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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie think would improve his parents' relationship?
(a) Willie thinks they should just sit down and talk about their problems.
(b) Willie thinks they would be able to mend their lives if he were not around.
(c) Willie thinks his parents should go to couple's counseling.
(d) Willie thinks they should take a trip, just the two of them.

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

3. How does Sal Whitworth try to distract Willie while he is pitching?
(a) Sal points his bat at Willie and promises to hit him with a line drive.
(b) Sal steps out of the batter's box when Willie is ready to throw a pitch.
(c) Sal yells threats to Willie about how far the next pitch will fly.
(d) Sal blows huge bubbles and pops his gum loudly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first to find Willie's sister when she died?

2. How does Jenny make amends for upsetting her aunt?

3. Why does Willie linger in the locker room after Jenny's basketball game?

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?

(see the answer key)

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