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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Jake's father take his mother for their anniversary dinner?
(a) To an amusement park.
(b) Arby's
(c) A restaurant on the water.
(d) On a picnic.

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

4. What did Jake's father think about his son?
(a) He is embarrassed to have his son around.
(b) He never knew he had a son.
(c) He is very proud of him.
(d) They are two peas in a pod.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man do when he realizes the boys are talking to him?

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

3. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

4. What did Skelly call Thorbert?

5. Who raise Jake when his mother went back to school?

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