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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie take with him when he leaves school?
(a) His cane.
(b) His books.
(c) A towel from the locker room.
(d) His tape recorder.

2. What nickname does Johnny Rivers use to refer to Willie?
(a) Wicked Weaver.
(b) Dream Weaver.
(c) Whistlin' Willie.
(d) Wonderful Willie.

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

4. Why does Big Will say that his guilt over Willie's accident is more difficult than Mrs. Weaver's guilt over Missy's death?
(a) Willie's accident happened when he was sixteen, but Missy was only six months old when she died.
(b) Big Will sees his mistake every time he looks at Willie, but Missy is buried.
(c) Big Will is directly responsible for Willie's accident, but Mrs. Weaver was not present when Missy stopped breathing.
(d) Big Will's mistake is a recent occurrence, but Mrs. Weaver has had years to get over her guilt.

5. Why does Willie continue to carry his cane with him?
(a) He still needs it sometimes when he has been on his feet for a while.
(b) It is important to him because his friends had it made special for him.
(c) It has become an accessory that he brings with him out of habit.
(d) He carries it because it makes him feel stronger.

6. What does Willie plan to tell the therapist (Cyril Wheat) as he is waiting in the office?
(a) Willie plans to tell him that everything is OK now and he does not need help.
(b) He plans to keep quiet and not utter a word.
(c) He plans to explain why he took the pill and ask for help.
(d) He plans to ask him if he can bring his parents to the next session.

7. What is wrong with Wilie's final pitch in the Crazy Horse Electric game?
(a) His delivery is off, the pitch does not drop and he lands unbalanced.
(b) He pitches it into the dirt.
(c) His pitch is supposed to be a fast ball, but it does not have enough speed.
(d) He throws so hard that he tears the tendons in his elbow.

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

9. How does Big Will react when he regains control of himself and realizes that he has pushed Willie too far?
(a) He speaks calmly, but sternly to Willie and tells him to stop acting like a girl.
(b) He is embarrassed and tries to get Willie off the court before anyone sees him.
(c) He apologizes and promises not to push him so hard next time.
(d) He tries to rationalize his behavior by telling Willie that it was for the best.

10. When do Wilie and his father take an evening motorcycle ride?
(a) On the night before the Crazy Horse Electric game.
(b) On the Monday before the Crazy Horse Electric game.
(c) On the night after the Crazy Horse Electric game.
(d) On the Thursday before the Crazy Horse Electric game.

11. Why does Johnny laugh when Willie threatens to give him a nosebleed?
(a) He is pleased that he has upset Willie.
(b) He thinks that the thought of Willie hitting someone is funny.
(c) He does not belive that Willie is fast enough to catch him.
(d) Johnny has been slapped around by Sal Whitworth, so he is not scared of a nosebleed.

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

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

14. What issue does Willie's mom raise about the poor pass?
(a) She wants to know why he did not fasten the chin strap on his football helmet.
(b) She is upset that he used a curse word when the ball slipped out of his hand.
(c) She does not think he was holding the ball effectively before he started the pass.
(d) She is upset because Willie yelled at his teammates afterward.

15. Why does Petey Shropshire stay close to the adults in the school?
(a) He struggles in school and needs extra help from all of his teachers.
(b) He has found that if he helps the teachers out, they give him better grades.
(c) He is a victim of bullies and stays close to adults for protection.
(d) He does not get along with others his own age and prefers the company of adults.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Willie wish he had known how to perform CPR when he was twelve?

3. Why does Jenny yell and Big Will to "stop it"?

4. What causes Willie's accident?

5. How does the Crazy Horse Electric game end?

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