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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the old man react to the boys at first?
(a) He invites them to join him.
(b) He has no reaction.
(c) He swears at them.
(d) He makes a big show out of ignoring them.

2. What happened when Lucas came over?
(a) He confided that his grandparent suffered from Alzheimer's, too.
(b) Skelly made such a scene that Lucas refused to come indoors.
(c) He noticed Skelly's clothes in the oven.
(d) They baked a cake with Skelly.

3. What happened when Skelly believed in you?
(a) You were scared to look him in the eye.
(b) You wanted to believe in yourself.
(c) You wanted to run away.
(d) You wanted to tell others that he thought you were special.

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

5. What bothered Skelly the most about James and Jake?
(a) They were always goofing around and never got work done.
(b) All they talked about was cars and girls.
(c) They were always fighting.
(d) They were too into their looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Skelly call Thorbert?

2. What happened when Skelly went to the Little League games?

3. What did Skelly become obsessed with after his accident?

4. What is the man doing in the dumpster?

5. Where did Skelly live when Jake was born?

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