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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who joins Willie's family on the trip to the lake?
(a) Max Craig and Jenny Blackburn.
(b) Johnny Rivers and Petey Shropshire.
(c) Johnny Rivers and Jenny Blackburn.
(d) Petey Shropshire and Jenny Blackburn.
2. About what is Jack upset when he bursts into Andre's office?
(a) Another student said that Jack's nose was too big.
(b) Jack lost a game of one-on-one basketball in P.E.
(c) The bathroom on that floor of the school is out of order.
(d) Jack has been sent to the office by a teacher who caught him carving on his desk.
3. What is the gang leader doing when Willie approaches?
(a) He is cleaning his fingernails with a switchblade knife.
(b) He is leaning against the bus stop pole watching Willie approach.
(c) He is spinning and kicking as he stands on the back of a concrete bench.
(d) He is shooting pennies against the curb.
4. Why do Willie and his father NOT grab the fish that they see in the water hole?
(a) They do not have fishing poles, and Mr. Weaver believes in a fair fight.
(b) Neither of them likes the taste of fish.
(c) They have no way to carry the fish back home with them.
(d) They know that Mrs. Weaver would not approve.
5. How does Willie feel about his job as manager for the girls' basketball team?
(a) He feels some normalcy being on the basketball court and close to athletics.
(b) He feels invisible, as if it would not matter whether he were there.
(c) He feels like everyone is staring at him when he gets up to pass out water ot towels.
(d) It gives him some hope that one day he might be able to play again.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Willie take with him when he leaves school?
2. Willie's bus ticket will take him to which city?
3. Why does Willie agree to play basketball with Jack?
4. What causes Sal Whitworth to make mistakes?
5. What does Willie plan to tell the therapist (Cyril Wheat) as he is waiting in the office?
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