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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What detail about their baseball caps do Willie and his friends want Mr. Samson to change?
(a) They want him to change the color.
(b) They want him to change the rose logo.
(c) They want him to buy a lighter-weight cap.
(d) They want him to buy a more comfortable style.

2. How does Petey Shropshire manage to get on base as often as he does?
(a) He is small and crouches down so that his strike zone is small, so pitchers walk him.
(b) He is a powerful hitter with a high batting average.
(c) He is not very powerful, but he is able to hit the ball into the gaps between fielders.
(d) He irritates the pitchers until they hit him with a pitch.

3. What position does Johnny Rivers play?
(a) First baseman.
(b) Short stop.
(c) Catcher.
(d) Left fielder.

4. Why do Willie and his father NOT grab the fish that they see in the water hole?
(a) They have no way to carry the fish back home with them.
(b) They know that Mrs. Weaver would not approve.
(c) Neither of them likes the taste of fish.
(d) They do not have fishing poles, and Mr. Weaver believes in a fair fight.

5. How does the relationship between Jenny and Willie change from a friendship to a romantic relationship?
(a) Neither of them says anything; they both just understand that their relationship is different.
(b) Willie finally gets up the nerve to ask Jenny to be his girlfriend.
(c) Jenny asks Willie if he would like to "go" with her.
(d) Willie kisses Jenny without thinking, and then they both realize that they belong together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Weaver want Willie to pay attention to every detail leading up to the game?

2. What evidence does Jenny give to her aunt to prove that the woman on the religious channel is not really crying?

3. Why does Petey Shropshire stay close to the adults in the school?

4. How does the crowd react to the end of the Crazy Horse Electric game?

5. How has Willie changed over the twelve months before the novel begins?

(see the answer key)

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