1. How has Willie changed over the twelve months before the novel begins?
(a) He has gotten bigger, stronger, and better.
(b) He has learned to appreciate the gifts he has been given.
(c) He has learned that there is more to life than baseball.
(d) His voice has become squeaky and his face is full of acne.

2. Why does Willie have trouble asking Jenny to be his girlfriend?
(a) Willie's friends are always around, so he cannot speak to her in private.
(b) Willie is worried about ruining his long friendship with Jenny.
(c) Willie is not sure if he would really like to date her.
(d) Willie is nervous around Jenny and does not know how to talk to her.

3. When was Willie's first motorcycle ride with his father?
(a) When Willie was just a baby.
(b) Just after the death of Willie's sister.
(c) After Willie's first baseball game.
(d) This is his first ride with his father.

4. Which characters accompany Willie when he goes to speak to Mr. Samson?
(a) Johnny Rivers and Max Craig.
(b) Petey Shropshire and Jenny Blackburn.
(c) Jenny Blackburn and Coach Ivy.
(d) Eddie Single and Petey Shropshire.

5. How does Petey Shropshire manage to get on base as often as he does?
(a) He is small and crouches down so that his strike zone is small, so pitchers walk him.
(b) He is not very powerful, but he is able to hit the ball into the gaps between fielders.
(c) He is a powerful hitter with a high batting average.
(d) He irritates the pitchers until they hit him with a pitch.