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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Willie's arms and head trapped when he falls into the water?
(a) The boat drifts over top of him and traps him in the water.
(b) The life jacket is too large and it slips up, trapping his arms and head.
(c) He gets wrapped up in the tow line when he goes under water.
(d) He is trapped under the ski.

2. What does Cyril ask Willie to do if he has any suicidal thoughts?
(a) Cyril wants Willie to call him if his suicidal thoughts get serious.
(b) Cyril wants Willie to call the suicide hotline if he seriously considers suicide.
(c) Cyril wants Willie to tell his parents if he has serious thoughts of suicide.
(d) Cyril wants Willie to see his family doctor if he has suicidal thoughts.

3. Why does Jenny yell and Big Will to "stop it"?
(a) He is sobbing uncontrollably.
(b) He is banging his head against the side of the boat.
(c) She wants him to catch the boat, which is slowly idling away from them.
(d) He is trying to grab for Willie while she is performing CPR.

4. Who was the first to find Willie's sister when she died?
(a) Willie.
(b) Mrs. Weaver.
(c) The neighbor, Mrs. Burke.
(d) Mr. Weaver.

5. What causes Willie to experience the odd dream about Promontory Point and the Crazy Horse Electric game?
(a) He has taken acid and is having a "bad trip."
(b) He is watching a Pink Floyd video on TV and his imagination takes over.
(c) He falls alseep on the sofa while he waits for Jenny to return.
(d) His mind is wandering as he overhears a group of friends talking about the game.

6. Who joins Willie's family on the trip to the lake?
(a) Petey Shropshire and Jenny Blackburn.
(b) Max Craig and Jenny Blackburn.
(c) Johnny Rivers and Petey Shropshire.
(d) Johnny Rivers and Jenny Blackburn.

7. Why does Willie feel safe on the motorcycle with his father?
(a) Willie believes that his father is immortal.
(b) Willie and his father are wearing helmets.
(c) Willie's father has never had an accident before.
(d) Willie knows that his father is a cautious driver.

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

9. How does Willie feel when he rides with his father on the motorcycle?
(a) Willie is embarrassed that one of his friends may see him on the back of the bike.
(b) Willie feels resentment that his father will not allow him to ride alone.
(c) Willie is sad that his father seems to take such needless risks.
(d) Willie feels extremely close to his father, but cannot express this.

10. Where has Willie found the money to fund his trip?
(a) He asks to borrow money from his friends.
(b) He takes on a paper route and saves his money for months.
(c) He withdraws money from his bank account and steals from his parents.
(d) He sells all of his baseball cards.

11. What advice does Big Will give to Willie regarding his poor pass in the last football game?
(a) "Life is too short to make bad passes."
(b) "Always visualize the path the ball should take before you release your throw."
(c) "Never do less than your best just because you're playing an inferior team."
(d) "Any son of mine will not embarrass me with another poor play like that."

12. What evidence does Jenny give to her aunt to prove that the woman on the religious channel is not really crying?
(a) The woman's makeup remains perfect.
(b) The woman goes from a sobbing to singing without pausing.
(c) She says, "when people cry for real, there's snot," but the woman does not produce snot when she cries.
(d) She says that even though the woman is sobbing, she is not producing tears.

13. At what point did Willie's mother stop fishing with them?
(a) After Willie was born.
(b) When Willie became a teenager.
(c) When Willie's sister was born.
(d) After the death of Willie's sister.

14. How old is Willie Weaver at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Seventeen and a half years old.
(b) Sixteen years old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Fourteen years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of program brings Cyril Wheat to Coho, Montana?

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

3. In what way has Willie's accident affected the way that he views Marty?

4. Where do Willie and his father stop during their motorcycle ride?

5. Why does Willie take it easy in practice?

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