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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Petey punish Johnny for telling jokes with bad puns?
(a) He dumps a bucket of baseballs on his head.
(b) He throws dirt at him from the infield.
(c) He has everyone sit and refuse to play until Johnny stops.
(d) He hoses him with cold water.

3. 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 is small and crouches down so that his strike zone is small, so pitchers walk him.
(c) He is a powerful hitter with a high batting average.
(d) He irritates the pitchers until they hit him with a pitch.

4. Why does Johnny laugh when Willie threatens to give him a nosebleed?
(a) He does not belive that Willie is fast enough to catch him.
(b) He thinks that the thought of Willie hitting someone is funny.
(c) He is pleased that he has upset Willie.
(d) Johnny has been slapped around by Sal Whitworth, so he is not scared of a nosebleed.

5. Which characters accompany Willie when he goes to speak to Mr. Samson?
(a) Jenny Blackburn and Coach Ivy.
(b) Johnny Rivers and Max Craig.
(c) Eddie Single and Petey Shropshire.
(d) Petey Shropshire and Jenny Blackburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What detail about their baseball caps do Willie and his friends want Mr. Samson to change?

2. How does Willie retaliate after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?

3. What observation does Jenny make about Willie's parents?

4. What does Johnny Rivers do in the bottom of the fifth inning in order to highlight the strength of Willie's pitching?

5. Why do Willie and his father NOT grab the fish that they see in the water hole?

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