1. How does Petey Shropshire manage to get on base as often as he does?
(a) He is not very powerful, but he is able to hit the ball into the gaps between fielders.
(b) He is small and crouches down so that his strike zone is small, so pitchers walk him.
(c) He is a powerful hitter with a high batting average.
(d) He irritates the pitchers until they hit him with a pitch.

2. What causes Willie's accident?
(a) He hits debris in the water and it flips up into his face.
(b) He loses his balance and the ski hits him in the back of the head when he falls forward.
(c) The toe of the ski is caught under a wave and then flips back up to hit him in the forehead.
(d) His ski falls off and hits him on top of the head when it flies up out of the water.

3. Why do the teachers at school want to put Willie in the Special Ed classes?
(a) They think that something is wrong with his brain because he speaks so slowly.
(b) They have tested his IQ and discovered that he is not as smart as he was before the accident.
(c) They want to protect him from the teasing that he is experiencing in the other classes.
(d) They are tired of having to help him so much in the regular classes.

4. Where has Jenny Blackburn been for the two weeks before school begins?
(a) She was at camp, working as a counselor.
(b) She and her family were on vacation, visiting her aunt.
(c) She and her family were at the beach.
(d) She was at home, but did not feel like talking to anyone.

5. What does Willie plan to tell the therapist (Cyril Wheat) as he is waiting in the office?
(a) He plans to keep quiet and not utter a word.
(b) He plans to ask him if he can bring his parents to the next session.
(c) He plans to explain why he took the pill and ask for help.
(d) Willie plans to tell him that everything is OK now and he does not need help.