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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened when Lucas slept over in fifth grade?
(a) Skelly told him to zipper his brisket.
(b) Skelly ran away.
(c) Skelly told him to go home.
(d) Skelly started swearing at Lucas.

3. What does Jake do when Skelly starts inquiring about his mother?
(a) He tells Skelly to be quiet.
(b) He asks Skelly what his mother looks like?
(c) He puts his arm around Skelly and says Skelly would just stay with him.
(d) He walks away.

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

5. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?
(a) Skelly didn't remember him.
(b) Skelly started crying.
(c) Skelly refused to talk with Thorbert.
(d) Skelly got angry at him.

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

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

8. Who was the third boy?
(a) The class proctor.
(b) The teacher's boy.
(c) The nurse's boy.
(d) The man's grandson.

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

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

11. Who found Jake by the dumpster?
(a) Skelly.
(b) His friends.
(c) Mrs. Russell.
(d) Cheerleaders.

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

13. What did Aaron do after Skelly walked in on them while he and Jake were watching movies?
(a) He called his parents to come pick him up.
(b) He told the kids at school about the incident.
(c) He told Jake that he lived in a similar situation.
(d) He laughed and told Jake to forget about it.

14. What did mom struggle to do?
(a) Get her sister to help.
(b) Keep life as normal as possible for Jake.
(c) Give Jake a great social life.
(d) Balance three jobs.

15. What is Alzheimer's?
(a) A type of dance.
(b) A disease that attacks people in third world countries.
(c) A disease that makes a person incapable of walking.
(d) A disease that destroys a person's memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jake's mother work until he was born?

2. What did Jake and Skelly do after dinner every night?

3. What did Jake's father think about his son?

4. What job did Skelly take on when Jake was in first grade?

5. Who came to Familiy Night dinner?

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