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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 did Skelly do when Jake couldn't do a pull-up?
(a) He laughed.
(b) He told Jake to give up.
(c) He forced the boy to keep trying until he got it.
(d) He took him to a tree and helped him until he could do it.

2. What is Alzheimer's?
(a) A disease that attacks people in third world countries.
(b) A disease that makes a person incapable of walking.
(c) A type of dance.
(d) A disease that destroys a person's memory.

3. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?
(a) Taunts him.
(b) Turns away in embarrassment.
(c) Helps the man.
(d) Remains quiet.

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 taunt him even more.
(c) They start to get mean.
(d) They feel badly about ignoring him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of baby was Jake?

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

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

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

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

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