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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the bus driver try to help Willie when he realizes that the Jo Boys are after him?
(a) He agrees to let Willie off at a police station rather than a regular stop.
(b) He jams the back door so that they cannot get out right away.
(c) He calls the police on his radio after the Jo Boys get off the bus.
(d) He threatens to hurt the gang members if they do not leave Willie alone.

3. What finally ends the game between Willie and Jack?
(a) Jack scores eleven points, and Willie pats him on the back for a good game.
(b) Willie tells Jack that he cannot do it and walks away.
(c) Lisa intervenes and sends everyone away.
(d) Jack is upset by a comment from the crowd and forgets all about the game.

4. What does Willie like about Kato?
(a) Kato is serious about school and improving his life.
(b) His sense of humor reminds Willie of Johnny Rivers.
(c) He seems genuinely interested in Willie as a person.
(d) Kato defends him against the kids' teasing.

5. What offer does Lacey give to Willie that, according to Lacey, is "the best offer in town"?
(a) He offers to send him to school in Oakland.
(b) He offers him money to buy a bus ticket back to Montana.
(c) He offers him a job working for him.
(d) He offers to get him a job at the bus terminal.

6. Why does Willie agree to play basketball with Jack?
(a) Jack will not take no for an answer, and the hoop is far enough away that no one will notice.
(b) He has been quietly wishing to get back on the court.
(c) Lisa offers to give him extra credit for playing.
(d) He likes Jack and does not want to disappoint him.

7. What advice does Willie give in the article about street gangs.
(a) Persistence will win out over any gang.
(b) He would stay away from them if he could.
(c) A strong community is the best defense against gangs.
(d) Gang violence is the greatest challenge facing Oakland.

8. Why does Willie not paint over the graffiti a second time?
(a) He thinks it is pointless to paint over it if they are just going to come in again.
(b) He is afraid to hang around inside the building by himself.
(c) He knows that he should not tamper with evidence.
(d) He leaves it for others to see so that they will get angry and want revenge.

9. With Sammy's help, what does Willie discover about his mind and his body?
(a) He can separate what he is thinking from what he is feeling.
(b) He can use his mind to overcome his body.
(c) His mind and his body are just extensions of one another.
(d) If his body does not work, he can live through his mind.

10. Why does Willie finally come out of the downstairs room after he has been waiting for Hawk and Kato to arrive?
(a) He hears the gang destroying the school and gives in to his anger.
(b) He thinks he hears Hawk and Kato, so he comes out to join them.
(c) The fire has gotten serious, and he is afraid he will be trapped.
(d) He believes that he is strong enough to face Kam.

11. Why does Willie wait in the bathroom for a while after his shower?
(a) He has not decided where he is going and is not yet ready to face Lacey.
(b) He is afraid that Lacey is angry and might hurt him.
(c) He is waiting for Lacey to leave for work.
(d) He is trying to remember where he is.

12. Why does Willie refuse to leave Lacey's house even after Andre offers to let him sleep at the school?
(a) He feels that Lacey likes him and that leaving would be a betrayal.
(b) He feels like he needs to protect Lacey from himself.
(c) He does not like the idea of sleeping at school.
(d) He wants to learn Lacey's business so that he can help him later on.

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

14. What is Willie doing as he waits for Hawk and Kato to arrive?
(a) He is reading a novel that Lisa recommended.
(b) He is trying to finish his math homework.
(c) He is painting over the latest bit of graffiti.
(d) He is trying to write a letter home to his mom and dad.

15. What is Willie's first impression of Andre Porter?
(a) He thinks that he is a disorganized slob.
(b) He thinks that he is self-centered and cocky.
(c) He thinks that he is educated and athletic looking.
(d) He thinks that he seems weak and insecure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lacey agree to let Willie stay?

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

3. According to Angel, how do girls learn to be prostitutes?

4. For what does Lisa use the one hundred and forty dollars that Willie gets from Lacey?

5. Why does Willie go back for Kam when the school is on fire?

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