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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 broke his back.
(c) He laughed at how light it was.
(d) He fell down the stairs.

3. Whom did Jake see when he got out of the bathroom with Skelly?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Mrs. Russell.
(d) Two cheerleaders.

4. What did Aaron do after Skelly walked in on them while he and Jake were watching movies?
(a) He told the kids at school about the incident.
(b) He laughed and told Jake to forget about it.
(c) He called his parents to come pick him up.
(d) He told Jake that he lived in a similar situation.

5. How did Jake try to absolve himself of his guilt over ignoring Skelly in the Dumpster?
(a) He told Skelly he was sorry.
(b) He confessed what happened to his mother.
(c) He went to a priest and confessed.
(d) He went to breakfast at the House of Pancakes with his mom and Skelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?

2. What bothered Skelly the most about James and Jake?

3. Who gives Jake his name?

4. What did Mrs. Russell call Jake?

5. How did sixth grade start our for Jake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the boys react when they saw the old man?

2. What happens when Jake's mom gets a work promotion?

3. Why was Jake living with his grandfather?

4. What was Mrs. Russell like?

5. How did the old man react to the boys?

6. How does Jake feel about taking care of Skelly?

7. How does Skelly react when Jake tries to get him to play ball?

8. What does the shift from third person to first person at the end of the first chapter signify?

9. What did Jake plan to do when Aaron slept over?

10. By the time Jake was in sixth grade, how did he feel about his "laying low" strategy, and what did he do about it?

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