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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does OMLC stand for?
(a) Oakland Metropolitan Learning Center.
(b) One More Last Chance.
(c) Only Mean Losers Cave.
(d) They are the initials of the sponsors who provided the money to open the school.

2. What does Willie like about Kato?
(a) He seems genuinely interested in Willie as a person.
(b) Kato is serious about school and improving his life.
(c) His sense of humor reminds Willie of Johnny Rivers.
(d) Kato defends him against the kids' teasing.

3. For what does Lisa use the one hundred and forty dollars that Willie gets from Lacey?
(a) To pay for swim classes at the YMCA.
(b) To buy an exercise machine for Willie's legs.
(c) To pay for a membership at Nautilus of Alameda.
(d) To pay for professional physical therapy.

4. Where do the boys at OMLC High School get the tuxedos for their graduation ceremony?
(a) Each student rents his own tuxedo, but they must be sure to match.
(b) The school keeps a collection of tuxedos to loan out to students.
(c) The California Deaprtment of Education provides them.
(d) Andre makes a deal with Henson's Formal Wear.

5. Why is the school's fire alarm essentially useless?
(a) The fire has already burned through its connection to the emergency dispatch.
(b) The fire alarm has no connection to the fire department and can only be heard within the school.
(c) When Willie pulls it, nothing happens.
(d) The alarm is so old that Willie is not even sure that it works.

6. How does Willie feel about the game of two-on-two that he plays with Kato and Hawk?
(a) He is self-conscious and cannot wait for the game to be over.
(b) He is nervous and feels uptight and awkward.
(c) He is excited about getting the opportunity to finally show off his abilities.
(d) He is thrilled to be playing a game that he thought he would never play again.

7. How does Willie pay for his room and board?
(a) He takes on a job at a fast food restaurant.
(b) He collects money that Lacey's clients bring to the house.
(c) He cleans the floors at the bus terminal.
(d) He details Lacey's car and cleans and repairs the house.

8. What finally ends the game between Willie and Jack?
(a) Jack is upset by a comment from the crowd and forgets all about the game.
(b) Willie tells Jack that he cannot do it and walks away.
(c) Lisa intervenes and sends everyone away.
(d) Jack scores eleven points, and Willie pats him on the back for a good game.

9. How are Willie and Lacey able to see Lacey's son?
(a) They sign in at the visitor's desk and claim to be distant relatives.
(b) They sneak through the service entrance.
(c) They climb over the hospital fence and peek in the window.
(d) They get special permission from the judge.

10. Why does Andre refuse to let Willie leave the basketball court?
(a) He sees some other kids and wants Willie to introduce himself.
(b) He says that he should never leave the court on a miss.
(c) He is afraid that Willie is frustrated and wants him to talk about it.
(d) He wants him to finish the game that they are playing.

11. Where does Willie stay his first night in Oakland?
(a) Under an overpass.
(b) In the police station.
(c) In a homeless shelter.
(d) On the bus driver's couch.

12. What is Lacey's primary occupation?
(a) He is a security guard.
(b) He is a pimp, or as he says, "human relations management."
(c) He is the "muscle" for a crime family.
(d) He is a bouncer at a nightclub.

13. What is Willie's agreement with Andre regarding P.E. class?
(a) Willie will take P.E. class as an independent study.
(b) Willie will be excused from P.E. class for the rest of the school year.
(c) Willie must attend P.E. class, but he does not have to participate.
(d) Willie can stay out of P.E. for three weeks or until he is ready, whichever comes first.

14. According to Willie, how has his loss affected his perspective on life?
(a) He realizes that the only person's happiness that matters is his own.
(b) He realizes that if he works hard enough, he can be the same Willie that he was before.
(c) His life is more valuable to him now because he of everything he has lost.
(d) He realizes that he should not have been so hard on his parents.

15. What has Willie learned from Lisa about dancing?
(a) Men do not have to be good dancers.
(b) It does not matter how you move, only that you move.
(c) Swaying from side to side is a good substitute for real dancing.
(d) Move from the center, and if the music is too fast, cut the beat in half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Willie say is written across the faces of the homeless people in the bus terminal?

2. Why does Lisa add weights to her wrist and ankle when she plays basketball with Willie?

3. Who knocks on the door to the downstairs room when Willie is waiting for Hawk and Kato?

4. Why does Lacey agree to let Willie stay?

5. What do Willie and the others at OMLC do on weekends during the first two months of school?

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