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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the gang leader doing when Willie approaches?
(a) He is cleaning his fingernails with a switchblade knife.
(b) He is shooting pennies against the curb.
(c) He is leaning against the bus stop pole watching Willie approach.
(d) He is spinning and kicking as he stands on the back of a concrete bench.

2. Why is Angel not grateful when Willie comes to her rescue?
(a) She is too frightened to realize that he has helped her.
(b) She wants to know why he did not interfere sooner.
(c) She knows that Lacey will come after both her and Willie when he wakes up.
(d) She does not like Willie and does not want to "owe" him anything.

3. What is the cause of Lacey's son's brain damage?
(a) He was hurt in an accident when Lacey was driving drunk and crashed the car.
(b) Lacey beat him nearly to death.
(c) He was stuck in the birth canal too long during labor.
(d) He lost oxygen when he was a baby because Lacey left him locked in a hot car.

4. About what is Jack upset when he bursts into Andre's office?
(a) The bathroom on that floor of the school is out of order.
(b) Jack has been sent to the office by a teacher who caught him carving on his desk.
(c) Jack lost a game of one-on-one basketball in P.E.
(d) Another student said that Jack's nose was too big.

5. What has Willie learned from Lisa about dancing?
(a) Move from the center, and if the music is too fast, cut the beat in half.
(b) Men do not have to be good dancers.
(c) Swaying from side to side is a good substitute for real dancing.
(d) It does not matter how you move, only that you move.

6. What does Andre suggest Willie should do in order to make friends at OMLC High School?
(a) He should invite some of them over to Lacey's for pizza.
(b) He should organize a study group for his next test.
(c) He should try to get into some pick up basketball games.
(d) He should just start talking to other kids in his classes.

7. Why does Willie go back for Kam when the school is on fire?
(a) Deep down, he knows that Kam is actually a good person.
(b) He sees this as his opportunity to be a hero again.
(c) He wants to be sure that Kam is punished for his crimes.
(d) He knows that it is the right thing to do because Kam will die if he does not.

8. How does Willie get past Kam when the Jo Boys come back to vandalize the school again in Chapter 19?
(a) Willie rushes past him in the smoke.
(b) Kam leaves because the smoke is too overwhelming.
(c) Willie pulls the fire alarm and slips past him while he is distracted.
(d) He hits him twice with his cane, once in the crotch and then on his collarbone.

9. Why do the Jo Boys attack Willie?
(a) He looks like someone who owes them money.
(b) Willie tries to hide some of his money when they rob him.
(c) They enjoy hurting other people, especially those who are weak.
(d) They think that Willie has called the police.

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

11. Where do the boys at OMLC High School get the tuxedos for their graduation ceremony?
(a) Andre makes a deal with Henson's Formal Wear.
(b) Each student rents his own tuxedo, but they must be sure to match.
(c) The school keeps a collection of tuxedos to loan out to students.
(d) The California Deaprtment of Education provides them.

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

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

14. 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 will not tell him and orders him not to ask about it.
(d) Lacey is tired of arguing with Willie and just gives in.

15. 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 repair the windows in the school.
(c) They rebuild the neighborhood playground.
(d) They paint the school building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspires Lacey to reveal the secret about his son to Willie?

2. Why is Hawk convinced that the gang will be back to damage the school?

3. What is Lacey's primary occupation?

4. Who helps Willie after he is attacked?

5. According to Willie, how has his loss affected his perspective on life?

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