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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Walker ask Willie to be the team-manager for girls' basketball?
(a) He knows that Willie has an extensive knowledge of basketball.
(b) He has heard that Willie is interested in the job.
(c) Willie's father has asked Mr. Walker to offer the job to Willie.
(d) He thinks that being around athletics will make Willie feel better.

3. How are Willie and Lacey able to see Lacey's son?
(a) They sneak through the service entrance.
(b) They get special permission from the judge.
(c) They sign in at the visitor's desk and claim to be distant relatives.
(d) They climb over the hospital fence and peek in the window.

4. Why does Willie feel sad when he is sitting with Jenny at the party?
(a) He is jealous of her because she still has all of her athletic ability.
(b) He knows that eventually she will lose interest in him and leave him.
(c) He is sad that she will spend the rest of her life with a "cripple."
(d) He is no longer interested in her, but does not know how to tell her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marty offer Willie the pill?

2. What causes Willie to experience the odd dream about Promontory Point and the Crazy Horse Electric game?

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

4. How does Johnny react when he discovers that Marty has given drugs to Willie?

5. Why do the other kids at Johnny's party not drink the beer that Marty and his friends bring?

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