1. What is special about this trip to Salmon Lake?
(a) It is the last weekend of the summer that they will be able to get to the lake.
(b) They are celebrating Willie's birthday.
(c) It is Mrs. Weaver's first trip to the lake since the death of Willie's sister.
(d) It is the first trip out in Big Will's new boat.

2. What is Willie doing as he is rushed to the hospital?
(a) He is lying unconscious in the back seat with Jenny and his mother.
(b) He is holding his head and whimpering in pain.
(c) He is mumbling incoherently and staring out of the window.
(d) He is protesting that he is not hurt and does not need to go.

3. How does Willie feel about his meeting with Cyril Wheat?
(a) Willie resents the fact that Cyril is making him talk and is angry.
(b) Willie feels completely empty inside and cannot describe his emotions.
(c) Willie is glad that he came and feels relieved to have someone to talk to.
(d) Willie is not sure how he feels because he is not sure whether he trusts Cyril.

4. What does Willie plan to tell the therapist (Cyril Wheat) as he is waiting in the office?
(a) He plans to keep quiet and not utter a word.
(b) He plans to ask him if he can bring his parents to the next session.
(c) Willie plans to tell him that everything is OK now and he does not need help.
(d) He plans to explain why he took the pill and ask for help.

5. Why does Willie wait in the bathroom for a while after his shower?
(a) He is afraid that Lacey is angry and might hurt him.
(b) He is trying to remember where he is.
(c) He has not decided where he is going and is not yet ready to face Lacey.
(d) He is waiting for Lacey to leave for work.