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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 took him to a tree and helped him until he could do it.
(c) He forced the boy to keep trying until he got it.
(d) He told Jake to give up.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question did Jake's dad ask his mom at dinner on their one-year anniversary?

3. What was surprising about Mrs. Russell?

4. Why did Jake have to give up his Valentine King crown?

5. What did Jake do with the slip for the football league in seventh grade?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Skelly react when Jake tries to get him to play ball?

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

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

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

6. What happened when Jake decided that he wanted to take some lessons?

7. What was Mrs. Russell like?

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

9. How does Jake respond to Skelly when he has friends over?

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

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