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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 kind of baby was Jake?
(a) A really calm and peaceful baby.
(b) A weak child, prone to injury.
(c) One who cried all night and slept all day.
(d) A child with many illnesses.

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

3. Who raise Jake when his mother went back to school?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) A nanny.
(d) Skelly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the old man react to the boys at first?

2. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.

3. How does the man show that he did hear them?

4. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?

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

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