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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Skelly lifted Aunt Marguerite's table?
(a) He forgot what he was doing and brought it back to the car.
(b) He laughed at how light it was.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He broke his back.

2. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?
(a) He became the class outcast.
(b) He decided to start behaving.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He stopped crying in class, his hair grew thicker, and he started projecting his voice.

3. What job had Skelly always had?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a house painter.
(d) He was an accountant.

4. How did Jake get to be Valentine King?
(a) He was the best looking boy in the class.
(b) He was the most popular.
(c) He was the first student to turn in a math assignment with no mistakes on Valentine's Day.
(d) He was the funniest student in the class.

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

6. Where did Skelly live when Jake was born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Alabama.

7. What is the man doing in the dumpster?
(a) He is trying to find a lottery ticket.
(b) Looking for recyclables.
(c) Looking for treasure.
(d) Balancing.

8. What did Mrs. Russell call Jake?
(a) Bud.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Little guy.
(d) Special.

9. What did Jake and Skelly do after dinner every night?
(a) Pull-up practice.
(b) Homework.
(c) Washed dishes.
(d) Planned the next day.

10. What happened when Lucas came over?
(a) He noticed Skelly's clothes in the oven.
(b) They baked a cake with Skelly.
(c) He confided that his grandparent suffered from Alzheimer's, too.
(d) Skelly made such a scene that Lucas refused to come indoors.

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

12. How did Jake react when he saw Skelly sit down at a strange woman's table?
(a) He yelled at Skelly.
(b) He started walking home alone.
(c) He ran over to divert Skelly.
(d) He hid behind a plant.

13. Who raise Jake when his mother went back to school?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) Skelly.
(d) A nanny.

14. What did Jake find in the refrigerator when he was in fourth grade?
(a) Gardening tools.
(b) His grandfather's pajamas.
(c) Canned soup.
(d) Nothing. It was empty.

15. What was surprising about Mrs. Russell?
(a) She had a great voice.
(b) She and Skelly had grown up together on the same street.
(c) She had a knack for saying the right things at the right time.
(d) She was very young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Skelly decided Jake was ____________.

2. Why did Jake's mom feel guilty when Skelly was in the dumpster?

3. What happened when Jake was telling his Valentine's story to his mother?

4. What wasn't Skelly wearing when he walked in while Aaron and Jake were watching films?

5. What did Jake's father think about his son?

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