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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Willie to experience the odd dream about Promontory Point and the Crazy Horse Electric game?
(a) He is watching a Pink Floyd video on TV and his imagination takes over.
(b) He falls alseep on the sofa while he waits for Jenny to return.
(c) His mind is wandering as he overhears a group of friends talking about the game.
(d) He has taken acid and is having a "bad trip."

2. What phrase does Willie say is written across the faces of the homeless people in the bus terminal?
(a) "Lost Cause."
(b) "Abandon Hope."
(c) "Hopeless."
(d) "Go Away."

3. What is the cause of Lacey's son's brain damage?
(a) He lost oxygen when he was a baby because Lacey left him locked in a hot car.
(b) He was hurt in an accident when Lacey was driving drunk and crashed the car.
(c) Lacey beat him nearly to death.
(d) He was stuck in the birth canal too long during labor.

4. What is the gang leader doing when Willie approaches?
(a) He is spinning and kicking as he stands on the back of a concrete bench.
(b) He is cleaning his fingernails with a switchblade knife.
(c) He is leaning against the bus stop pole watching Willie approach.
(d) He is shooting pennies against the curb.

5. How does Johnny react when he discovers that Marty has given drugs to Willie?
(a) He begins to panic and starts shaking Willie.
(b) He yells at Jenny for not staying with Willie.
(c) He runs for the phone to call for an ambulance.
(d) He grabs Marty and beats him until he is bleeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kam say that the Jo Boys should leave Willie's cane behind after they beat him up?

2. Why does Marty offer Willie the pill?

3. How does the bus driver try to help Willie when he realizes that the Jo Boys are after him?

4. Why do the Jo Boys attack Willie?

5. In what way has Willie's accident affected the way that he views Marty?

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