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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. Asa has been in his current school for how many years?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

2. What beverage has Dave made in the middle of the night?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

3. Counting the new house in this story, how many houses has Asa lived in during his life?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

4. Who is the catcher on the team in #103 who taunts Asa when he is up to bat?
(a) James Neal.
(b) James Hall.
(c) James Hill.
(d) James Norton.

5. What is Jean's demeanor when Asa calls him?
(a) Glum.
(b) Distracted.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Asa telephone when he returns home?

2. What does Asa tell Jean that will always mean something to him?

3. What sports do Asa and Dave build their relationship on?

4. Where had Asa's mother been for the last year?

5. When are Asa and his mother moving out of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Asa find it impossible to tell Dave that he loves him?

2. What sport does Dave not like very much but he agrees to help Asa practice so Asa can try out for a team?

3. Describe the encounter between Dave and Asa in the backyard on the night before Asa leaves?

4. What is the nature of Asa's mother's illness and what impact has it had on Asa's transient life?

5. How does the story, "Out" begin and what is the content of the story?

6. What does Asa's mother tell him about love when he tells her that he is in love with someone?

7. What is so unusual about Asa's being in the same school for three years and what has Jean observed about Asa during this time?

8. Why does Asa's mother decide that she no longer wants to take her antidepressant medication?

9. Why does Dave not want Asa to get the nice upstairs bedroom in the new house?

10. Why does Asa have to pack his things on the day he tells Jean he loves her?

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