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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Willie's accident?
(a) His ski falls off and hits him on top of the head when it flies up out of the water.
(b) The toe of the ski is caught under a wave and then flips back up to hit him in the forehead.
(c) He hits debris in the water and it flips up into his face.
(d) He loses his balance and the ski hits him in the back of the head when he falls forward.

2. With Sammy's help, what does Willie discover about his mind and his body?
(a) He can separate what he is thinking from what he is feeling.
(b) His mind and his body are just extensions of one another.
(c) He can use his mind to overcome his body.
(d) If his body does not work, he can live through his mind.

3. Where does Willie take Jenny when he wants to try to change their relationship?
(a) To his fishing hole.
(b) To the bleachers at the football field.
(c) To the baseball field.
(d) To a bluff overlooking the river.

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

5. What advice has the doctor given Willie about how he can get his body to work right again?
(a) He offers Willie a series of medications that can help him improve his balance.
(b) He tells him to try yoga and meditation as a therapy.
(c) He says to use it and see how much mobility he can regain.
(d) He says that nothing he does will help him return to normal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is wrong with Wilie's final pitch in the Crazy Horse Electric game?

3. In which city is Willie's bus delayed?

4. Why does Kam say that the Jo Boys should leave Willie's cane behind after they beat him up?

5. According to Willie's dad, how does a pitcher show respect to a powerful hitter?

(see the answer key)

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