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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. What did Skelly do when Jake couldn't do a pull-up?
(a) He laughed.
(b) He told Jake to give up.
(c) He took him to a tree and helped him until he could do it.
(d) He forced the boy to keep trying until he got it.

2. Jake's theory is that people grow to look like ____________.
(a) Their pets.
(b) Their cousins.
(c) Their close friends.
(d) Their name.

3. What bothered Skelly the most about James and Jake?
(a) They were always fighting.
(b) They were too into their looks.
(c) They were always goofing around and never got work done.
(d) All they talked about was cars and girls.

4. How did the third boy feel about his reaction to the old man.
(a) He wished he was a bit wittier.
(b) He felt ashamed.
(c) He wished he could run up to the man and embrace him, but knew the man would reject him.
(d) He was proud of his self-control.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jake begin to do when his friends called?

2. What job did Jake's mom have when he was in fourth grade?

3. Skelly decided Jake was ____________.

4. How did Jake get along with his cousin James?

5. What does Jake do when Skelly starts inquiring about his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What injuries does Skelly have, and how does he react to them?

2. What does the shift from third person to first person at the end of the first chapter signify?

3. How did the old man react to the boys?

4. What happened at the dinner table on Valentine's Day that bothered Jake?

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

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

7. What was Jake's mom like when he was a baby?

8. How did the boys react when they saw the old man?

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

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

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