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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. When Peter goes to visit Everett in Seattle on his way back to Harvard, where do they meet?
(a) At the library.
(b) At a bar called Van Gogos.
(c) At a concert.
(d) At the airport.

2. Which family friend joins Irwin and Peter first in the woodstoves venture?
(a) Bull Durham.
(b) Elder Beal.
(c) Uncle Truman.
(d) Roy.

3. What addition to the Chance family and friends from Camas intimidates Major Keys?
(a) A news anchor and camera man.
(b) A medical doctor.
(c) The local mayor.
(d) A trio of disgruntled churchmen.

4. Who helps Hugh answer all of his mail as his secretary?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Peter.
(c) Kincaid.
(d) Bet.

5. What is the name of the church Irwin and Linda have been attending?
(a) They haven't been attending church.
(b) Seattle's Seventh Day Adventist Church.
(c) McKenzie River Chruch.
(d) Descent of the Dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Irwin and Linda get married?

2. Why have Irwin and Linda been unable to marry earlier in the novel?

3. Where do they first find cancer in Hugh?

4. What are the "scriptures of baseball"?

5. What summer job does Everett take in Victoria to help him get through the winter in Book Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one positive thing that Irwin writes to Bet about during his first week in Vietnam?

2. What reason does Peter give Laura for taking a job at the mill in Chapter 5?

3. What horrible event in Linda's past makes her afraid to live alone after Irwin leaves for the army?

4. What position does Ty Daniels and the rest of the Portland Tug team take towards Hugh when he throws his last wild pitch and leaves the team?

5. How does Everett's 211 page letter eventually reach Natasha?

6. What event heals the relationship between Everett and his mother in Book Five?

7. When Everett receives Natasha's letter proclaiming her love, how does he respond?

8. After going into hiding after burning his draft card, which event causes Everett to question his identity and value?

9. What does Laura plan to do at church in Chapter 8, and what ends up happening instead?

10. What tradition do Peter and Everett have that was inspired by the Glass brothers in Salinger's novel Franny & Zooey?

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