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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Jake was telling his Valentine's story to his mother?
(a) The teacher called.
(b) His grandfather kept interrupting.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She grounded him.

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

3. How did Jake feel when his mother came to him after he played football?
(a) Sad.
(b) Exhilerated.
(c) Mortified.
(d) Angry.

4. Jake looked in the Dumpster and figured out what had interested Skelly. What was it?
(a) Paint cans.
(b) A ladder.
(c) A map.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What caused Jake's mom to get fired?

3. What did Mrs. Russell always wear?

4. Why did Jake's mom feel guilty when Skelly was in the dumpster?

5. What happened when Jake woke Skelly up for dinner four months after the accident?

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