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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 did Jake's mother respond to the father's question?
(a) She started house-hunting.
(b) She started dreaming about baby names.
(c) She packed up and left for Connecticut.
(d) She cried with happiness.

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

3. What is Alzheimer's?
(a) A type of dance.
(b) A disease that destroys a person's memory.
(c) A disease that makes a person incapable of walking.
(d) A disease that attacks people in third world countries.

4. What do the boys realize about the man?
(a) There is something wrong with him.
(b) He is a convict.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) He has a disease.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.

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

3. Who was the third boy?

4. What does the man do when he realizes the boys are talking to him?

5. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?

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