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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Willie after he is attacked?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) A boy who had been watching from the alley.
(c) The bus driver.
(d) A police officer.

2. When Lisa asks Willie to find his center, where is it?
(a) To the right and far above his navel.
(b) Just above his navel.
(c) He is unable to find it.
(d) Just left and below his navel.

3. Why does Lacey agree to let Willie stay?
(a) He thinks that Willie might be able to bring in some extra money.
(b) Willie reminds Lacey of himself at that age.
(c) Lacey is tired of arguing with Willie and just gives in.
(d) Lacey will not tell him and orders him not to ask about it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the bus driver try to help Willie when he realizes that the Jo Boys are after him?

2. Who keeps calling Lacey's house and getting him upset?

3. What advice does Willie give in the article about street gangs.

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

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

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