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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Willie stay his first night in Oakland?
(a) On the bus driver's couch.
(b) Under an overpass.
(c) In a homeless shelter.
(d) In the police station.

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

3. What is Lacey's primary occupation?
(a) He is a bouncer at a nightclub.
(b) He is a pimp, or as he says, "human relations management."
(c) He is a security guard.
(d) He is the "muscle" for a crime family.

4. What does Johnny Rivers do in the bottom of the fifth inning in order to highlight the strength of Willie's pitching?
(a) He soaks his catching hand in ice between batters.
(b) He begs Willie to take it easy on him.
(c) He stuffs his catcher's mitt with socks because he says Willie is throwing so hard.
(d) He falls over backward when one of Willie's pitches hits his glove.

5. Why are Willie's arms and head trapped when he falls into the water?
(a) The boat drifts over top of him and traps him in the water.
(b) He gets wrapped up in the tow line when he goes under water.
(c) He is trapped under the ski.
(d) The life jacket is too large and it slips up, trapping his arms and head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Johnny laugh when Willie threatens to give him a nosebleed?

3. Why does Lacey agree to let Willie stay?

4. What kind of program brings Cyril Wheat to Coho, Montana?

5. Why does Cyril tell Willie that he doesn't "do dreams"?

(see the answer key)

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