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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. What song does Heather play after Bobby Kennedy is shot?
(a) The Long and Winding Road.
(b) Let It Be.
(c) Help!
(d) Eleanor Rigby.

2. In May, how long does the local newspaper report that the Yankee Stadium job will take?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

3. In May, when does Danny say that two of his great aunts immigrated from Poland?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1924.

4. How much does Holling think that Danny will spend on Mai Thi for Valentine's Day?
(a) $20.
(b) $15 or $16.
(c) $25.
(d) $17 or $18.

5. When Lieutenant Baker was hiding in the jungle near Khesanh, what did he eat?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) MREs.
(c) Chocolate bars.
(d) Insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. In March, how much does Mr. Hoodhood want to pay his daughter to work as a receptionist in his office?

2. What color is the car Mr. Hoodhood buys in May?

3. In March, when Mr. Vendleri comes to fix the ceiling tiles in Mrs. Baker's room, whose shoe is found?

4. In May, what does Mrs. Sidman say the month will be?

5. When does Mr. Hoodhood miss the evening news because he is preparing for the presentation of the Businessman of 1967 Award?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Baker say that the school has everyone practice for an atomic bomb drop?

2. What does Holling's father's concept of the new junior high look like?

3. What does Holling learn when he calls his father's office to see why is father is late to take him to the Yankees' opening game?

4. Why does Mrs. Baker stay behind after the Yankees' opening game?

5. At the beginning of March, what is happening at the Marine base at Khesanh base in Vietnam?

6. How does Mrs. Baker teach Holling to run?

7. What is Danny doing for Valentine's Day?

8. What does Mrs. Baker do when an atomic bomb drill comes during a Wednesday afternoon when all the other children are gone except Holling?

9. How did Lieutenant Baker survive when his helicopter was shot down?

10. How does Holling help his sister get back home?

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