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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ma and Aunt Marguerite leave the room?
(a) They wanted to get some sleep.
(b) They wanted to look out the window for Skelly.
(c) James and Jake were fighting again.
(d) They were hungry.

2. What was the cop's attitude?
(a) He thought carefully about every move he made.
(b) He was ready to hunt Skelly down.
(c) He was acting tired.
(d) He was care-free and easy-going.

3. What did Jake do to Skelly at the dinner table?
(a) He helped him remember things.
(b) He told him that Skelly didn't know anything.
(c) He served his food for him.
(d) He cleaned Skelly's face.

4. How did Aunt Marguerite help?
(a) She didn't.
(b) She made signs.
(c) She called the hospitals.
(d) She took Skelly's picture to the news station.

5. How did the family react when the cops didn't find Skelly after they found the hat?
(a) They were sad.
(b) They were terrified.
(c) They were confused.
(d) They were exultant.

6. What did Mrs. Russell call the cab driver?
(a) Candle Burns.
(b) A tattooed beast.
(c) An angel.
(d) A sweet man.

7. How does Aunt Marguerite help take care of Skelly?
(a) She takes Skelly three days a week.
(b) She pays for a caretaker.
(c) She hires a housecleaner.
(d) She does the laundry.

8. What did the cab driver look like?
(a) He looked like a Wall Street worker.
(b) He was a slight man with a scruffy appearance.
(c) He was very put-together.
(d) He was muscular and had a tattoo.

9. Why wouldn't Skelly get in the cab?
(a) He didn't want to leave the shopping cart.
(b) He was told never to go off with strangers.
(c) He wanted to go back and help a friend.
(d) He was afraid of vehicles.

10. What happened when Jake was about to give his book report?
(a) He choked on his gum.
(b) A fire drill.
(c) The teacher was called out of the classroom for an emergency phone call.
(d) His stomach growled really loudly.

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

12. What does Jake's mom say the result of his bitterness will be?
(a) People will shun him.
(b) He'll be more miserable.
(c) His resentment will turn to anger.
(d) He will get sick.

13. What was Jake worried about after his dream?
(a) He was worried that Skelly couldn't get a drink.
(b) He worried that Skelly would never know how much Jake loved him.
(c) He worried that Skelly drowned.
(d) He worried that Skelly would become ill.

14. What name does the newscaster say Skelly answer to?
(a) Sherman Kelly.
(b) Old man.
(c) Skelly.
(d) Claude.

15. What did the cop find in the park?
(a) A white painter's hat.
(b) A paintbrush.
(c) Skelly's shoes.
(d) Skelly's Medic Alert tags.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jake feel about what the cops found?

2. What did Mrs. Russell do while Skelly was gone?

3. What does Jake tell his mom about Aunt Marguerite?

4. What did he see in front of his neighbor's house?

5. What did the cops do at the park?

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