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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the boys feel when they think the man is deaf?
(a) They don't think teasing him is funny anymore.
(b) They start to get mean.
(c) They taunt him even more.
(d) They feel badly about ignoring him.

2. Who gives Jake his name?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His classmates.
(d) His best friend.

3. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Room mother.
(c) Substitute teacher.
(d) Car mechanic.

4. What did Skelly do when Jake couldn't do a pull-up?
(a) He told Jake to give up.
(b) He took him to a tree and helped him until he could do it.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He forced the boy to keep trying until he got it.

5. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.
(a) He wished he could run up to the man and embrace him, but knew the man would reject him.
(b) He wished he was a bit wittier.
(c) He felt ashamed.
(d) He was proud of his self-control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

2. What question did Jake's dad ask his mom at dinner on their one-year anniversary?

3. Where did Jake's mother work until he was born?

4. How did Jake's mother respond to the father's question?

5. What happened when Skelly believed in you?

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