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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Petey Shropshire stay close to the adults in the school?
(a) He struggles in school and needs extra help from all of his teachers.
(b) He is a victim of bullies and stays close to adults for protection.
(c) He does not get along with others his own age and prefers the company of adults.
(d) He has found that if he helps the teachers out, they give him better grades.

2. How does the Crazy Horse Electric game end?
(a) Willie strikes Sal Whitworth out.
(b) Sal Whitworth pops the ball up, and Johnny Rivers catches it for the last out.
(c) Willie catches a line drive and throws the ball to the first baseman for a double play.
(d) Sal Whitworth hits a long fly ball, but Petey Shropshire catches it at the fence.

3. How does Willie feel when he rides with his father on the motorcycle?
(a) Willie feels extremely close to his father, but cannot express this.
(b) Willie feels resentment that his father will not allow him to ride alone.
(c) Willie is embarrassed that one of his friends may see him on the back of the bike.
(d) Willie is sad that his father seems to take such needless risks.

4. What evidence does Jenny give to her aunt to prove that the woman on the religious channel is not really crying?
(a) She says that even though the woman is sobbing, she is not producing tears.
(b) The woman's makeup remains perfect.
(c) The woman goes from a sobbing to singing without pausing.
(d) She says, "when people cry for real, there's snot," but the woman does not produce snot when she cries.

5. When do Wilie and his father take an evening motorcycle ride?
(a) On the night before the Crazy Horse Electric game.
(b) On the night after the Crazy Horse Electric game.
(c) On the Thursday before the Crazy Horse Electric game.
(d) On the Monday before the Crazy Horse Electric game.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how much time has passed since Willie's accident?

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

3. How does the crowd react to the end of the Crazy Horse Electric game?

4. Why does Marty offer Willie the pill?

5. How long does Willie hide out before he finds the courage to leave his house?

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