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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cotter need a note for?
(a) To buy cigarettes for his father.
(b) To see the doctor.
(c) To excuse him from school.
(d) To buy beer for his father.

2. What does Brian want to talk about instead of baseball?
(a) The Second World War.
(b) Football.
(c) Cuba.
(d) The Cold War.

3. Who accuses Cotter of skipping school?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His mother.

4. What does Matt think has happened to their father?
(a) He is homeless.
(b) He has died.
(c) He's living in LA under an assumed name.
(d) He living and working in USSR.

5. What is the season in chapter three?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

6. What does Nick think has happened to his father?
(a) He is painting in France.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is living in LA.
(d) He is homeless.

7. Why does Lundy think there were 20,000 empty seats at the Dodger Giants World Series game?
(a) People thought the world wasn't going to last beyond the game.
(b) The world is about to go through a recession.
(c) People sensed something was happening on the other side of the world.
(d) They had been abducted by aliens.

8. What kind of company does Nick work for?
(a) A waste management company.
(b) An insurance company.
(c) A construction company.
(d) A car company.

9. What does Cotter find at the end of the game?
(a) A severed arm.
(b) The match ball.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A baseball bat.

10. At what kind of restaurant does Marvin eat in chapter four?
(a) Thai.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) British.

11. Where does Russ Hodges interview the players?
(a) On the diamond.
(b) In the commentary box.
(c) In the clubhouse.
(d) In the car lot.

12. Who does Brian buy condoms for?
(a) His brother.
(b) His son.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His father.

13. What magazine does Edgar read in this section?
(a) Time Magazine.
(b) Tomfoolery Magazine.
(c) Zoo Magazine.
(d) Timeout Magazine.

14. Where is Nick living in this section?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) New York.

15. Why is Marian upset when Nick tries to talk to her?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is fixing her car.
(c) She is trying to watch a film.
(d) She is reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author call the voice of the Giants?

2. What kind of car is the man driving across the desert?

3. What is the name of the Jackie Gleason program Nick's mother likes to watch?

4. What killer does this section introduce?

5. Who does Glassic say has the baseball from the Bobby Thomson game?

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