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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Asa love about playing baseball?
(a) Wearing the uniform.
(b) Singing the national anthem.
(c) Being on deck.
(d) Getting ice cream after the game.

2. What is the opposing team in Asa's Little League game?
(a) Zapp's Electricians.
(b) Table Top Bakery.
(c) Art's Deli.
(d) Just Inn Time B&B.

3. Asa is surprised that the girl in #140 know what about him?
(a) That he is painfully shy.
(b) That he grew up in California.
(c) That he knows how to ride a motorcycle.
(d) That he knows how to get to know people.

4. Who is in the stands watching Asa's Little League game?
(a) His mother and stepfather.
(b) His mother and father.
(c) His mother and grandfather.
(d) His mother and grandmother.

5. Where does Asa find Jean alone so that he can tell her that he loves her?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) A classroom.
(c) The soccer field.
(d) A hallway.

6. Why does Dave need Asa's help in the night?
(a) Because the basement is flooding.
(b) Because Asa's mother took an overdose of sleeping pills.
(c) Because the storm has knocked the power out.
(d) Because a friend needs a ride to the hospital.

7. What does Dave do one day during baseball practice when he becomes annoyed with Asa?
(a) Refuses to throw.
(b) Hits Asa with a baseball.
(c) Stomps off the field.
(d) Curses at Asa.

8. Who is the boy who has declared his love for Jean?
(a) Robert Pontiac.
(b) Raymond Prod.
(c) Randy Pickerel.
(d) Richard Preston.

9. What grade is Asa in at the beginning of this story?
(a) 7th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 5th.

10. Why does Asa's mother not want to take her pills anymore?
(a) She thinks she is better now.
(b) She doesn't like the weight gain.
(c) She doesn't want to live in a fog.
(d) She doesn't like to spend the money on them.

11. Who is Jean's best friend?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Susan.
(c) Linda.
(d) Brenda.

12. What is Asa's mother shocked to see on his body?
(a) A cut.
(b) A tattoo.
(c) A scar.
(d) A bruise.

13. What stops Asa from initiating contact with Jean when he sees her?
(a) He knows he will be moving again soon.
(b) He is painfully shy.
(c) He thinks she is too girly.
(d) He is afraid he lacks knowledge about loving.

14. Asa wishes Dave would respect his __________________.
(a) humor.
(b) intelligence.
(c) artistic talent.
(d) athletic ability.

15. What does Asa look at closely after he talks to Jean?
(a) Jean's picture.
(b) His shoes.
(c) A love letter.
(d) The candy hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Asa telephone when he returns home?

2. What does Jean do when the teacher announces that Asa is leaving?

3. What does Asa ask his mother one day after he comes home from school?

4. Why can Dave and Asa not fix the car themselves?

5. What do Dave and Asa's mother do when they return home?

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