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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What promise does Cyril make to Willie at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) That he would not let the school put Willie in Special Ed.
(b) That Willie's bad dreams would evetually stop.
(c) That he would not tell anyone about their conversation.
(d) That they would keep meeting until Willie has everything worked out.
2. Why does Mr. Weaver want Willie to pay attention to every detail leading up to the game?
(a) He is worried that the Crazy Horse Electric team will be difficult to beat.
(b) He has a feeling that something is going to go wrong.
(c) He wants Willie to have a strong memory to rely on, like his own memory of the Rose Bowl game.
(d) He is worried that Willie is not really focused on the game.
3. What does Johnny Rivers do in the bottom of the fifth inning in order to highlight the strength of Willie's pitching?
(a) He begs Willie to take it easy on him.
(b) He falls over backward when one of Willie's pitches hits his glove.
(c) He soaks his catching hand in ice between batters.
(d) He stuffs his catcher's mitt with socks because he says Willie is throwing so hard.
4. When was Willie's first motorcycle ride with his father?
(a) Just after the death of Willie's sister.
(b) After Willie's first baseball game.
(c) This is his first ride with his father.
(d) When Willie was just a baby.
5. What is Willie doing as he is rushed to the hospital?
(a) He is protesting that he is not hurt and does not need to go.
(b) He is holding his head and whimpering in pain.
(c) He is mumbling incoherently and staring out of the window.
(d) He is lying unconscious in the back seat with Jenny and his mother.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do Willie and his father NOT grab the fish that they see in the water hole?
2. Why is Willie on his way to see Coach Williams when he runs into Jenny and Jeff Rhodes?
3. What does Willie think would improve his parents' relationship?
4. Where has Jenny Blackburn been for the two weeks before school begins?
5. How does Willie retaliate after Sal Whitworth hits Johnny?
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