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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. Who gives Jake his name?
(a) His classmates.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His best friend.

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

3. Who was the third boy?
(a) The class proctor.
(b) The man's grandson.
(c) The teacher's boy.
(d) The nurse's boy.

4. 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.

5. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?
(a) Room mother.
(b) Car mechanic.
(c) Substitute teacher.
(d) Nanny.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Alzheimer's?

4. What did Skelly do when Jake couldn't do a pull-up?

5. Where did Jake's mother work until he was born?

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