View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Johnny Rivers convince the English teacher to let him tell his joke?
(a) He tells her that it is really funny.
(b) He does not ask; he just begins to tell the story.
(c) The class is talking about verbal irony, so Johnny's story fits right in.
(d) He tells her that he has been thinking of writing a book and wants help with his idea.

2. 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) Neither of them likes the taste of fish.
(c) They do not have fishing poles, and Mr. Weaver believes in a fair fight.
(d) They know that Mrs. Weaver would not approve.

3. What does Willie give to Jenny as a sign of their newly romantic relationship?
(a) His gold chain.
(b) His letterman's jacket.
(c) His class ring.
(d) His American Legion Championship ring.

4. Why does Big Will want Willie to stop wearing his LURCH and QUASIMODO shirts?
(a) Big Will resents the influence that Cyril has on Willie.
(b) Big Will is embarrassed by the shirts.
(c) Big Will says that Willie is on his way back.
(d) Big Will does not understand the humor in the shirts.

5. What caused the death of Willie's sister?
(a) She died in a house fire.
(b) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
(c) She was strangled by the cords on the blinds on her window.
(d) She fell down the stairs and broke her neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Willie to sink to the floor of the racquetball court and begin sobbing?

2. How old is Willie Weaver at the beginning of the novel?

3. When do Wilie and his father take an evening motorcycle ride?

4. How does the Crazy Horse Electric game end?

5. Why does Mr. Walker ask Willie to be the team-manager for girls' basketball?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 500 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample