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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport does Johnny suggest for Willie's "new sport"?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Racquetball.
(d) Table tennis.

2. To what does Cyril compare Willie's accident?
(a) A boxing match; he can throw in the towel or keep fighting.
(b) A race; just because he is behind does not mean the race is finished.
(c) A death; he has lost something and he needs to mourn.
(d) Any other life challenge; he just has to face it.

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

4. How does Willie's father react when he found out that Willie had taken acid?
(a) He blames Willie's friends and refuses to allow Willie to see them again.
(b) He is disappointed, but understands and forgives Willie.
(c) He is disappointed and blames himself for Willie's unhappiness.
(d) He is angry and loses control of his anger in a way that Willie had never seen.

5. When Cyril asks Willie to share, at what part of the story does he want him to begin?
(a) At the end, and then work backward.
(b) At the beginning, of course.
(c) Anywhere he would like to begin.
(d) At the middle and then work both ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lisa ensure that students who choose to run through the neighborhood actually complete the course?

2. Why is Willie wearing a sweatshirt with the word LURCH printed on the front?

3. Where has Jenny Blackburn been for the two weeks before school begins?

4. What evidence does Jenny give to her aunt to prove that the woman on the religious channel is not really crying?

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

(see the answer key)

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