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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Skelly call Ma when he got home?
(a) Ma.
(b) Sweetie Pie.
(c) Claude.
(d) Grandma.

2. What does Jake do when Skelly starts inquiring about his mother?
(a) He tells Skelly to be quiet.
(b) He asks Skelly what his mother looks like?
(c) He walks away.
(d) He puts his arm around Skelly and says Skelly would just stay with him.

3. What kind of cooking does Aunt Marguerite excel in?
(a) Ordering out.
(b) Grilling.
(c) Italian.
(d) Oriental.

4. What does Jake tell the cop about Skelly?
(a) He says that Skelly can sometimes get violent.
(b) He says that Skelly hates cops.
(c) He tells him that Skelly is worth his time.
(d) He says that Skelly is a crazy old man.

5. What did the family eat for dinner the night Skelly disappeared?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Nobody was hungry.
(d) Food from the neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Jake his name?

2. What did Mrs. Russell always wear?

3. What happened when Jake didn't do his report on time?

4. What did the cop find in the park?

5. How did Jake react a year before when Skelly kept asking him what the Cheerios were?

(see the answer key)

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