1. Why does Willie not want Jenny Blackburn to call him a baseball hero?
(a) It is football season now, not baseball season.
(b) He is being modest and does not want to call attention to himself.
(c) He is embarrassed about the way that the last game turned out.
(d) He wants her to call him "boyfriend" instead.

2. Why does Marty offer Willie the pill?
(a) He has always admired Willie and is trying to be his friend.
(b) He says it will make him feel better; he should save it for when he really feels bad.
(c) He does not like Willie and is trying to get him into trouble.
(d) He is hoping that Willie will like it, and he can gain a new customer.

3. Why do Willie and his father NOT grab the fish that they see in the water hole?
(a) They have no way to carry the fish back home with them.
(b) They do not have fishing poles, and Mr. Weaver believes in a fair fight.
(c) Neither of them likes the taste of fish.
(d) They know that Mrs. Weaver would not approve.

4. Why does Big Will say that his guilt over Willie's accident is more difficult than Mrs. Weaver's guilt over Missy's death?
(a) Big Will sees his mistake every time he looks at Willie, but Missy is buried.
(b) Big Will is directly responsible for Willie's accident, but Mrs. Weaver was not present when Missy stopped breathing.
(c) Willie's accident happened when he was sixteen, but Missy was only six months old when she died.
(d) Big Will's mistake is a recent occurrence, but Mrs. Weaver has had years to get over her guilt.

5. What observation does Jenny make about Willie's parents?
(a) She says that they really love each other, and she wants her marriage to be like that.
(b) She has noticed that they walk more slowly than they used to.
(c) She notices that they do not look directly at one another anymore.
(d) She says that they seem sad even when they are laughing.