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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Big Will say that his guilt over Willie's accident is more difficult than Mrs. Weaver's guilt over Missy's death?
(a) Big Will's mistake is a recent occurrence, but Mrs. Weaver has had years to get over her guilt.
(b) Big Will sees his mistake every time he looks at Willie, but Missy is buried.
(c) Big Will is directly responsible for Willie's accident, but Mrs. Weaver was not present when Missy stopped breathing.
(d) Willie's accident happened when he was sixteen, but Missy was only six months old when she died.

2. How does Willie feel about his meeting with Cyril Wheat?
(a) Willie is glad that he came and feels relieved to have someone to talk to.
(b) Willie resents the fact that Cyril is making him talk and is angry.
(c) Willie is not sure how he feels because he is not sure whether he trusts Cyril.
(d) Willie feels completely empty inside and cannot describe his emotions.

3. Why does Willie continue to carry his cane with him?
(a) He carries it because it makes him feel stronger.
(b) It is important to him because his friends had it made special for him.
(c) It has become an accessory that he brings with him out of habit.
(d) He still needs it sometimes when he has been on his feet for a while.

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

5. What does Johnny Rivers do in the bottom of the fifth inning in order to highlight the strength of Willie's pitching?
(a) He soaks his catching hand in ice between batters.
(b) He stuffs his catcher's mitt with socks because he says Willie is throwing so hard.
(c) He begs Willie to take it easy on him.
(d) He falls over backward when one of Willie's pitches hits his glove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Willie not want to take the sleep medication that his doctor has prescribed?

2. According to Willie, why does Jenny Blackburn always win when they race each other on bicycles?

3. What promise does Cyril make to Willie at the end of Chapter 7?

4. What does Willie plan to tell the therapist (Cyril Wheat) as he is waiting in the office?

5. Ever since his accident, how does Willie feel when people smile at him?

(see the answer key)

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