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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jake get along with his cousin James?
(a) They were like brothers.
(b) Jake considered James his hero.
(c) They tolerated each other.
(d) They hated each other.

2. What job had Skelly always had?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was an accountant.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a house painter.

3. What gift did Skelly give Jake after he was digging in the garden?
(a) A favorite Matchbox race car of his.
(b) A big hug.
(c) A smile.
(d) His trowel.

4. What did Skelly discover in the emergency room?
(a) He had broken his back.
(b) He had Alzheimer's.
(c) He was fine.
(d) He had broken both wrists.

5. What did Jake begin to do when his friends called?
(a) He yelled at them.
(b) He turned down their invitations.
(c) He invited them over.
(d) He ignored the phone.

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

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

8. What job did Jake's mom have when he was in fourth grade?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Waitress.

9. What did Skelly teach Jake to do at a very young age?
(a) Paint and sand.
(b) Read.
(c) Add and subtract.
(d) Use his manners.

10. How did Jake try to absolve himself of his guilt over ignoring Skelly in the Dumpster?
(a) He told Skelly he was sorry.
(b) He confessed what happened to his mother.
(c) He went to breakfast at the House of Pancakes with his mom and Skelly.
(d) He went to a priest and confessed.

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

12. Who raise Jake when his mother went back to school?
(a) His aunt.
(b) Skelly.
(c) A nanny.
(d) His father.

13. How did Jake feel about taking his grandfather to the bathroom to wash his hands?
(a) It made him sad to realize his grandfather couldn't do it himself.
(b) He didn't want to do it.
(c) He was happy to help the man who used to help him.
(d) He thought it was pretty funny that little Jake had to help big Skelly.

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

15. What does one of the three boys do when they see the man in the dumpster?
(a) Remains quiet.
(b) Helps the man.
(c) Turns away in embarrassment.
(d) Taunts him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first thing Skelly did when Jake learned to walk?

2. What did mom struggle to do?

3. Who found Jake by the dumpster?

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

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

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