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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Willie's first motorcycle ride with his father?
(a) When Willie was just a baby.
(b) Just after the death of Willie's sister.
(c) After Willie's first baseball game.
(d) This is his first ride with his father.

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

3. What does Willie do to try to help himself get to sleep?
(a) He goes for a short run around the block.
(b) He plans to take a warm bath.
(c) He counts sheep in his bed.
(d) He plans to try drinking some warm milk.

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

5. Where does Willie take Jenny when he wants to try to change their relationship?
(a) To the bleachers at the football field.
(b) To a bluff overlooking the river.
(c) To the baseball field.
(d) To his fishing hole.

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

7. Willie's bus ticket will take him to which city?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Portland.
(d) Spokane.

8. 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) Anywhere he would like to begin.
(c) At the middle and then work both ways.
(d) At the beginning, of course.

9. Why does Willie take it easy in practice?
(a) He is thinking about his sister and cannot concentrate.
(b) Everyone else on the team is goofing around, so he decides to do the same.
(c) He needs to save him arm, and the team needs to practice hitting.
(d) He is not feeling very well and is afraid to push himself too hard.

10. How does the Crazy Horse Electric game end?
(a) Willie strikes Sal Whitworth out.
(b) Sal Whitworth hits a long fly ball, but Petey Shropshire catches it at the fence.
(c) Sal Whitworth pops the ball up, and Johnny Rivers catches it for the last out.
(d) Willie catches a line drive and throws the ball to the first baseman for a double play.

11. How does Willie retaliate after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?
(a) He charges off the mound and tackles Sal to the ground.
(b) He aims a high fastball right at Sal's head.
(c) He refuses to pitch to Sal.
(d) He drives a hard fastball into Sal's toe.

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

13. According to Willie, why does Jenny Blackburn always win when they race each other on bicycles?
(a) Her bicycle is newer and has more gears.
(b) She has longer legs and can pedal faster.
(c) She moves the finish line so that she is always the first to cross.
(d) She always takes a head start.

14. How long does Willie hide out before he finds the courage to leave his house?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

15. How does Cyril Wheat explain Willie's feelings toward Jenny?
(a) Deep down, Willie knows that she does not care for him the same way.
(b) Willie probably does not care for Jenny as much as he thinks he does.
(c) It is just a normal part of Willie adjusting to the changes in his life.
(d) Willie has no right to feel angry with her and he should learn to change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marty offer Willie the pill?

2. How does Big Will react to Willie's attempt to defend Johnny Rivers?

3. How much does Willie pay the boy for mailing the postcards?

4. Who was the first to find Willie's sister when she died?

5. Why does Petey Shropshire stay close to the adults in the school?

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