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Bang the Drum slowly questions

1.

Bruce and Katie want Henry to do something, but he is reluctant. What is Henry reluctant to do?

	a.	Loan Katie and Bruce money to furnish an apartment.
	b.	Change the beneficiary for Bruce's life insurance policy.
	c.	Ask Dutch not to trade Bruce.
	d.	Get Bruce a guest spot on a television show.

2.

1. What is the sex of Henry and Holly's baby?

   	a.	Boy
   	b.	Undetermined
   	c.	Girl
   	d.	The novel does not provide that information

3.

Shortly after the All-Star break, a major event occurs in Bruce's family. What is that event?

	a.	His mother dies.
	b.	His father retires.
	c.	His brother breaks into the big leagues.
	d.	His childhood home burns down.

4.

Henry writes that though Bruce caught every day between Chicago and Labor Day, he wasn't a good catcher. Why was Bruce not a good catcher, according to Henry?

	a.	He was too stiff to block balls in the dirt.
	b.	He was left-handed, and left-handed catchers have trouble throwing out runners at second.
	c.	He loved hitting, not catching, and consequently did not direct the game as a catcher should.
	d.	He was too slow a runner.

5.

From where does Red Traphagen return to catch for the Mammoths?

	a.	Pensacola, Florida
	b.	Kansas City, Missouri
	c.	San Francisco, California
	d.	Denver, Colorado

6.

At a restaurant, Katie introduces Henry to a young woman whose name is not given, but who had won a title in some sort of beauty contest. What was her title?

	a.	Miss Congeniality
	b.	Miss Industrial Progress
	c.	Miss Delaware 1952
	d.	Miss America 1947

7.

Piney Woods' nickname is:

	a.	The Motorcycle Madman
	b.	The good hope from Good Hope
	c.	The Georgia Peach
	d.	Six-Shooter Slim

8.

1. On what day did Bruce die?

   	a.	October 7
   	b.	September 21
   	c.	December 25
   	d.	His date of death is not provided by the novel.

9.

Which of the following best paraphrases Mark Harris's answer to the question of whether religion plays a role in Bang the Drum Slowly? (The interview can be found in the Week Ten Material folder.)

	a.	He does not have a religious mindset, and is unsure of whether God and the afterlife exist.
	b.	He is an atheist, and does not believe in a higher realm or spiritual life.
	c.	He believes in a loving God whose ways are mysterious, but ultimately oriented toward the good.
	d.	He is certain that Bruce goes to heaven, and enjoys eternal peace and happiness.

10.

Which of the following best paraphrases Mark Harris's answer to the question of whether religion plays a role in Bang the Drum Slowly? (The interview can be found in the Week Ten Material folder.)

	a.	He does not have a religious mindset, and is unsure of whether God and the afterlife exist.
	b.	He is an atheist, and does not believe in a higher realm or spiritual life.
	c.	He believes in a loving God whose ways are mysterious, but ultimately oriented toward the good.
	d.	He is certain that Bruce goes to heaven, and enjoys eternal peace and happiness.

Answer 1

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