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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kam say that the Jo Boys should leave Willie's cane behind after they beat him up?
(a) It is too big and bulky to carry around.
(b) He does not want to have any evidence to link them to this crime.
(c) Baseball is a sissy game.
(d) Willie will probably need to walk.

2. How does the bus driver try to help Willie when he realizes that the Jo Boys are after him?
(a) He threatens to hurt the gang members if they do not leave Willie alone.
(b) He jams the back door so that they cannot get out right away.
(c) He agrees to let Willie off at a police station rather than a regular stop.
(d) He calls the police on his radio after the Jo Boys get off the bus.

3. What does the note to Andre from Jack's mother say?
(a) Jack's mother wants to meet with Andre about Jack's progress.
(b) Jack has been feeling under the weather and may need to go home.
(c) Jack is still upset by the comment Joel made about his nose.
(d) A box of Bisquick is missing from their kitchen, presumably taken by Jack.

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

5. What do Willie and the others at OMLC do on weekends during the first two months of school?
(a) They play basketball in the park.
(b) They rebuild the neighborhood playground.
(c) They repair the windows in the school.
(d) They paint the school building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Willie refuse to leave Lacey's house even after Andre offers to let him sleep at the school?

2. Where does Willie stay his first night in Oakland?

3. Who helps Willie after he is attacked?

4. How does Willie get past Kam when the Jo Boys come back to vandalize the school again in Chapter 19?

5. Why does Willie agree to play basketball with Jack?

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