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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie leave behind in the snow when he leaves school?
(a) A towel from the locker room.
(b) His cane.
(c) His books.
(d) His tape recorder.

2. What is Willie's first mistake of the Crazy Horse Electric game?
(a) He throws a wild pitch, and a runner advances from first to second base.
(b) He hits a batter, which puts a runner on base.
(c) He throws a pitch in the dirt.
(d) He walks Sal Whitworth.

3. Why does Willie run in the morning before sunrise?
(a) He hopes to run into Jenny while he is out since she runs early, too.
(b) It is safer for him to run when there are fewer cars on the roads.
(c) He needs to run early so that he is not late for school.
(d) He does not want anyone to see how difficult and awkward running is for him.

4. 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) "Never do less than your best just because you're playing an inferior team."
(c) "Always visualize the path the ball should take before you release your throw."
(d) "Any son of mine will not embarrass me with another poor play like that."

5. How does Sal Whitworth try to distract Willie while he is pitching?
(a) Sal steps out of the batter's box when Willie is ready to throw a pitch.
(b) Sal yells threats to Willie about how far the next pitch will fly.
(c) Sal points his bat at Willie and promises to hit him with a line drive.
(d) Sal blows huge bubbles and pops his gum loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Big Will want Willie to stop wearing his LURCH and QUASIMODO shirts?

2. Why does Willie linger in the locker room after Jenny's basketball game?

3. How does the crowd react to the end of the Crazy Horse Electric game?

4. Why does Willie have trouble on the racquetball court?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how much time has passed since Willie's accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sal Whitworth's comment about "I'm catching on..." affect Willie?

2. In what ways does Sammy help Willie?

3. What is the topic of the argument that Willie overhears between his parents?

4. What is special about the basketball game that Willie plays with Hawk and Kato?

5. How does Willie react to the graffiti left by the Jo Boys?

6. What details make Willie's final play of the Crazy Horse Electric game legendary?

7. Why does Lacey, the bus driver, wait to help Willie until after the gang leaves?

8. Why does Willie write the four postcards that he asks the boy at the station to send for him?

9. Why is Mrs. Weaver worried about Willie's love for speed?

10. Why does Willie decide to wait for the bus at the bench even though the gang is there, too.

(see the answer keys)

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