2. How did Jake feel about coming home from school to be with Skelly?
(a) He loved doing it because he loved Skelly.
(b) He felt as if it was his duty.
(c) He started resenting it.
(d) He wished his friends would join him.

3. What was surprising about Mrs. Russell?
(a) She had a great voice.
(b) She had a knack for saying the right things at the right time.
(c) She was very young.
(d) She and Skelly had grown up together on the same street.

4. Where did Skelly live when Jake was born?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Connecticut.

5. What did Skelly do that he had never done before when Jake asked him to play catch?
(a) He swore.
(b) He didn't respond at all.
(c) He ran outside without waiting for Jake.
(d) He took out a cooking glove.

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

7. What caused Jake's mom to get fired?
(a) She mouthed off to her boss.
(b) She stole money.
(c) She turned a pie plate over on a customer's head.
(d) She was late too many times.

8. Why did Jake have to give up his Valentine King crown?
(a) He rigged the votes.
(b) He didn't have to give it up, but he gave it away to be nice.
(c) He got into a scuffle with the Valentine Queen.
(d) He cheated.

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

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

11. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?
(a) He decided to start behaving.
(b) He became the class outcast.
(c) He stopped crying in class, his hair grew thicker, and he started projecting his voice.
(d) Nothing.

12. What happened when Skelly lifted Aunt Marguerite's table?
(a) He broke his back.
(b) He laughed at how light it was.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He forgot what he was doing and brought it back to the car.

13. What did Skelly become obsessed with after his accident?
(a) His wrists.
(b) Television.
(c) His diet.
(d) Driving safely.

14. How did the custodian know whom to call when he found Skelly in the dumpster?
(a) He guessed.
(b) Jake told him.
(c) Skelly was wearing a Medic Alert ID necklace.
(d) He recognized Skelly.

15. What is Jake's middle name?
(a) He doesn't have one.
(b) Skelly.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Kelly.