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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Petey Shropshire manage to get on base as often as he does?
(a) He is not very powerful, but he is able to hit the ball into the gaps between fielders.
(b) He irritates the pitchers until they hit him with a pitch.
(c) He is a powerful hitter with a high batting average.
(d) He is small and crouches down so that his strike zone is small, so pitchers walk him.
2. Why does Mr. Weaver want Willie to pay attention to every detail leading up to the game?
(a) He wants Willie to have a strong memory to rely on, like his own memory of the Rose Bowl game.
(b) He is worried that Willie is not really focused on the game.
(c) He is worried that the Crazy Horse Electric team will be difficult to beat.
(d) He has a feeling that something is going to go wrong.
3. How does the Crazy Horse Electric game end?
(a) Willie catches a line drive and throws the ball to the first baseman for a double play.
(b) Sal Whitworth hits a long fly ball, but Petey Shropshire catches it at the fence.
(c) Sal Whitworth pops the ball up, and Johnny Rivers catches it for the last out.
(d) Willie strikes Sal Whitworth out.
4. How long has Mr. Samson's rose logo been on his shop's sign?
(a) Thirty-four years.
(b) Twenty-eight years.
(c) Fourty-two years.
(d) Over Fifty years.
5. What is wrong with Wilie's final pitch in the Crazy Horse Electric game?
(a) He throws so hard that he tears the tendons in his elbow.
(b) His delivery is off, the pitch does not drop and he lands unbalanced.
(c) His pitch is supposed to be a fast ball, but it does not have enough speed.
(d) He pitches it into the dirt.
Short Answer Questions
1. How has Willie changed over the twelve months before the novel begins?
2. Why does Willie feel safe on the motorcycle with his father?
3. What question does Willie ask his father when they are practicing in the back yard?
4. How does Sal Whitworth try to distract Willie while he is pitching?
5. What does Johnny say that finally causes Sal Whitworth to lose his composure?
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