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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. How did Jake's mother respond to the father's question?
(a) She cried with happiness.
(b) She started dreaming about baby names.
(c) She started house-hunting.
(d) She packed up and left for Connecticut.

2. How did Jake feel when he was playing football?
(a) He knew he was a disaster on the field.
(b) He felt like the hero of the team.
(c) He thought it felt really good.
(d) He felt weak.

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

4. What did Skelly begin to call Jake?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Son.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Claude Harper.

5. Why did Jake's mom feel guilty when Skelly was in the dumpster?
(a) She felt like she should have warned him not to go there.
(b) She had forgotten to lock the door to the house so he was free to wander.
(c) She feels like she neglect him.
(d) She told him to got empty the trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jake do with the slip for the football league in seventh grade?

2. What did Skelly do with the flower seeds he was given to cheer him up?

3. How many stages did Alzheimer's have according to Jake?

4. What do two of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?

5. How did Jake feel about coming home from school to be with Skelly?

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