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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Skelly believed in you?
(a) You wanted to run away.
(b) You wanted to believe in yourself.
(c) You wanted to tell others that he thought you were special.
(d) You were scared to look him in the eye.

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

5. How did Jake react when he saw Skelly sit down at a strange woman's table?
(a) He ran over to divert Skelly.
(b) He yelled at Skelly.
(c) He started walking home alone.
(d) He hid behind a plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jake's teammates call his grandfather?

2. What happened when Thorbert brought the picture to Skelly?

3. What happened when Skelly lifted Aunt Marguerite's table?

4. What happened to Thorbert after Skelly gave him the nickname?

5. What rule did Jake establish for his sleepover?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Skelly's nickname for Thorbert change him?

2. How did the grandfather get the name Skelly?

3. What disease did Skelly get, and how did it affect him?

4. What happened when Jake stayed after school one day to play football?

5. How did Jake react to the humiliation he felt after the sleepover?

6. By the time Jake was in sixth grade, how did he feel about his "laying low" strategy, and what did he do about it?

7. What coping mechanisms do they turn to in order to help Skelly?

8. How did Skelly react to James and Jake, and what was the result?

9. What did Jake think about his name?

10. What happens when Jake's mom gets a work promotion?

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