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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Jake's mom to get fired?
(a) She was late too many times.
(b) She turned a pie plate over on a customer's head.
(c) She mouthed off to her boss.
(d) She stole money.

2. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?
(a) Skelly didn't remember him.
(b) Skelly refused to talk with Thorbert.
(c) Skelly got angry at him.
(d) Skelly started crying.

3. How do the boys feel when they think the man is deaf?
(a) They don't think teasing him is funny anymore.
(b) They feel badly about ignoring him.
(c) They start to get mean.
(d) They taunt him even more.

4. What job did Jake's mom have when he was in fourth grade?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Accountant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man doing in the dumpster?

2. Where did Skelly live when Jake was born?

3. What did Skelly do that he had never done before when Jake asked him to play catch?

4. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

5. What did Skelly become obsessed with after his accident?

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