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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 happened when Skelly went to the Little League games?
(a) He started crying because he didn't understand where he was.
(b) He wandered across the field.
(c) He cheered too loudly.
(d) He kept trying to play, too.

2. What gift did Skelly give Jake after he was digging in the garden?
(a) A smile.
(b) A big hug.
(c) A favorite Matchbox race car of his.
(d) His trowel.

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

4. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?
(a) Help the man.
(b) Turn away in embarrassment.
(c) Remain quiet.
(d) Taunt him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Ma and Mrs. Russell doing when Jake gets home from school the day he is supposed to do his book report?

2. What did the family eat for dinner the night Skelly disappeared?

3. When did Jake get home from searching?

4. What book did Jake have to read for his report?

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

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