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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Willie and his father stop during their motorcycle ride?
(a) They stop at Johnny Rivers' house.
(b) They stop at the top of the bluff overlooking the valley.
(c) They stop at the baseball field where the team practices.
(d) They stop at their favorite fishing spot on Corbut Creek.

2. How does Jenny make amends for upsetting her aunt?
(a) She and her family go to church on a Thursday night in order to "get the devil out" of her.
(b) She scrubs the kitchen and bathroom floors.
(c) She pulls weeds in her aunt's garden.
(d) She peels fifty potatoes for the church picnic.

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

4. How does the umpire respond after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?
(a) He gives Sal a warning and threatens to throw him out.
(b) He tells Johnny that he deserved it, and he had better be quiet now.
(c) He throws Sal out of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct.
(d) He calls both coaches over and asks them to control their players.

5. What is Willie's first mistake of the Crazy Horse Electric game?
(a) He throws a pitch in the dirt.
(b) He throws a wild pitch, and a runner advances from first to second base.
(c) He walks Sal Whitworth.
(d) He hits a batter, which puts a runner on base.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Willie and his father wear helmets when they ride the motorcycle?

2. What is special about this trip to Salmon Lake?

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

4. Why does Willie wish he had known how to perform CPR when he was twelve?

5. How does Sal Whitworth try to distract Willie while he is pitching?

(see the answer key)

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