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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Willie's bus ticket will take him to which city?
(a) Oakland.
(b) Portland.
(c) Spokane.
(d) San Francisco.

2. What offer does Lacey give to Willie that, according to Lacey, is "the best offer in town"?
(a) He offers to send him to school in Oakland.
(b) He offers him money to buy a bus ticket back to Montana.
(c) He offers to get him a job at the bus terminal.
(d) He offers him a job working for him.

3. How does Willie retaliate after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?
(a) He refuses to pitch to Sal.
(b) He charges off the mound and tackles Sal to the ground.
(c) He drives a hard fastball into Sal's toe.
(d) He aims a high fastball right at Sal's head.

4. 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 protesting that he is not hurt and does not need to go.
(d) He is mumbling incoherently and staring out of the window.

5. According to Willie's dad, how does a pitcher show respect to a powerful hitter?
(a) By pushing the powerful batters back off the plate with tough pitches.
(b) By waiting to pitch until the batter is fully prepared.
(c) By walking the powerful batters in order to pitch to a weaker batter.
(d) By always giving the powerful batters his best stuff.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Petey Shropshire manage to get on base as often as he does?

2. Why does Willie's mom warn him about "fast things"?

3. Under what name is Willie traveling?

4. Who joins Willie's family on the trip to the lake?

5. What advice does Big Will give to Willie regarding his poor pass in the last football game?

(see the answer key)

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