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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does the umpire respond after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?
(a) He calls both coaches over and asks them to control their players.
(b) He gives Sal a warning and threatens to throw him out.
(c) He tells Johnny that he deserved it, and he had better be quiet now.
(d) He throws Sal out of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct.
2. Why does Marty offer Willie the pill?
(a) He says it will make him feel better; he should save it for when he really feels bad.
(b) He has always admired Willie and is trying to be his friend.
(c) He does not like Willie and is trying to get him into trouble.
(d) He is hoping that Willie will like it, and he can gain a new customer.
3. What caused the death of Willie's sister?
(a) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
(b) She was strangled by the cords on the blinds on her window.
(c) She died in a house fire.
(d) She fell down the stairs and broke her neck.
4. What is special about this trip to Salmon Lake?
(a) It is the last weekend of the summer that they will be able to get to the lake.
(b) It is Mrs. Weaver's first trip to the lake since the death of Willie's sister.
(c) It is the first trip out in Big Will's new boat.
(d) They are celebrating Willie's birthday.
5. What advice does Big Will give to Willie regarding his poor pass in the last football game?
(a) "Life is too short to make bad passes."
(b) "Never do less than your best just because you're playing an inferior team."
(c) "Any son of mine will not embarrass me with another poor play like that."
(d) "Always visualize the path the ball should take before you release your throw."
Short Answer Questions
1. What is wrong with Wilie's final pitch in the Crazy Horse Electric game?
2. What does Johnny Rivers do in the bottom of the fifth inning in order to highlight the strength of Willie's pitching?
3. Where has Jenny Blackburn been for the two weeks before school begins?
4. Why does Mr. Walker ask Willie to be the team-manager for girls' basketball?
5. Who was the first to find Willie's sister when she died?
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