1. What advice has the doctor given Willie about how he can get his body to work right again?
(a) He offers Willie a series of medications that can help him improve his balance.
(b) He says to use it and see how much mobility he can regain.
(c) He says that nothing he does will help him return to normal.
(d) He tells him to try yoga and meditation as a therapy.

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

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

4. Ever since his accident, how does Willie feel when people smile at him?
(a) It makes him laugh since he knows they are only smiling because they are uncomfortable.
(b) He appreciates their efforts to comfort and understand him.
(c) It makes him angry because he feels like they are showing him pity.
(d) It makes him sad, but he tries to hold back the tears.

5. Why is Willie wearing a sweatshirt with the word LURCH printed on the front?
(a) It was a gift from his baseball friends.
(b) He is a fan of "The Addams Family."
(c) It is Willie's way of attacking his problem with humor, as Cyril suggested.
(d) It is another example of Willie's self-pity at work.