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

2. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?
(a) Skelly didn't remember him.
(b) Skelly refused to talk with Thorbert.
(c) Skelly started crying.
(d) Skelly got angry at him.

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

4. What does the man do when he realizes the boys are talking to him?
(a) He tells them to go get help.
(b) He lowers himself into the dumpster.
(c) He turns around and ignores them.
(d) He gets out to converse with them.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Jake's father take his mother for their anniversary dinner?

4. What happened when Skelly believed in you?

5. What is the man doing in the dumpster?

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