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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 do to try to help himself get to sleep?
(a) He plans to take a warm bath.
(b) He counts sheep in his bed.
(c) He plans to try drinking some warm milk.
(d) He goes for a short run around the block.

2. How does Jenny make amends for upsetting her aunt?
(a) She and her family go to church on a Thursday night in order to "get the devil out" of her.
(b) She scrubs the kitchen and bathroom floors.
(c) She peels fifty potatoes for the church picnic.
(d) She pulls weeds in her aunt's garden.

3. What kind of program brings Cyril Wheat to Coho, Montana?
(a) The state of Montana sends him one day per week to five different small towns to provide mental health services.
(b) He is a psychology students from a local college that provides free therapy.
(c) The Salvation Army pays for him to provide therapy to impoverished teenagers.
(d) The local Lutheran church sponsors him so that he can provide therapy for teens in trouble.

4. How does the umpire respond after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?
(a) He tells Johnny that he deserved it, and he had better be quiet now.
(b) He calls both coaches over and asks them to control their players.
(c) He throws Sal out of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct.
(d) He gives Sal a warning and threatens to throw him out.

5. How long does Willie hide out before he finds the courage to leave his house?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Willie's arms and head trapped when he falls into the water?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how much time has passed since Willie's accident?

4. What advice has the doctor given Willie about how he can get his body to work right again?

5. Why does Willie run in the morning before sunrise?

(see the answer key)

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