.
(d) Coach Bunnel.

5. What nickname does Everett gain during his time at college?
(a) Hippie Churchill.
(b) Churchill Chance.
(c) Hippie Einstein.
(d) Megafarce.

6. How many pages is the letter Everett writes to Tasha and mails to her grandmother's address?
(a) 1.
(b) 211.
(c) 38.
(d) 174.

7. Why does Everett miss the message about Irwin's wedding and draft into the army?
(a) He gets the message, but he forgets about it.
(b) His roomate doesn't give him the message.
(c) He does not have a phone.
(d) He is at a week long sit-in.

8. After whom is Nash, the baby of Irwin and Linda, named?
(a) Irwin's car where he was conceived.
(b) A character from a novel.
(c) A famous baseball player.
(d) A relative of Linda's.

9. What is the name of the professor whom Everett debates publicly in front of a huge seminar of students?
(a) Dr. Mehta.
(b) Dr. Fields.
(c) Dr. Gurtzner.
(d) Professor Smith.

10. What does Irwin send to his mother when he believes he will not be coming home from Vietnam?
(a) A ring for Linda.
(b) His journal.
(c) A letter for Nash to read when he is old enough.
(d) His Bible.

11. What does Peter call his mental state while awaiting a pitch?
(a) Fast think.
(b) Quick think.
(c) No think.
(d) Slow think.

12. Who offers the prayer at Hugh's wake?
(a) Peter.
(b) Laura.
(c) Irwin.
(d) Durham.

13. How does Hugh request to be buried?
(a) He asks to be buried at sea.
(b) He wants to be cremated.
(c) He wants to be buried next to his mother.
(d) He has no preference about his burial.

14. What job does Irwin get when he first begins college?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Campus groundskeeper.
(c) Football water boy.
(d) Grocery shelves stocker.

15. What is Hugh's new baseball nickname that is given to him while pitching for the Tugboats?
(a) Papa Toe.
(b) Old Toe.
(c) Old Man Smoke.
(d) Smokey Toe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event causes Everett to spiral into depression and misery in Book Five?

2. Who attends the opening night of Everett's play?

3. What is unique about Hugh's last pitch?

4. According to Hugh in Book Five, what does W.P. stand for?

5. What name does Natasha want to give her baby?

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